HDV Print-to-Tape problems

About a half hour into a "print to tape" from an HDV sequence to a Sony M25U HDV tape deck, I get an error message that has something to do about a specified file being locked [first issue]. Since I could not determine which file it was having a problem with I decided to render a complete self contained Quicktime and then output that.
When I try to print that to tape it skips [second problem] and it appears to do that with any rendered quicktime. I would think that FCP should have no problems with files that it rendered. This happens with multiple tape decks and FCP workstations.
Anyone else experiencing this? Any suggestions on how to resolve this?
Thanks

Cody,
I have a Z7 which should operate pretty much like the FX1. I did this about a month ago and remember struggling with it. Here are my notes, which may or may not help. It is only vague in my mind at the moment, sorry.
1. I am pretty sure when editing I had Render Control set to ProRes, as you do. When I did print to video, I copied my whole sequence, then put it into a new HDV sequence where the render was set to HDV. This took a long time--2:1 on my MacPro Dual 3GHz. I also have starred here--"When copy to HDV sequence, check titles/etc to make sure aspect ration still OK."
2. I have this part starred--"EACH TIME print to HDV tape on Z7U, go into Easy Set-up and choose HDV 1080i60. Defaults to custom which won't work."
3. Here are some more notes I took, which aren't particularly clear to me at the moment
PTV with the "Different settings" box checked and have this be HDV (1440x1080i60). That may have had to do with the fact I was using the MXO and monitoring with a second monitor. May not apply to you. I also see the note "Playback HAD been set to none".
4. Also this last note:
"Camera AV set to HDV, not 'auto' for this. Usually have on auto. Also FW out HDV-->DV is still ON, which is what need for timecode through AJA. Still seems to record into camera as HDV. Instruction book says to turn this 'off' when record HDV to tape, but seems to work either way."
Hope one of these notes helps you. If I had to pick one to try first, it would be #2. I had it starred the most
Sharon

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To do that, they now have to output the pilot show to HDV. They've copied the DVCPRO HD sequence into an HDV timeline and rendered and conformed it. But when they go to Print to Video, they get this error message:
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RT Extreme is not supported. Improved CPU Speed
and/or RAM needed to enable RT Extreme and HDV print
to video."
They have a Quad 3GHz MacPro with 4GB RAM, and the Scratch Disk is a 2-way RAID stripe using two of their four internal SATA drives striped together. The boot volume is on a separate drive.
They are using Mac OS X v10.4.8, QT 7.1.3, and FCP 5.1.4.
I don't have an HDV deck to try to duplicate their situation, so I need your help. If you've done HDV and experienced this error message, what is the solution?
They also have received these error messages:
"The sequence is not compatible w/HDV print to video."
"Incompatible settings. You may have attempted to
output a clip w/compression settings that do not match
the current output settings. Try nesting the clip in
a sequence w/the correct settings."
Both those messages would seem to indicate their setting are messed up.
They are 1,000 miles from me, so I can't see their FCP and deck settings. They swear that the sequence is an HDV 1080i60 sequence and that the deck is set to record HDV.
HELP.

OK, I have discovered the problem, and it's a doozy.
Her HDV sequence was set for 1280 X 1080, HDV 1080 Compressor, rather than 1440 X 1080. We have no clue how that happened, but it did.
Here's what I had her do last night when she was creating it: She changed the Easy Setup to HDV 1080i60, then created a new sequence. Then she went to the original DVCPRO HD sequence and did a Command-C to copy, then back to the new HDV 1080i60 sequence and Command-V to paste.
This morning, after I discovered the 1280 problem, I did the exact same steps and the new sequence was 1440 X 1080 HDV. I called her and had her do the exact same thing again, and now that new sequence is 1440 X 1080 HDV.
She is now rendering and conforming. I had her make sure ALL of the render bars were checked in Sequence > Render All, and that she chose Both audio and video. This should do it.
Now, the really tough part. I've got to re-read the thread and choose only two Helpful posts. Why can't we have as many as we need??????

