FCP7 live capture with alpha

Hi all,
I'm trying to figure out if it's possible to live ingest keyed material. Read something about the blackmagic livekey in combination with the decklink.
The thing is; I have a Sony PMW-EX1 with which we record a newsshow every week through SDI in a chroma studio. The signal is being keyed by the software and so we're ingesting a pre-composed image with an alpha and background (on a PC). Now it appears the software/hardware we are using is end of life so I wanted to have a look at my other options. 
Is there a way te get the same result out of different hardware?(I prefer Apple) I was thinking to use the capture now utility in FCP 7 but that still leaves my ingest un-keyed.. I would love to ingest my pre-keyed material with at least an alpha and even better; with background. Love to hear your ideas!
regards,
Jan-David

Hi MtD,
Yes I am changing the Capture preset to iO4.  Once that happens, it lets me run both the camera and the iO4 into the laptop but then an error message pops up the moment I try to capture it.
I was only trying to use 3 out of the 4 channels of the iO4.
Thanks!

Similar Messages

  • Live Capture with a camera via firewire and usb audio interface

    I am trying to do a live capture through Final Cut 7.
    I want the video feed through the firewire from my HVX200 and the audio feed from a 4 channel usb audio interface (Alesis iO4).
    When I have both audio and video input coming in from the HVX200, the live capture works fine.
    However, when I change the audio input so that it is coming from the usb audio interface, final cut has an error message saying "Video is not available."
    During the preview, I see the video clearly and am getting levels from the iO4.
    But when I try to capture, I get the error message.
    Is it a processor issue (I've attached my specs below) with problems handling 2 separate inputs?
    I'm not quite sure what the problem is.
    Any input is greatly appreciated.
    Thanks!
    Model Name:          MacBook Pro
      Model Identifier:          MacBookPro5,3
      Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo
      Processor Speed:          2.66 GHz
      Number Of Processors:          1
      Total Number Of Cores:          2
      L2 Cache:          3 MB
      Memory:          4 GB
      Bus Speed:          1.07 GHz

    Hi MtD,
    Yes I am changing the Capture preset to iO4.  Once that happens, it lets me run both the camera and the iO4 into the laptop but then an error message pops up the moment I try to capture it.
    I was only trying to use 3 out of the 4 channels of the iO4.
    Thanks!

  • Fc express and live capture with non-controllable devices

    final cut pro allows live capture from non-controllable devices, by selecting this option in the capture window (as i understand). in my case that would be a sony dvc trv900e which i want to use without a tape loaded, and that means no timecode is transmitted.
    is it possible to do this in fc express? when i try to capture, i just get the window up saying waiting for timecode...

    great - thanks! i've read in numerous places that it is not possible in fc express, which i found hard to believe. i found the preset in the easy setup options. hallelujah!

  • Live capture with FCE 4 and Canon HV20 - End of Tape when capture in HD

    I have a Canon HV20 HiDef video camera that was given to me to record an event. I want to try and avoid using the tapes if possible and capture the video directly into my MacBook Pro using FCE 4.
    If I try and capture video when the camera is set to HD output, the capture screen comes up, I can see the image from the camera on the FCE4 screen for a split second, then I get a message indicating the end of tape has been encountered. (The tape isn't even being used and is no where near the end anyway).
    If I change the camera to DV output, I can change the FCE4 Easy Setup to simple DV control and it works fine to capture live, except that it is no longer in HD. I get no error message about the tape end being hit.
    I am unable to find any Easy Setup configuration that will allow me to record live. Any suggestions?
    Thanks.

    Play your tape forward to a position where there is continuous Timecode and try again.
    As Ian suggests the correct _AIC Easy Setup_ is the only way to get HDV in to your Mac via FCE.
    Note: Your camera must be set to output HDV assuming it recorded HDV.
    Al

