HDV capture sound monitor......

I've read all of the previous posts on this issue, but I am still wondering if anyone has found a solution for turning off the sound monitoring when capturing HDV footage into FCP.

Yeah, I know the potential is there for causing interruptions during capture, but since I'm still a small enough operation - this is my only choice. I have been capturing footage for years while simultaneously using the machine for light tasks and have never once had any issue with the subsequently captured footage. The point is, I can't use my one machine to capture 5 hours of footage and not have the ability to get other work done during that time. I don't know why, all of a sudden, FCP doesn't give you the option to mute the monitoring sound during HDV capture via firewire - all I know is I would certainly appreciate it if someone had any way to make the sound go away. Thanks.

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Capturing footage HDV without sound!?

Hello!
I want to capture HDV footage with a Sony MAZ in FCP, but it is not posible to hear sound when I capture! Also I have no possibility to chance all settings in the capture window!
Is this a bug at capturing HDV?

no, this is not a bug, this is how it works
HDV does not allow play through audio at capture ... you can monitor audio from the deck directly during capture if needed
change settings? which setting did you want to change?
HDV capture via firewire, just like DV, is a data transfer operation, so you cannot change settings such as gain, saturation, setup etc during capture

Canon AH X1 HDV Capture

It took me a couple of days to figure this out, but from some other discussions I have read here some people are still trying to figure this one out. I hope this helps those still having trouble.
I could not capture HDV into Premiere CS5. The capture window would say device offline and the record button was grayed out. However, DV worked fine. I went through the XH A1 menus over and over, and everything said HDV, including the front dial of the camera - HDV was lit, not DV. I searched through the web and was able to piece together the solution.
The XH A1 does not allow certain menu options when the firewire cable is connected to the camera. So, when I was seeing the DV downconvert option grayed out on the camera VCR/Play menu, I assumed that meant it was off, or unavailable. Wrong!
I turned off the camera and disconnected the firewire cable. I then turned the camera on to VCR/Play and opened the menu. The DV downconvert option was no longer grayed out; it was available and it was set to ON. I changed that to OFF, turned off the camera, reconnected, etc. I selected HDV 1080i and opened capture. It worked. I could capture HDV 1080i.
Of course. the blue screen appears in the capture window saying HDV is being captured - there is no real-time monitoring of HDV capture like there is in DV.
Bottom line: set the camera options before you connect the firewire cable. The DV downconvert is set to ON by default. Make sure it is set to OFF.

Im having the same problem as you by the sound of it (apart from Im using CS3). I can capture in SD in Premiere Pro CS3, but not in HDV. I've looked at the capture settings and the only option I have is "DV Capture". Am i right in thinking that there should be an option in this drop down box called something like "HDV Capture"?
I have shot some footage on my Canon XH A1s in HDV, but after using countless converters I have come back to PP CS3. I tried HD Split first of all, but the files it creates,".m2t", don't work in PP CS3. Can any of you guys suggest a converter to take these .m2t files and convert them to AVI's?
Also, any help you can offer me with PPro CS3 would be very much appreciated. I have got the Canon Progressive HDV preset on my computer, so I can start a HDV project I just can't capture from it. On the capture window however, I can control the camera using Pley, Stop, Pause, Fwd, Rew etc. But the record/capture button, is greyed out. Any ideas?
Any information you can supply me with would be fantasitc and much Appreciated.
Cheers guys.

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I've just finished transferring some vinyl to my eMac. I used the Sound Studio application that came with the eMac to do the transfer, and used ClickRepair to get rid of clicks. I haven't burnt the stuff to CD, but I'd probably use iTunes if I did.
I can't comment on the pre-amp thing: I had my turntable connected to a receiver and cabled from Tape Rec to the eMac input jack.
If you go to Audio Midi Setup in your Utilities folder and set it up as pictured here, you'll be able to monitor the sound through the eMac speakers or the headphones, if you want.
eMac Combo 1GHz/1GB/60GB Mac OS X (10.4.7) CanoScan D646U, Canon iP1600, CrossFire 120GB, DSL, D-Link DI-624