HDV: Printing to Tape

I'm trying to print to tape from a HDV sequence and I get this error:
"The Specified file is open and in use by this or another application"
No other applications are open. I have rendered everything. No other clips or sequences are open. I have closed and re-opened FCP. I have trashed Preferences and restarted my computer. It seems everytime I try to Print to Video this error comes up at different percentage's of conforming video.
I have seen on other forums that people have had this error w/ trying to render. But I haven't found this error associated w/ any Printing to Video w/ HDV.
Any Insight?
Thanks,
-B

In my search of this matter, I found this! (I have made this change and I'm trying to print to tape once more. I'll let ya know if it works)
Error Message:
File Error: The specified file is open and in use by this or another application. (Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and Final Cut Pro)
Translation:
If you are using Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and Final Cut Pro, this error message may pop up from time to time. Mac OS X has a feature called Spotlight that runs in the background, indexing the files on your system to improve file searches at a later time. This error message can occur if Spotlight is indexing a folder that contains files Final Cut Pro is rendering. When Final Cut Pro renders files, it caches (the process of temporarily storing data, often in a computer’s CPU, in a location other than the hard drive so you can access it much faster) data, which can cause the error message if Spotlight is indexing in the same location.
Solution:
According to Apple, simply clicking OK solves the problem, but you can configure Spotlight so the error message doesn’t recur. In the Apple menu, select System Preferences. From the View menu, choose Spotlight and click the Privacy tab. Next, use the finder to open your Final Cut Pro Documents folder and drag the Render Files folder into Spotlight’s Prevent Spotlight From Searching These Locations area.

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I can't seem to get my HDV sequence to print to tape. I am new to the whole HDV thing so bear with me. I am using a sony HVR-V1U.
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Frame size: 1440x1080
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When I go to print to video it says: This sequence is not compatible with print to video.
Thank you.

Well, all I can think of is, are you trying to print a whole sequence from your time line? If so, make sure the timeline window is activated, but nothing in the time line should be selected.
If you are trying to print just a portion of the time line, you can mark in and out points on the time line itself. Either way, the time line window should be the active one.
You shouldn't have to hit record on the camera; check the 'Start Recording Automatically' box in the Print to Video window.
Also, with the V1U in VCR mode, go in to the REC menu and see if the DV/HDV record in setting is set to AUTO. If it is, set it to HDV only.
Back in the Print to Video window, what happens for me is, I set everything up, and click OK. Then, the render/conform progress bar comes up for a minute; at the end of that, my Mac's screen goes black, and a dialog comes up saying everything is ready to go, and I should click OK to allow the Mac to start playing, and the camera to start recording. When I do that, the green dot and pause bars come up on the camera, which goes into standby mode; a couple of seconds later, the red record dot comes up, and it begins to record.
I don't know if I mentioned this before, but all other firewire cables should be disconnected from your Mac when you're doing this.
It sounds like you have the connection established, if you can see the color bars and slate on the camera LCD; maybe there is an issue with what you have selected in the timeline to play back.

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I get the desktop image when I play and record to the deck.<<</div>
What are you playing? If you simply play the timeline in FCP you should get what's in your timeline recorded to your deck, not the desktop.
Any way, glad the other option worked.
rh

Minimum Mac G5 for HDV print to tape

Hi all,
I've been trying to print to tape my first HDV timeline. The error message reads, "Unable to perform print to video operation for HDV as RT Extreme is not supported. Improved CPU Speed and/or RAM needed to enable RT Extreme and HDV Print to Video".
So my questions are, is there any way to turn off RT Extreme? Is my iMac G5 2.0 ghz, 512mb ram insufficient for this operation? Perhaps boosting the ram could eleviate this issue? Does anyone know the minimum Mac requirement for outputting from FCP5.
On a side note, I was able to export the clip, the reimport it into iMovie HD, but I am having an issue with a black bar on the left of the screen in iMovie which I have also posted on that board looking for answers....