  • Transmiting live captured with JMF

    Hello I'm new here.I need some help how do i transmit live video from my webcam over a lan?
    I try this but it doesn't work can someone helpe me , i really need this to my project .
    Thank you.
    [email protected]
    mport java.io.*;
    import java.util.*;
    import javax.media.*;
    import javax.media.protocol.*;
    import javax.media.format.*;
    import javax.media.control.*;
    import javax.media.datasink.*;
    import jmapps.util.StateHelper;
    public class SendVideoCaptureV1 {
         private CaptureDeviceInfo di=null;
         private Processor p=null;
         private TrackControl track[]=null;
         private boolean encodingOk=false;
         private DataSource ds=null;
         private static final ContentDescriptor ct= new ContentDescriptor(ContentDescriptor.RAW_RTP);
         private static final Format[] fr=new Format []{
              new VideoFormat(VideoFormat.RGB)
         StateHelper sh=null;
         public SendVideoCaptureV1(){
              VideoFormat format = new VideoFormat(VideoFormat.RGB);
              //AudioFormat format = new AudioFormat(AudioFormat.LINEAR);
              //detecta todos os dispositvos de video q suportam RGB
              Vector devices=CaptureDeviceManager.getDeviceList(format);
              //System.out.println(devices.toString());
              if(devices.size()>0){
                   di=(CaptureDeviceInfo)devices.elementAt(0);
              else {
                   System.exit(-1);
              //criar o processor
              try{
                   p=Manager.createProcessor(di.getLocator());
                   sh=new StateHelper(p);
                   //p=Manager.createRealizedProcessor(new ProcessorModel(ds,fr,ct));
              catch(IOException io){
                   io.printStackTrace();
              catch(NoProcessorException pe){
                   pe.printStackTrace();
              //configurar o processor
              //p.configure();
              //bloquear ate estar configurado
              if(!sh.configure(10000))System.exit(-1);
              p.setContentDescriptor(new ContentDescriptor(ContentDescriptor.RAW));
              track=p.getTrackControls();
              for(int i=0;i<track.length;i++){
                   if(!encodingOk && track[i] instanceof FormatControl){
                        if(((FormatControl)track).setFormat(new VideoFormat(VideoFormat.JPEG_RTP))==null){
                        //if(((FormatControl)track[i]).setFormat(new AudioFormat(AudioFormat.GSM_RTP))==null){
                             track[i].setEnabled(false);
                        else {
                             encodingOk=true;
                   else {
                        track[i].setEnabled(false);
              //ds=p.getDataOutput();
              if(encodingOk){
                   if(!sh.realize(10000))System.exit(-1);
                   //p.realize();
                   try{
                        ds=p.getDataOutput();
                   catch(NotRealizedError ne){
                        ne.printStackTrace();
                        System.exit(-1);
                   try{
                        //String url="vfw://0 192.168.1.255:40000/video/1";
                        String url="rtp://192.168.1.255:40000/audio/1";
                        MediaLocator m=new MediaLocator(url);
                        DataSink d=Manager.createDataSink(ds, m);
                        d.open();
                        d.start();
                   catch(Exception ex){
                        ex.printStackTrace();
         public static void main(String []args){
              SendVideoCaptureV1 sv=new SendVideoCaptureV1();

    i dont understand.. you've just created a processor for motion jpeg over rtp, but your medialocator url is for audio (String url="rtp://192.168.1.255:40000/audio/1"; ) how come?

  • Live capture into PP CC 2014

    I have a Samsung NX30 mirrorless camera, which I purchased to assist me in making videos - I work alone. The camera streams video at 1080p @ 30fps over HDMI 1.4a. Older, tape-based cameras streamed video into PP via live capture over FireWire. A similar live video capture feature for HDMI capture cards would provide for a workflow as efficient as FireWire capture used to be. BTW, I tried 3 BlackMagic capture cards, which advertised such a feature and none of them worked. Does anyone have a solution for live capture with this camera?