Help ! Screen Capture sound every 30 seconds

Hi all I need help! Last week in the middle of my work day nothing special, the system started playing the camera shutter / screen capture. I started timing between the shutter, every 30 seconds, very annoying - the camera shutter sound - same as the shift-4 screen capture sound and same as the sound that occurs when you press the back button in terminal. I have a 15 inch mac book pro. 2009 model.
I wondered whether someone had installed a hidden shell script or apple script program and is capturing my screen and maybe sending it over the net.
I have checked activity monitor and did not notice any programs running like "screencapture" or anything else like that. I have also turned hidden files visable on, but i can't find any screen capture directory or files: .jpg, .pdf, .png files I should be seeing lots of them for every 30 seconds per capture. Back to terminal here is my dump from ps ax command:
PID TT STAT TIME COMMAND
1 ?? Ss 0:07.47 /sbin/launchd
10 ?? Ss 0:01.75 /usr/libexec/kextd
11 ?? Ss 0:01.15 /usr/sbin/DirectoryService
12 ?? Ss 0:01.16 /usr/sbin/notifyd
13 ?? Ss 0:00.19 /usr/sbin/syslogd
14 ?? Ss 0:00.15 /usr/sbin/diskarbitrationd
15 ?? Ss 0:02.08 /usr/libexec/configd
16 ?? Ss 0:01.65 /usr/sbin/distnoted
19 ?? Ss 0:00.54 /usr/sbin/mDNSResponder -launchd
26 ?? Ss 0:00.19 /usr/sbin/securityd -i
31 ?? Ss 0:00.41 /usr/sbin/ntpd -c /private/etc/ntp-restrict.conf -n
32 ?? Ss 0:00.06 /usr/sbin/cron
34 ?? Ss 0:00.07 /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileDevice.frame
35 ?? Ss 0:00.04 /sbin/SystemStarter
39 ?? Ss 0:11.81 /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Fr
40 ?? Ss 2:11.63 /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Content
41 ?? Ss 0:00.06 /usr/sbin/KernelEventAgent
43 ?? Ss 0:34.52 /usr/libexec/hidd
44 ?? Ss 0:01.19 /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Ve
46 ?? Ss 0:00.00 /sbin/dynamic_pager -F /private/var/vm/swapfile
51 ?? Ss 0:00.16 /usr/sbin/blued
52 ?? Ss 0:00.03 autofsd
55 ?? Ss 0:00.10 BBDaemon
61 ?? Ss 0:01.88 /System/Library/CoreServices/coreservicesd
62 ?? Ss 1:37.87 /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.frame
63 ?? Ss 0:01.65 /usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw
67 ?? S 0:00.05 /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetectdriver/HWPortCfg
146 ?? Ss 0:00.01 /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions
160 ?? Ss 0:06.90 /usr/sbin/coreaudiod
170 ?? Ss 0:10.15 /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DiskImages.framewo
174 ?? Ss 0:00.58 /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DiskImages.framewo
180 ?? Ss 0:00.71 /sbin/launchd
184 ?? S 0:02.16 /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/MacOS
185 ?? S 0:06.26 /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemUIServer.app/Cont
188 ?? S 0:02.26 /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.frame
191 ?? S 0:00.00 /usr/sbin/pboard
199 ?? S 0:00.04 /System/Library/Frameworks/InputMethodKit.framework/
201 ?? S 0:04.23 /System/Library/Input Methods/Kotoeri.app/Contents/M
206 ?? S 0:00.28 /usr/libexec/UserEventAgent -l Aqua
212 ?? S 0:00.04 /System/Library/CoreServices/AirPort Base Station Ag
213 ?? S 0:24.59 BBLaunchAgent
215 ?? S 0:00.15 /System/Library/CoreServices/Folder Actions Dispatch
218 ?? S 0:00.28 /System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/TextInput.m
223 ?? S 0:00.23 /Library/PreferencePanes/Growl.prefPane/Contents/Res
225 ?? S 0:22.03 /Users/salexsaa/Library/Application Support/RealNetw
227 ?? S 0:00.03 /Users/salexsaa/Library/Application Support/RealNetw
463 ?? S 0:41.93 /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Mac
632 ?? S 2:48.51 /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Googl
638 ?? S 0:03.06 /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/Versions/8.
639 ?? S 0:22.09 /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/Versions/8.
642 ?? S 0:01.15 /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app/Contents/MacOS/
679 ?? S 3:27.94 /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/Versions/8.
692 ?? S 1:15.15 /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/Versions/8.
701 ?? S 0:01.71 /Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview -ps
815 ?? S 0:04.11 /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Open XML
1278 ?? S 0:00.39 /System/Library/Services/AppleSpell.service/Contents
1287 ?? S 0:18.59 /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/Versions/8.
1297 ?? S 0:22.32 /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Excel.
1303 ?? S 0:00.05 /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Micros
1323 ?? S 0:13.76 /Applications/Skype.app/Contents/MacOS/Skype -psn0
1360 ?? S 0:08.29 /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/Versions/8.
1375 ?? S 0:22.34 /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/Versions/8.
1452 ?? S 0:02.12 /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/Versions/8.
1497 ?? SNs 0:00.18 /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Fr
1512 ?? Ss 0:00.01 /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd
644 s000 Ss 0:00.03 login -pf salexsaa
647 s000 S 0:00.01 -bash
1525 s000 R+ 0:00.00 ps ax
Please any suggestions??? as you can imagine im pulling my hair out. Please any ideas before i have to reinstall everything again i just finished a re-install. My last system had the Isight camera turning and flashing randomly now this...am i a victim of mac hacking???
Help!!! Pls.