Try turning on Safe in the RT settings in the top left corner of the Timeline Window.
And render everything.
Jerry

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When I try to print footage to tape, It only captures the audio.
I"m capturing onto my Sony HDR cam, on the DV setting.
I did suspect it might be that final cut pro is set for NSCT, and the camera is set for PAL ( want to print to PAL)
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Hi Shane
I have upgraded my old system to the newest (new Mac Pro + lastest fcp)
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Then when I tried to print to tape, and the problem occurred, I went back to the settings, and found that I Left 1 setting on NSTC. I then chaned it - that's why I thought it may be the source of my headache.
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H.264 isn't supported as an editing format in FCP... convert the files to a supported format. If it seems to be OK in playback in the Canvas, I'd suggest you export it as a QuickTime Conversion movie and choose DV as the format... reimport that and print to a DV deck/camera.
H.264 is a delivery format, not an editing format... resizing it probably hurt the picture too BTW... If it's really critical, then you should do the above to the source clips and re-edit, but choose ProRes as the codec, and keep it 720X486... no resize that way. Re edit in a ProRes sequence matching the frame rate and size. FCP will set it up for you when you drag to it just as it did before, but it will not resize in that case.
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Final cut pro print to tape problem

So i needed to print this news package on a tape, when i go to do it, all seems well until i play it back. all i see is black screen. We use firewire to a jvc mini dv tapedeck and mac book pro with fcp 7.03. Need help greatly.

Make sure your camera is getting a signal...
#8 External Monitor Viewing.
Shane's Stock Answer #8:
A simple path is mac > firewire > camera or deck > rca cables > tv
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Techinially, this should send synched video to your TV
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2) In the Final Cut Pro menu select AUDIO/VIDEO Preferences and make sure your signal is being sent out thru Firewire DV.
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Try exporting the sequence as a self contained movie, then try recording that. My guts say the HDV you're working with is just not allowing your CPU to keep up with it all, and TC might be where this is showing up. But a single file playing back would make things easier on your system all round, and it's lossless. File/Export/QT movie... then check on make self contained, and leave off recompress all frames. This is lossless quality wise.
Sure it's not just dirty heads or something on your recording devices? LIkely not, but it's a shot in the dark from here.
Jerry

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Check the print to tape dialogue box and make sure you are not adding any tail leader. For some reason, this makes hdv choke-- probably because it would have to condform on the fly.
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The double conforming might be normal... depends on if you've rendered every effect... full RT or not. If not fully rendered, you get to render (first conform), then conform the edits which now reference render files...
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I"ve an article about to be published about aquiring in HDV, but not really editing in the format... you'll save a LOT of time if you work in DVCPROHD instead of HDV.
Here's a link to the free magazine that will contain the article... it goes to the printers tomorrow I think.
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URGENT! Problem printing to tape

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You'll know some of this already but it's a good workaround for curing your camera recognition problem with FCP (if that's what it is):
First, check that your Easy Setup / Timeline / Camera or Deck Settings are all exactly the same, then making sure your camera or deck is in VTR mode, try to capture again.
FCP uses a different form of QT than iMovie for capturing, so if the camera works in iMovie (or if it's listed in System Profiler) but not FCP, it obviously means your Mac can see the VTR but FCP can't, so you need to do this QuickTime fix.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301852
Follow the instructions carefully and you should have things running in no time - it's quite safe but you must Trash the Receipts AND re-install QT from the link provided.
Don't use iMovie for capturing (or printing to tape) - it doesn't give you a timecode and that's very important.
If none of the above works, then I suggest you trash our preferences. FCP gets it’s knickers in a twist from time to time and if you trash your preferences it will often sort things out (with no harm done to your project etc etc) . . .
Download FCP Rescue :
http://fcprescue.andersholck.com/
Once it’s downloaded, hit Backup first, then hit Trash. If the Trash does no good, hit Restore and everything's as it was. (Easy-Peasy)
FCP Rescue is freeware but there’s provision to make a donation if you wish – (it’s well worth it)
If you need reassurance about trashing your prefs, go to this Apple page:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302337
Or this Ken Stone page:
http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/trashing_fcpprefs.html
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