    It's quite possible that there is nothing wrong with any of the capture cards you tried and it could be the camera. Did you try capturing any other HDMI video sources other than the NX30? Here's the thing - "camcorders" with HDMI outputs send out a very standard 1080i signal in most cases, and they "just work" whether talking about video capture to a PC or using a portable recorder such as the Atomos Ninja 2 device.
    DSLR cameras are another story entirely. When DSLRs first started offering HD video recording a few years ago, a lot of them had non-standard HDMI outputs. Some cameras had viewfinder data overlays on the HDMI output that could NOT be disabled, rendering the HDMI output useless for recording. Some cameras also put out a weird frame sizing that was cropped or otherwise non-standard. Most newer models of Canon, Panasonic, and Sony DSLRs are now putting out a standard signal that works, in part due to the efforts of Atomos working directly with the camera makers.
    Some of the DSLRs that will work with Atomos don't do so "out of the box" - the user is required to go into the DSLR setup menu and get all the settings "just so" to make it work. While it is quite common for DSLR videographers to want to connect to a portable recorder such as the Atomos units, much less likely when talking about desktop capture, so that is why I keep referencing Atomos, since I don't know anyone connecting a DSLR to a BlackMagic card for instance.
    So, while you may be able to connect the NX30 HDMI output directly to an HD screen and get a picture, that is not a guarantee that the same HDMI output is going to work with a "capture card". I checked here What cameras are supported? | Atomos and see no mention of any Samsung camera models. That does not necessarily mean it is not possible to record the output, but not a good sign that it is not mentioned. The solution might be as simple as changing a camera menu setting or record mode or something, but I'm not familiar with that camera personally.
    I see that the NX30 can record 1080p60, so please note that most capture cards do not accept 1080p60 inputs. I did see camera specs that suggest the HDMI output is 1080p30 and that *should* work.
    Just to give you an idea of the compatibility issues with recording HDMI from DSLRs, check these links: http://atomos.helponclick.com/kb/article/ninja-tests-with-popular-dslr-cameras
    F3 - What cameras work with Atomos recorders? - ATOMOS
    May I ask the intended workflow? Is there a reason that the video recorded to SD card is not going to work out for your needs, making "live capture" preferable?
    Thanks
    Jeff Pulera
    Safe Harbor Computers
    www.sharbor.com

  • Need help with capturing live performance with 2 cameras

    I captured a live performance with two different cameras, one was AVCHD the other in DV. In Adobe, is there a way to down convert the large AVCHD to match the HD so that I can do a multi-camera edit? Here are the specs of the videos
    Here are the two camera specs:
    Type: AVI Movie
    File Size: 5.7 GB
    Image Size: 720 x 480
    Pixel Depth: 32
    Frame Rate: 29.97
    Source Audio Format: 48000 Hz - 16 bit - Stereo
    Project Audio Format: 48000 Hz - 32 bit floating point - Stereo
    Total Duration: 00;26;58;23
    Average Data Rate: 3.6 MB / second
    Pixel Aspect Ratio: 0.9091
    and
    Type: MPEG Movie
    File Size: 1.9 GB
    Image Size: 1920 x 1080
    Pixel Depth: 32
    Frame Rate: 29.97
    Source Audio Format: 48000 Hz - compressed - Stereo
    Project Audio Format: 48000 Hz - 32 bit floating point - Stereo
    Total Duration: 00:16:04:02
    Average Data Rate: 2.0 MB / second
    Pixel Aspect Ratio: 1.0

    I don't do HD, but a couple of saved links
    Convert AVCHD to HDV http://forums.adobe.com/thread/390605?tstart=0
    Tutorial HD to SD w/CS4 http://bellunevideo.com/tutorials/CS4_HD2SD/CS4_HD2SD.html

  • Lower thirds during live capture?

    Hi guys,
    Is it possible to drop a lower third clip during live capture?
    Our church have a Mac Pro with AJA Kona 3 and Final Cut Studio 2. A panasonic video mixer with 2 SDI cameras. Basically we capture our church services and edit the lower thirds later. Is there a way that we can do this on the fly with our setup? Someone told us that Velocity has something like that and they just drop the lower third clip on the timeline. Can FCP do this too?
    Thanks
    Message was edited by: dichiee

    Thanks for the quick response Shane.
    What CG hardware do you recommend?
    Also question about the AJA, I found this info
    Internal HD/SD Live Hardware Keyer
    Available for the first time on any QuickTime capture card is a powerful hardware keyer that can place graphic files with an alpha channel over video input, a selectable matte or the contents of the card’s framebuffer (KONA TV/Final Cut Pro). Even more than that, you can also key video that has an alpha channel over video input or a matte. For example, you can load a QuickTime clip with an alpha-channel — a flying logo perhaps — into KONA TV, then place it over live video coming into the card.
    Is this the same as the CG Hardware you are talking about?