Make sure the sound is coming from your speakers and not from your hard drive, by muting the speakers. If the sound continues, it may be your hard drive's heads parking (which shouldn't happen every 30 seconds either, but that's a very different problem). If it doesn't continue and is therefore exactly what you think it is, I'm as puzzled as you are.

Screen capture sound repeats every 30-40 seconds

Hi all I need help! Last week in the middle of my work day nothing special, the system started playing the camera shutter / screen capture. I started timing between the shutter, every 30 seconds, very annoying - the camera shutter sound - same as the shift-4 screen capture sound and same as the sound that occurs when you press the back button in terminal. I have a 15 inch mac book pro. 2009 model.
I wondered whether someone had installed a hidden shell script or apple script program and is capturing my screen and maybe sending it over the net.
I have checked activity monitor and did not notice any programs running like "screencapture" or anything else like that. I have also turned hidden files visable on, but i can't find any screen capture directory or files: .jpg, .pdf, .png files I should be seeing lots of them for every 30 seconds per capture. Back to terminal here is my dump from ps ax command:
PID TT STAT TIME COMMAND
1 ?? Ss 0:07.47 /sbin/launchd
10 ?? Ss 0:01.75 /usr/libexec/kextd
11 ?? Ss 0:01.15 /usr/sbin/DirectoryService
12 ?? Ss 0:01.16 /usr/sbin/notifyd
13 ?? Ss 0:00.19 /usr/sbin/syslogd
14 ?? Ss 0:00.15 /usr/sbin/diskarbitrationd
15 ?? Ss 0:02.08 /usr/libexec/configd
16 ?? Ss 0:01.65 /usr/sbin/distnoted
19 ?? Ss 0:00.54 /usr/sbin/mDNSResponder -launchd
26 ?? Ss 0:00.19 /usr/sbin/securityd -i
31 ?? Ss 0:00.41 /usr/sbin/ntpd -c /private/etc/ntp-restrict.conf -n
32 ?? Ss 0:00.06 /usr/sbin/cron
34 ?? Ss 0:00.07 /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileDevice.frame
35 ?? Ss 0:00.04 /sbin/SystemStarter
39 ?? Ss 0:11.81 /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Fr
40 ?? Ss 2:11.63 /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Content
41 ?? Ss 0:00.06 /usr/sbin/KernelEventAgent
43 ?? Ss 0:34.52 /usr/libexec/hidd
44 ?? Ss 0:01.19 /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Ve
46 ?? Ss 0:00.00 /sbin/dynamic_pager -F /private/var/vm/swapfile
51 ?? Ss 0:00.16 /usr/sbin/blued
52 ?? Ss 0:00.03 autofsd
55 ?? Ss 0:00.10 BBDaemon
61 ?? Ss 0:01.88 /System/Library/CoreServices/coreservicesd
62 ?? Ss 1:37.87 /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.frame
63 ?? Ss 0:01.65 /usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw
67 ?? S 0:00.05 /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetectdriver/HWPortCfg
146 ?? Ss 0:00.01 /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions
160 ?? Ss 0:06.90 /usr/sbin/coreaudiod
170 ?? Ss 0:10.15 /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DiskImages.framewo
174 ?? Ss 0:00.58 /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DiskImages.framewo
180 ?? Ss 0:00.71 /sbin/launchd
184 ?? S 0:02.16 /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/MacOS
185 ?? S 0:06.26 /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemUIServer.app/Cont
188 ?? S 0:02.26 /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.frame
191 ?? S 0:00.00 /usr/sbin/pboard
199 ?? S 0:00.04 /System/Library/Frameworks/InputMethodKit.framework/
201 ?? S 0:04.23 /System/Library/Input Methods/Kotoeri.app/Contents/M
