HVR-Z1U Capture Issue

Issue: FCP 7 will only recognize the HVR-Z1U in "log and capture" when using "DV-NTSF" and I notice that the cam display on the firewire port (HVR-Z1U) switches to "dv".
HVR-Z1U display on cam playback confirms that the footage is in fact HDV.

Hi
Your camera has the ability to downconvert HDV to DV on the firewire output. *Make sure that feature is not turned on.* If it is on, then the camera is converting the HDV to a DV signal on the firewire output, which would explain your problem. See page 70 of your owner's manual.
Hope this helps.

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First off.. if you can get one... do it. Amazing.
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and eventually put out on Beta masters. Other than
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You don't capture at full HD if you're going to need DV for the edit. If you are going to edit in DV, the camera should have a switch that down-converts your HD to DV through the firewire, so you can use the standard DV (pal/ntsc... where ever you are)...
I don't know... are you talking about a camera? the sony Z1? i Suddenly realized i might have totally missed your point...

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Assuming the your FCP6 setup has not changed:
Canon cameras do not play well with other devices (hard drive for example) on the same FW bus. My son had capture issues with a Canon HV30 and G-Raid 2 on a 2007 Quad Mac Pro.
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hi, folks...
posing an old question that was never completely resolved because i've bumped up against it again.
here's the situation: i've shot and edited hours of footage at 24p advanced on a canon xl2. captured using 2:3:3:2 advanced pulldown removal without problems-- edited nicely into sequence.
but somewhere along the line something happened. now when i capture 24p footage and edit into the timeline i get motion blur every fourth frame (the pulldown frame?) the only way i can get a clean clip is if i capture 23.98 footage using the DV NTSC (30 fps) setting rather than 2:3:3:2 pulldown, then use the "advanced pulldown removal" feature from the tool bar after the fact (thanks patrick for this work-around).
so... situation is i can deal with this funky capture issue but it's an extra step and a pain in the rear-- anyone have any theories on how this happened and/or a permanent fix so i can shoot and capture the way fcp is supposed to work?
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have you changed or downloaded anything at all that
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update perchance, ipod update maybe???? just fishing
for a clue......
thanks, zeb... but no. i do remember the day things went haywire-- i captured footage off one of the reels and noticed two of five clips had captured at 29.97 instead of 23.98. it was puzzling but i went back through capture presets, sequence, etc and remember double checking and resetting all the pertinent settings before going back and recapturing the footage that had come in a 29.97. it then captured at 23.98-- but the every-fourth-frame motion blur issue cropped up at that point. and it's been happening ever since.
i know the fcp settings are correct -- i just don't get it.
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So many capturing issues...Can anyone help?

Hello fellow editors,
Over the past 2 weeks I have been struggling to fix my capturing issue. I have read the forums and have tried everything people have said about revlevant issues. So I ask for some help please.
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So here are the issues either the deck fails to
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Capture from Sony HVR-Z1U

I have recently purchased a Sony Z1U and was unable to capture in FCE4. I later found out that FCE4 will only capture from the Z1U in DV mode and NOT in HDV. Why is this? Is all my HDV media useless now that I have FCE4? Should I only shoot in DV mode from now on? I also have a small Sony HRD-CX7. Will FCE4 capture from this device?
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"do not connect to the computer. Connect it to the hard drive so they are on a single FireWire chain. The computer will have difficulty passing information back and forth on FW when there are multiple devices on multiple ports but on a single bus"
In theory this may be true, however my external drive only has (2) 1394b ports. My camera has (1) four pin 1394a port that converts to a six pin 1394a through the cable assembly. There is no way to chain these components together (via my external drive anyways) as far as I can see. Is this a critical issue? Should I invest in a different drive? I guess I could connect to my ED via esata using an express card. Would this approach lessen the load on the FW bus during capture and delegate a separate bus for ED control?
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Message was edited by: Chad Clemens

Capturing HDV 1080i50 with Sony HVR-Z1U

Long winded question... hope someone can offer some insight.
The answer to this may have been posted earlier, but sifting through the topics, I couldn't find any relating. If someone could be so kind to link me to any related topics, that would be helpful.
I'm editing a project in Final Cut Pro 5.0.4 that is a mix of HDV and DV, but will be finishing the final product in HDV. I've edited the original project in regular DV, but am batch capturing in the HDV footage according my XML.
But I can't seem to connect the camera.
Easy Setup: HDV - 1080i50 gives me an error "Unable to locate the following external devices: HDV (1440 x 1080) 2 fps)"
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Any device control preset with "HDV - Apple intermediate codec" will give me an error with "Unable to initialize HDV deck. Please make sure a deck is connected and try again".
Camera: In/Out VCR mode is set to Auto, i.Link Converter is set to "Off", A/V->DV Out is set to on.
Camera is on and plugged in. I've tried plugging the firewire into different ports and have also tried various firewire cables. Sometimes the device is controllable, but all it does is play the tape, never gets around to capturing anything.
.... sigh....
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_tess
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AIC is not going to work for recapture, AIC doesn't use the original timecode off the master tape. Make sure you setup HDV 50i and before connecting the firewire cables go into the camera vtr mode then menu, then rec in out and set the ilink convert to off for HDV. the Camera will show HDV lights. Then connect to the computer and open log and capture.
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Until today, Reel 87 comes up with a conundrum. And it's an important job (graduation) for a big client (to us.)
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I have been using Capture Now a lot, and have never had such an issue. One of my attempts to fix has included logging and batch capture, which results in the exact same clip error. The clip looks the same in Quicktime, so it's not just an FCP viewing error.
After deleting the clip, I have tried to recapture several times, changing hard drives by unchecking the first one where the problem occurred. Every time the result is the same: last four minutes overwritten by earlier footage, even though the missing footage is visible on the monitor as it is being captured.
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I went back to the original drive, and found that in Quicktime the clip is fine.
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Sony HVR-HD1000E capture setting in FCP 6.0.6

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The camera captures at HDV 1080i50, so set FCP to this but says it cannot communicate with the camera. If I set FCP to DVCPRO HD-1080i50 then it communicates with the camera but when I try to capture, Preview is disabled. With the capture window open I then change the setting to DV PAL Anamorphic & apply the setting the preview window becomes active. I then change it back to DVCPRO HD-1080i50 & apply, the preview window is active & I can capture without any problems.
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I have connected the camera to three different machines with FCP 6 & all do the same, also tried different firewire cables but no difference.
I can tell you that it worked fine for about 6 months but no one knows on what settings so I'm hoping that someone with the same camera reads this & can tell me what settings they use.
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OPEN - File - Audio/video settings:
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Sequence preset: HDV 1080i50
Capture preset: HDV
Device control preset: Sony HDV 1080i50 Firewire
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I hope my help isn't too late!
Best regards from Slovenia

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/Users/editor/Desktop/Canvus FCP Issue.jpg
/Users/editor/Desktop/Capture Setting FCP Issue.jpg
/Users/editor/Desktop/Sequence Settings.jpg

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