  • Live Capture from Video Mixer

    I'm having a problem with getting my Powerbook to communicate with my Videonics MXPro Dv digital video switcher. The switcher has firewire out which works when I connect to a camera but I can't get Final Cut 5 to connect with it. I have set up my device setting as non-controllable but with no success. I am trying to capture SD footage of school musical. Any thoughts?

    Additional thoughts...
    If you have a DV camera/deck, I'd try to use that instead of the Canopus. This way, you could record to tape what you're capturing live.
    Granted, there is timecode differences between the two, but it serves as a backup, should the live capture fail. (and trust me, it will at some point...Mr. Murphy says so)
    For our workflow, we do a couple of things...for mission critical events, we ISO record to tape in each camera and to a Deck (live to tape), as well as the live capture into FCP.
    We then capture all tapes and cut shows from that. This way, we have DV recorded quality from camera tapes, along with proper timecode, which comes in handy, should we ever have to revisit the project. (the live capture becomes our redundant backup recording, which we dump after the show is a lock)
    For non-mission critical, we just record the live cut to the deck, along with the live capture into FCP. We can cut from either, then we can dump the live captures from the drives (saving valuable disk space) and still have tape backup to re-cut if needed.
    K

  • Smooth conversion of SWF to AVI with Alpha Channel

    today i tried a program which claims the unique program in
    the world can convert
    SWF to AVI with alpha
    channel, i find that this is the best program which can
    synchronization audio and video, and there won't be watermark in
    the middle of your video, i can also use it to capture pictures
    when i play the swf file, it is a good function that i can put the
    picture in my phone

    Hi there Schumi-z!
    Well, it seems many poeple have the very same problem. Let me explain what I have got and what I look for.
    I am working on a simple video editor. This program is to take a video as input, read the video and "chop" it automatically. Taken certain frames to different new videos, from one to 10 or more, according to certain parameters of the frame analized.
    What I have got until today is a way of opening the video, reading it frame by frame, extracting a frame, analize it. But I'm yet to develop a way to write new videos taking a group of this previously separated frames.
    I would like to know, if you are trying to solve the same or similar problem which in any time it envolves writing a new video file, so we can work together and solve this problem as soon as possible.
    This work is also a part of my research to complete my thesis work. It would be an honor to have a quote mentioning someone from around the world.
    Well, I hope to hear from you soon.
    Have a nice day

  • Live Capture Plus, CatDV and FCPX Import Files

    I have tested my workflow process as set out in thread:
    Re: Is my workflow reasonable for a beginner?
    capturing Sony handycam DV using Live Capture Plus - that seems to work fine.
    Files set up in CatDV under the appropriate directory structure as mov type files - that seems to work fine.
    Tested files with QuickTime and the Inspector shows DV for the imported clips.
    Went into FCPX used Import Files - I selected the DV file in the CatDV directory and checked Create Optimizd Media.  The problem is that transcoded media was not created in the Event directory as I thought would happen.
    I do get a small alias file in the Event - Original Media directory.
    The clip does import and opens fine in FCPX - on reveal it points to the DV media in the CatDV Directory.
    Is there a reason ProRes422 optimized media was not created?
    Additionally going into the event after the import and trying to optimize the clip manually the Create Optimized Media (and Create Proxy Media) options are greyed out.
    Thanks.

    Read the help file on importing and on the page Import Preferences their are a few words that indicate:
    "If the original camera format can be edited with good performance, this option will be dimmed." as it relates to creating optimized files.
    Guess that means the DV file provide "good performance".

  • Is there a way to live capture in FCP X? I use a SONY NX 70U. It only has usb 2, HDMI and the weirdo sony protocol.

    Is there a way to live capture in FCP X? I use a SONY NX 70U. It only has usb 2, HDMI and the weirdo sony protocol. If not with THIS camera as I have described, is it possible with any other cameras?
    Thanks.

    Is there a way to live capture in FCP X? I use a SONY NX 70U. It only has usb 2, HDMI and the weirdo sony protocol. If not with THIS camera as I have described, is it possible with any other cameras?
    Thanks.