206 ?? S 0:00.28 /usr/libexec/UserEventAgent -l Aqua
212 ?? S 0:00.04 /System/Library/CoreServices/AirPort Base Station Ag
213 ?? S 0:24.59 BBLaunchAgent
215 ?? S 0:00.15 /System/Library/CoreServices/Folder Actions Dispatch
218 ?? S 0:00.28 /System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/TextInput.m
223 ?? S 0:00.23 /Library/PreferencePanes/Growl.prefPane/Contents/Res
225 ?? S 0:22.03 /Users/salexsaa/Library/Application Support/RealNetw
227 ?? S 0:00.03 /Users/salexsaa/Library/Application Support/RealNetw
463 ?? S 0:41.93 /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Mac
632 ?? S 2:48.51 /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Googl
638 ?? S 0:03.06 /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/Versions/8.
639 ?? S 0:22.09 /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/Versions/8.
642 ?? S 0:01.15 /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app/Contents/MacOS/
679 ?? S 3:27.94 /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/Versions/8.
692 ?? S 1:15.15 /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/Versions/8.
701 ?? S 0:01.71 /Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview -ps
815 ?? S 0:04.11 /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Open XML
1278 ?? S 0:00.39 /System/Library/Services/AppleSpell.service/Contents
1287 ?? S 0:18.59 /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/Versions/8.
1297 ?? S 0:22.32 /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Excel.
1303 ?? S 0:00.05 /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Micros
1323 ?? S 0:13.76 /Applications/Skype.app/Contents/MacOS/Skype -psn0
1360 ?? S 0:08.29 /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/Versions/8.
1375 ?? S 0:22.34 /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/Versions/8.
1452 ?? S 0:02.12 /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/Versions/8.
1497 ?? SNs 0:00.18 /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Fr
1512 ?? Ss 0:00.01 /System/Library/CoreServices/backupd
644 s000 Ss 0:00.03 login -pf salexsaa
647 s000 S 0:00.01 -bash
1525 s000 R+ 0:00.00 ps ax
Please any suggestions??? as you can imagine im pulling my hair out. Please any ideas before i have to reinstall everything again i just finished a re-install. My last system had the Isight camera turning and flashing randomly now this...am i a victim of mac hacking???
Help!!! Pls.

I have also installed little snitch, nothing strange seems to be going out by way of connections. Only dropbox, i have deleted that but the noise still keeps going. I will have to reinstall again....any ideas pls.

Correct settings for HDV capture

Hi. I'm using Premiere CS5.5. I went on a few forums to get the correct settings for HDV capture.
I can record the footage fine. However I saw a few things which didn't seem right.
After capturing the HDV footage, the file was a .mpeg file. Secondly, the clip was 1 hour and 10 minutes and
it was only 11.3 GB. Does this sound right? A 55 minute .avi file is 11.6GB. I thought a HDV clip would be quite a large size file.
If this dosen't sound right, is there somewhere I could go to, to check that my settings are correct? By the way I'm filming and capturing with a Canon XHA1.
The footage is 1080i. HDV. I've exported it and it looks fine. Just want to make sure I've captured it correctly and to the best quality.
Thanks for your help.