  • Strange Problem capturing with Apple Intermediate Codec

    We have the following problem:
    We capture with a blackmagic decklink studio card (but I could reproduce the same problem using a MacBook Pro and the internal camera) with a MacPro and CS4. When capturing a live video feed (1280x720) with the apple intermediate codec (set to 29.97fps or to 59.94fps) everything seems to work just fine. But the resulting videoclips happen to be exactly ONE half of the total capture time. So if we capture in Premiere for about 1 our the clip is only 30 minutes long. If we capture for 10 sec., the clip will be 5 sec. long. It's not that the captured clips play with double the framerate. Half of the actual footage is missing.
    Any suggestions?
    By the way: we live in a PAL50Hz country, but our video signal that needs to be recorded comes in as a 60hz signal.

    Hi,
    Well I did some googling...and I would bet that the problem is the 50hz vs 60hz...
    Unfortunately most if not all info I got that even BRUSHES on this subject with the sort of material you're dealing with is the opposite....where they are in 60cycle land with pal stuff....rather than in pal land dealing with 60hz ...
    This is a lot of misc stuff but if you get a little bit of info from various posts and make some notes you might be able to get an idea how to solve the problem...
    In particular I was looking at how frames are flagged and new frames are created later ...( toward very end of these posts - the last four or so )
    Also noted some timecode reading that was "doubled"....so if your deck thought you had a specific length and then it read the timecode doubled, it would be your problem in a nutshell...  have you checked the last frame you captured and compare that timecode to the overall length ??
    anyway, here is a TON of stuff to breeze through...good luck...
    THIS IS EDIUS RELATED..so keep in mind re: specific presets etc
    Steve Sherrick
    03-03-2008, 11:14 AM
    Hi chaps,
    Can I just confirm that the SDI/HDMI outputs are only live in build 14? I'm on 13 and going SDI - HDLINK - DELL24" gives me nothing. I'm in PAL land so have tried switching between 50hz and 59hz in camera.
    So do I need build 14 or is it something else?
    Cheers
    Jeff Brown
    #708
    I'm in NTSC land but that same setup gives me picture just fine. Which Dell model is it? Is everything set up right from the camera side?
    Jeff Brown
    03-04-2008, 12:42 PM
    Hi Steve,
    I believe so. Set to Preview in th viewfinder settings, plugged in on preview mini sdi, cam set to 50hz..
    Anything I'm missing?
    Cheers
    To counter this, the AJ-HD1400 offers two modes specifically for this called '25(SD)' and '25(HD)'. They output the 25fps signal with new timecode on a 50Hz carrier (only over SDI/Analogue the Firewire doesn't work in that mode).
    It only works with 25fps material too, any other 'offspeed' rate has to be dealt with separately with the deck operating in 59/60 mode.
    When operating in either of these 25 modes, the deck generates new 25fps timecode from the tape (although our tests have indicated that it is frame accurate of multiple playback passes).
    Basically, Varicam, while a very nice idea, has only ever been properly designed to work in a 60Hz environment. It is pretty much a nightmare in 50Hz environments.
    I think I may have found the cause of the problem.
    For some reason when I started my project it had a Device Control profile set to 720p50 (rather than the 1080i50 that the deck is operating in).
    What this seems to have done is double the frame number on any clip it encountered. So if I took a clip with in marked at 01:02:40:22 and dropped it in the Log and Capture tool the In Point that FCP decided to look for was 01:02:40:44 (which isn't going to exist on a 25fps timecode obviously).
    Since you are using Pal
    Go :
    Generic OHCI HD 50hz -> 960x720 25p over 60p
    Because if I am right you can't do Pal over 60hz but you can do PAL over 60P at 50hz.
    ( but I could be wrong)
    But the other problem is that you are using an ntsc profile to capture pal recorded footage.
    50 hz 960x720 over 60P yields a frame rate of 25 progressive
    60 hz 960x720 59.94p yields a frame rate of 59.94 progressive which is far from your original footage . Mostly used for countries using natively ntsc
    Neither myself, nor Ricksta (I don't think) are using NTSC-rate profiles.
    The Preset setting I've been testing with is:
    Generic OHCI HD 50Hz 960x720 25p over 60p
    Indeed, I've just tried what Rick mentioned, and with the deck in 59.94Hz operating frequency, I can capture with all three 720p 59/60 input settings. This is technically wrong however, as the tape has been recorded at 60Hz. But like I said before, until Rick hears from the big geeks at Panasonic about this, I don't know what the real outcome of that difference in frequency is.