The HDV format was advanced by Sony and others to use the same miniDV tapes used for SD. In fact, your Canon XHAI can record and play either without changing the tape transport speed.
Your observation in relative file sizes is due to the fact that HDV is highly compressed (MPEG), whereas, SD (AVI) is not as highly compressed. This is one of the reasons folks (such as Harm) don't consider HDV to be an edit format, but just a delivery format.
Note that what Harm was saying is symantics--you capture an analog source through a capture card that digitizes it. When you transfer a image file from HDV or SD, it is already digitized, so a bit-to-bit transfer occurs.

5.1.4 update breaks HDV capture? Unable to Initialize Capture Device

Problem:
Final Cut Pro cannot capture standard 1080i60 HDV footage from Sony FX1 camcorder. FCP reports "Unable to Initialize Capture Device" when the log and capture window is opened. However, the footage CAN be captured in iMovie (which is interesting, and unacceptable). When HDV>DV downconvert option on camcorder is activated, footage CAN be captured as anamorphic SD, so the camcorder and FW do work.
The problem is occuring on a rock-solid FCP system that I use on a regular basis (mainly for SD editing). It has been approx 2 weeks since I last attempted a HDV capture, the system has been working great with SD footage (still does).
Factors that have changed to my knowledge since HDV capture was last functioning properly:
*Added a new external FW drive into regular usage (a different brand than normally used, no issues with it so far).
*Updated FCP to 5.1.3, and then 5.1.4 when that fix came out. All SD captures and work have been fine so far.
Here's what's interesting...I had a copy of the FCP v5.0.4 .app that I had saved an archive of prior to the crossgrade update. Guess what? I can load it up, and it captures HDV without any problems! With that in mind, this looks like an FCP 5.1.4 issue. But I am at a loss on how to proceed further in troubleshooting. Many thanks in advance for any assistance.
Matt Jeppsen
FresHDV.com
---NOTES---
What I have tried:
*Attempted capture with a different Sony FX1 camcorder.
*Swapped firewire cables and system firewire ports.
*Attempted capture with camera FW chained to an external HDD.
*Unplugged all other external firewire devices from the system.
*Trashed FCP prefs using FCP Rescue 5, created new project using Easy Setup (for HDV).
*Tried different variations of FCP A/V settings, tried all the HDV FW device control presets and the HDV AIC capture preset.
*Per instructions at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301852 I removed the numbered Quicktime pckg Receipts and re-installed the latest version (7.13). Post-install/reboot, I repaired Disk Prefs and Verified the disk using Disk Util.
*Have also attempted installing QT 7.13 2 and 3 times in a row, also trying disk prefs repair BEFORE the post-install reboot.
Final Cut Pro Audio/Video Settings:
Sequence Preset: HDV-1080i60
Capture Preset: HDV
Device Control Preset: Sony HDV Firewire
Sony HDR-FX1 IN/OUT REC settings:
*VCR HDV/DV: HDV
*COMPONENT: 1080i/480i
*i.LINK CONV: OFF
*TV TYPE: 16:9
*A/V->DV OUT: OFF
System/Software Facts:
*Final Cut Pro 5.1.4
*Quicktime 7.13
*PPC Mac G5 2.7 Dual (2.5GB RAM)
*35GB free on System, 45GB free on internal FCP Scratch disk
Final Cut Pro 5.1.4, G5 DP 2.7 (PPC) Mac OS X (10.4.8)

I think I figured out this vexing problem. I too was having the same issue. Check to see that your Quicktime is newer than 7.1.2. If it isn't you'll have to upgrade it. I only upgraded to 7.1.6 here because I was afraid of going to a really new version. http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/quicktime716formac.html. After I upgraded my quicktime, I ran software update and the Final Cut Pro 5.1.4 update appeared. I hoipe this helps.