    I've also tried a 50p over 60p project setting (as 720p50 is what I will be editing with in Avid) - but, predictably, this works but gives me double-speed footage. Which, while amusing, isn't a lot of help for me
    A large part of the problem I'm facing here is to do with the Varicam format. It will record any framerate from 1-60fps. It has to operate and a system-frequency of 59.94Hz or 60Hz. That is what Rick and I are referring to. The limitation I face is that the Varicam format is not widely supported for PAL-based rates (25/50) as it requires communication with a deck operating in an NTSC-based system frequency (either 60Hz or 59.94Hz). This difference (between project/timeline framerates, and deck operating frequencies) is enough to ensure that IEEE1394/Firewire/OHCI capture is not possible in these modes in Final Cut Pro, Avid (any version) or any other NLE I have found.
    We realise that the framerate and frequency we're working in has to be 50-based, and we're not making any mistakes in that respect.
    So far Edius is the only NLE on the market, that I have been able to find, that supports Firewire capture from 60Hz DVCPro HD material in a 50Hz based framerate.
    When you have captured the file in that project select a clip in the bin press alt+enter go to video info and tell me what the framerate is .
    In a 50p over 60p project, when I capture footage shot 25p over 60 with the 'Constant Rate' capture profile I get a clip in the bin that is 50fps, but that plays at doubletime - which is what I'd expect.
    I can change the framerate in the properties to 50fps, and it plays at the correct rate, but I'm not happy with the way to refactors the timing in that mode. It seems to create interpolated frames to fill the gaps, which provide an unusual appearance that I don't really like.
    At present if I capture into 25p over 60p project, then import the resulting 25p footage into Avid, Avid doubles up the frames to produce 50fps material.
    Some clarification here. The Varicam does indeed record at a constant 60fps. If the frame rate is set to 25fps for example it simply flags the active frames. This flag is carried in the vertical interval data. The reason for this system, is as suggested, it is very difficult to vary the speed of tape in a helical scan recording system. With the advent of solid state recording that Panasonic introduced in the AG-HVX200 it is now possible of course to only record the active (native) frames and this would be called 25pn for example.
    Originally with the Varicam you used to use a device called a Frame Rate Converter. This box contained a hard drive with HD-SDI I/O. It would recognize the active "flagged" frames in the incoming signal and buffer them through the hard drive and then play them out at the correct frame rate.
    More recently NLE's such as Avid, FCP and Edius have incorporated this flagged frame recognition and perform the extraction automatically. Thus when I tested a 25fps Varicam ingest on a 25 Frame timeline I am getting realtime playback. If I had recorded at 50fps and I placed that on a 25 frame timeline I would have very smooth half speed. Also the newer DVCPRO HD decks such as the AJ-HD1700 and AJ-HD1400 have the ability to decode "on-speed" frame rates such as 30fps, 25fps and 24fps.
    The issue that Dylan is facing is that the NLE's will not accept a firewire input at 60Hz, they only accept it at 59.94, this is a .001 frequency difference and should be negligible. The other alternative is to ingest via HD-SDI via a Black Magic or AJA Kona card etc. These boards also support the variable frame rate function.
    I hope that this helps clear things up a little.
    Rick Haywood
    Manager Broadcast & Display Systems
    Panasonic New Zealand Ltd.
    Further to what Rick is saying... The issues with most NLEs for PAL users is the disparity between the 59.94/60Hz operating frequency of the deck and the 50Hz based framerates the applications are working with in PAL framerates.
    As for the constant 60fps - it is indeed recording 60 images per second to a tape, but as I said before, only a certain number are unique - only the flagged frames. In 25fps, the camera samples the sensor 25 times a second and records that frame to tape. Essentially you get frame 1 recorded for 2 frames, frame 2 recorded for the next three frames, frame 3 recorded for 2 frames, etc... The first frame with each unique image is 'flagged'. To rebuild the recorded framerate, only the flagged images are captured.
    The big bonus of Edius for me here is that it can capture the PAL framerates from the 59.94Hz deck over Firewire directly. Something that Avid and FCP are unable to do.