Can I use a Bluetooth headphone/microphone for capture sound instead of normal iPhone mic when shooting video?

Can I use a Bluetooth headphone/microphone for capture sound instead of normal iPhone mic when shooting video?
The sound when I record video is not so good, so I'm trying to use the Bluetooth headphone/microphone to capture a person voice but not know which setting to use.

Hi Robert
Thanks for answering. I didn't know where to post other than the bluetooth forum which is relatively quiet and had no answers forthcoming.
Yes the voice isn't reaching the amp although it is registering on the input bar in the Sound System Prefs, just won't "play through" as it were. I can't see how it could be done I was just hoping someone might see something I am missing.
It seems a shame that you can't do it as iTunes on an old iBook makes a good juke box for DJ'ing and with everything becoming wireless these days it seems sensible that you could cut that one last wire.
Mike

Are there benefits to the Blackmagic Intensity Pro for HDV capture ?

Are there benefits to the Blackmagic Intensity Pro for HDV capture ?
I have a Sony HDR-FX1 that records in HDV 1440 x 1080
I have already captured the footage to miniDV tape.
Can the intensity card get the full 1920 x 1080 video ?
I now use Premiere to capture my video and my HDV is in mpeg2 and my SD is in DV type 2 AVI
What format does the intensity card capture at ?
Are there other ways to capture that would make the footage better.
From what I have read allot of people have had problems with these cards.
Im just looking for the best way to get the footage off my camera with the best resolution.
Thanks: Glenn

Glenn,
I have posted this before in the PC Buying Guide (post #23 and later), but have a look at this diagram:
The problem is that once recorded to tape, the material is compressed to MPEG and there is no way to get the data back, that were lost during compression. The only thing you achieve is that you lose device control, lose all timecode information, lose all metadata like date and timestamp and exposure data and lose the capability of scene detection. There are no gains to compensate the losses.
Compare it to a glass of orange juice, that was made by heavily compressing oranges. How do you think you can reconstruct the original oranges that the juice came from? Were there 4 large oranges or 6 small ones or a mixture? Were they light colored or were they dark or a mixture of light and dark?
BlackMagic in their marketing may lead you to believe otherwise, but the truth is they can only guess at how many oranges were used, their size and color. It is nothing more than a guess.

Capturing sound samples

hi , i need the best way to capture sound samples from an opened Microphone port
is it by directly using a TargetDataLine and how ?
and thanks

Hope this program will help you.
http://www.jsresources.org/examples/SimpleAudioRecorder.java.html

Capturing Sound with microphone

I need code that will capture sound through a microphone, please help. Thank You.

and can someone possibly explain this code for please:
          CaptureDeviceInfo di = null;
          Vector deviceList = CaptureDeviceManager.getDeviceList(
          new AudioFormat( "linear", 44100, 16, 2 ) );
          if ( deviceList.size() > 0 )
               di = (CaptureDeviceInfo)deviceList.firstElement();
          Processor p = Manager.createRealizedProcessor(di.getLocator());
          DataSource source = p.getDataOutput();
          /*The source object returned from the Processor can then be turned into a Player
          *object by calling Manager.createPlayer(). To capture it to an audio file
          instead, a DataSink can take the data instead:/
          DataSink sink;
          MediaLocator dest = new MediaLocator("file://output.wav");
          try {
                    sink = Manager.createDataSink(source, dest);
                    sink.open();
                    sink.start();
          catch (Exception e)
          }

Final cut pro nice professional sound monitor speakers

I would like some nice book shelf style nice looking sound monitor speakers for my mac pro, when you see people with edit suites in a edcit studio on TV they always have some sexy looking bookshelf speakers, any ideas where to buy these and which are very good at sound monitoring?
Daz

Best to visit a Pro Audio store - one that caters for musicians/pro audio engineers. Tell them you need "Near-field monitors", but your budget is limited. Seriously - audio engineers spend more on their near-fields than I spent on my plasma monitor. There are two types - self-powered, which have internal amplification, and those needing amplification, in which case a standard hi-fi amp should do you. There is a price differential, of course, and it is also brand dependent. I am still getting good service out of a pair of Spirit Absolute Zeros, which are around ten years old.
Another consideration is: how far can you separate them from your video monitors? If they are unshielded, their internal magnets will interfere with your picture or your screens if too close - shielded will cost more.
j0nn0

Problem capturing sound with picture on Premiere 6.0

I've been using this system successfully for 10 years and I promise it's the last project with it, I'm going HD with CS4 next month. But...
Using Premiere 6.0. MAC G4 Dual 1000 processors, lots of RAM, 4 hard drives. For some reason when I capture a clip from tape through my Sony DS11 deck, the picture comes in fine, but without sound. I've checked all the audio settings, they're all right. I tried changing all the settings one at a time, it doen't help. I tried using the camera to capture from instead of the deck, no help. I tried a tape shot with a different camera, nope. I tried previous tapes that I was able to capture picture and sound from, now no sound. Oddly, occasionally it will work, maybe one in 20 tries. I'm finishing an important project and only need to lay in the narration, which I record with the camera using a good mike, but of course I can't capture sound. I'm tempted to reload Premiere onto the computer, but I'm afraid it won't hook up with the hundreds of clips already captured. Any suggestions?

FW Capture, whether from your deck, or from your camera, should be just a byte-for-byte data transfer, using the Capture settings that you have chosen. You have confirmed that the settings are 100% correct, and your problem is with both the deck and the camera. That leaves the FW cable, and the connection on your Mac. Now, with either, I would expect that both the video and audio would be messed up, and not just one stream. Still, those would be the next things that I would check.
Since my normal go-to utility, G-SPOT is not ported for the Mac, I'd use MediaInfo, and run one of the Captured files through it, just to see if there is an Audio stream - just on the off-chance that it's a playback issue. Assume that you are doing the Capture to MOV, so playing in QT Player should be a test too.
Other than that, I don't have any ideas to help.
Good luck,
Hunt

HDV capture card

I'm looking for a capture card that support HDV camcorders, for G5.
But it seems that doesn't exist any card: I found only HD or SD capture cards.
The only HDV capture card that is able to native editing hdv video in realtime from hdv camcorders is the canopus EDIUS NX (and canopus velxus 300 in Japan); but the problem is that canopus hdv card is only for PC.
I called canopus and they said me that these cards will be for MAC when Apple will release the new powermac intel-based.
So I read in the apple FCP 5 HD page this:
"Native HDV Support
Final Cut Pro 5 supports native long-GOP MPEG-2 editing for working with camera-original HDV video. Unlike other solutions, Final Cut Pro 5 acquires HDV media via FireWire and keeps it in the original format, transferring it into the system without any generation loss. Output via FireWire back to an HDV camera or deck, or transfer your native HDV to DVD Studio Pro 4 for an end-to-end native HDV workflow."
I know that it is not possible capture a video by firewire from a camcorder without further compressing it. I know that it is for this reason that pro use capture cards (that have dedicated processors for this).
So I think that there aren't HDV capture cards for mac because the hardware companies don't make new cards for only few months, so they're waiting the new intel-based macs. If so, this firewire technology of final cut pro 5 is a compromise for these last times, or is it really like the capture-card processing? and if so, how is it possible capturing a hdv video by firewire without further compressing it?
Do you know about a HDV card for MAC or is it really good using Final Cut Pro HD 5 with firewire ?
Thank you.

It all depends on what type of work you are doing...
Capture Cards are for use with other formats that cannot be captured via firewire: BetaSP, Digibeta, HDCAM, D5. They are also require for outputting to these formats.
Not many broadcast facilities will take a DVCAM master...some will, but most won't. And depending on your client, they may or may not take an HDV master. They may want an HDCAM or D5 master if they are producing HD content. For that you need a capture card and high speed drive RAIDS.
Why do other pricier systems come with capture cards? Because they are sold that way. FCP, out of the box, is ready to edit DV, DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO HD and HDV...FULL RESOLUTION...no compression. Any need to do higher end requires a capture card.
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