  • Trouble capturing with new drive

    I recently purchased a CalDigit 2TB external drive to capture media.  When I try to capture from HDV or DV tape, I get dropped frame errors. In 10 years with working in Final Cut, this has never been a problem. Now live capturing is problematic. hit or miss.  Ingesting AVCHD files is no problem cause it isn't real time. Even doing "Capture Now" presents dropped frame errors.  At first, I was able to capture from tape with this new drive no problem.
    Someone said that journaling on the new drive could be the issue. What the heck is journaling and should it be set to On or Off when capturing video?
    FCS 6
    iMac
    Intel Core Duo
    2.4GHz
    2 gig ram.
    Cal Digit drive is at the end of a 25ft FW cable in another room - never been an issue before.
    Thanks

    Shane Ross wrote:
    Reformat the drive.  Anytime I get a new drive, I always reformat it, to make sure that things run smoothly.
    Never thought about that... (and the next time a get new hd, will do that)...
    Shane, (or anyone else for that matter) do you know if it is possible to remove the hard drive from an external hard drive and replace it?
    The other day I gave my old G-drive to my dad to dismantle (he likes doing that sort of thing) and low and behold, he opened it up and it looks like you could just plug in any internal hard drive... In fact I did just that. However, I had already thrown out the power cord... so I cannot test it. lol, oh well. If this is possible, I will try and purchase a new power cord...

  • Help!  Frames Dropped During Live Capture

    I am trying to switch over to Adobe Premiere from Final Cut Pro, but am having a serious problem with frames being dropped during capture.  When I do have frames dropped, it doesn't even save the video that it was capturing.  All that I get is a corrupt file that won't open.
    I'm using a Mac Pro with 3.0Ghz Dual Core Xeon Processor, 9GB 667MHz RAM, and a BlackMagic Decklink SDI card, and am trying to capture 720p 59.94fps video over SDI.  I am capturing to an interal 1TB 7200RPM dedicated scratch disk that is not used for ANTYHING but live capture.  The OS is 10.6.8.
    I only have 3 capture options in Premiere using the Blackmagic card: 8-bit, 10-bit or DVCHDPRO.  I want to use 8-bit, because DVCHDPRO is 960x720 instead of 1280x720.  But, I have tried DVCHDPRO and it did not work either.  I can successfully capture video for 5-10 minutes, but then I always get the Warning that frames were dropped and Premiere fails to save the video properly so that it can be opened.
    I have used BlackMagic's speed test app and determined that my internal hard drive's data rate is plenty sufficient for both 8-bit and DVCHDPRO.
    Final Cut Pro 6 has always captured perfectly fine using this exact setup.  It even gives me a lot more capture options for the BlackMagic card - I'm not sure why I'm limited to only those 3 capture settings in Premiere.
    I would really appreciate some help to point me in the right direction to get this resolve.  Thanks!

    Randal,
    It might be a bit tough on a fast computer, especially if the BIOS are not set to show POST at boot-up, a common setting nowadays. As Steve says, the exact key will differ by your BIOS brand.
    You may not actually see the particular logo screen, that Steve is talking about. I'd do a cold-boot and immediately tap the ESC key. If this does not get you into your BIOS Setup, then repeat, but tap the F1 key. When I say "immediately," I mean immediately upon hitting the Power On button.
    With older computers, you had about 5 sec. to get into Setup, but not anymore. On my laptop, I still have trouble hitting the F8 key fast enough to boot Windows into Safe Mode. I miss it, more than I get it. Could also be that I've been away from gaming for too many decades, and my gunfighter reflexes ain't what they used to be, but I'll just blame it on faster computers. I have the same problem with trying to flush my Preferences in Adobe programs, gotta' hit the Shift-Ctrl-Alt key at precisely the right time. [Exact key combo does differ with some Adobe programs]
    Also, if you can give us the name of your BIOS, say "Award," we might be able to give the exact key to hit for Setup. If you have the MoBo manual, it will be in there, plus the correct key. You still have to be quick, however.
    Good luck,
    Hunt

Maybe you are looking for