Importing DVCam to FCP

Could someone please tell me what compression settings I should have on my FCP if I'm trying to import via firewire a DVcam tape at the best quality possible? Thanks
Mac OS X (10.4.3)

All you need to do is go into the Easy Setup (in the Final Cut Pro menu) and choose DV/NTSC. Then you will be capturing at full quality...no compression. Just a data transfer via firewire.
Shane

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Can't import DVCAM into FCP

I am testing a camera to use Tuesday, it's a Sony HVR V1U HD/DVCAM camera. I shot some ftg in DVCAM mode to transfer to FCP3 and FCP3 does not recognize the footage at all, nothing is coming thru. Tried the tape in my old Sony camcorder and it would not register at all on the old camera.
I followed instructions, but can't quite understand why the footage is neither recognized or exported to FCP3

DVCAM is the same thing as miniDV to FCP in all versions, but the actual recording tape is metal, and the track widths for the video track as recorded on the tape is wider, but it's DV-25 none the less, so it really should work OK with FCP 3.... Did for me for many years using a DSR-11 with FCP 1 even.
That said, it's likely a device protocol problem or something along those lines...
Seems to me that you'd control that camera with HDV device control settings and capture as DV NTSC... but FCP 3 doesn't have those device controls. FCP 5.1 or later has them. But might not... if not it FCP should be set to Firewire.
I'll bet ya that if you put the DVCAM tape in a DVCAM machine using FW 400 like a DSR-11 it will work as long as it really is a DV recording and not an HDV recording... Might even work if it is played back from a MiniDV camera. If it doesn't, then I'll bet you didn't really record DV, but you recorded HDV. Doesn't the camera show the playback format onscreen during playback? Does it say DV NTSC?
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I did a search on importing DVD content into FCP. I have read a lot of the articles but I still have questions.
I have about 8 DVD's that I have to pull clips from. There are about 18 clips. I know it is possible to just decode those clips. I am going to be editing this in FCP so here are my questions.
Which software is easier as far as setting in and out marks for the decoding of the DVD (mpegstreamclip or Handbrake)? I know I have to Encode the DVD to MPEG-4. Is this the default in mpegstreamclip or Handbreak? I also read that you have to demux the file before you import it into FCP. Is this an option in mpegstreamclip or handbreak?
One last thing, I know that a DVD is MPEG2 and I have to convert it to MPEG 4 but is it better to transfer the DVD to DVCAM and then capture the tape or use the software to rip the files. As far as quality, I would assume it is the same thing but I would like to hear it from the Gurus.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
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Dual G5 2.0 Mac OS X (10.4.5)

Given the fact that both are free or very inexpensive downloads, give them both a try.
MPEG Streamclip extracts are variety of QT formats. And you do not have to encode the DVD to Mpeg4, instead mpeg2.
Not certain why you are calling something a fault of the program.
You might want to explain, and remember these programs do not work with encrypted DVDs.
best wishes
David
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Workaround to import video in FCP 6.0.5 under Leopard

On behalf of a FCP user under Leopard with FCP 6.0.5 I would like to ask you how to import video from a Panasonic camcorder using some strange format. The workaround now is to import it on another machine under Snow Leopard with iMovie, export it as one .mov 'for computer use' and import it in FCP 6.0.5 on the Leopard machine. The video from the camcorder does not play under Leopard, probably because of the QT version 7.6.6.
The Panasonic camcorder has an SD card with video which is recognised as a Camera Archive. It has folders with a name like PRG001 containing files like MOV001.MOD and MOV001.MOI and PRG001.PGI.
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Like the title says...
I can't upload or import videos from my iphoto library, into final cut pro x. When i click, IMPORT MEDIA in FCP, It lists 'iPhoto Library' as GRAY, and will not let me select it. I need the videos out of there. I have tried every way I can think of.
I have also tried from the iphoto side, to export the videos or share them to final cut. I have had no luck.
I have tried to drag and drop indidual video clips from iphoto to fcp, and the programs simply do not respond to each other
I can see in the OLDER version of final cut pro x, where it has IMPORT FILES as an option, it was possible. I see this on forums and youtube videos of the older versions.
However, the newer version that i have, does not have IMPORT 'FILES' as an option, it is simply all lumped together as IMPORT 'MEDIA'
Thank You for the Help

at the end, you say "import preferences", which program are you describing?
So im safer using footage that is remotely being pulled from iphoto...
vs
using footage that is imported into FCP from imovie?
Is there anything i can do in fcp to make this footage more reliable or safer or more stable as i pull remotely from iphoto?
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Can't import Media into FCP X

In the last week or two when I try to import media into FCP X I end up with a very dark and locked import screen. The only way I can recover is to force quit FCP X. It doesn't always happen but it is getting more and more frequent.
I have not updated to Marverik and I'm running the latest version of FCP X on the same iMac I have used since installation.
Any suggestions beacuse it really is starting to beome very, very frustrating.
Thanks

They system is hanging up, waiting on some command to finish, which is not able to. So let's look at ways to fix this. Becasue you never want to do an upgrade to fix problems. Only upgrade a proerly working system. Otherwise, you may just be hauling old problems into a new envoronment, and making things worse. I've seen it a lot over the years.
First, verify that all of your drives have at least 15% of their total capacity as free space. Not enough free space on any dirve can cause similar odd behaviors.
Second, you need to do some housee cleaning. Start by downloading and running the free application "Preference Manager" from Digital Rebellion (dot com). Use it to trash the FCPX preference files. It is easy and safe to you. None of your media or projects will be touched. After that, run Disk Utility to "Repair" all of your drives (ignore "Verify", total waste of time).
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I have already succeeded with Vegas Pro but also want to support NLEs for MAC-OS.
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let's go back to the purpose:
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Can someone explain how DV format works (I think I understand this) and how importing DV into FCP X works (I definitely don't understand).
I have some old PAL DV files which I want to compress using Compressor, with the aim of later importing them into FCP X. I can compress them in one of two ways: compressing to 720x576 with the standard PAL aspect ratio, so they appear (eg. in QuickTime Player) as 768x576. Let's call this 'Old Style'. Or, I can compress them so they have square pixels, and genuinely are at 768x576. ('Square pixels').
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Now, if I import them into FCP X, in the event browser Square Pixels still displays as 768x576 and looks just as it does in QTP. But Old Style is now wider than 768x576 and has the extra bit of picture that Square Pixels displays. So they're both displaying the same image, but Square Pixels has it compressed to fit into 768x576, whereas Old Style has it wider, and consequently people are fatter left-to-right.
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FCP X 10.1.2
Compressor 4.1.2

I don't understand your question?
DV footage on DV or mini-DV tapes is already digitised . . . . hence the name DV or Digital Video.
If you have a DV camera or deck you can plug it into your Mac via FireWire and import the footage straight into FCP X.

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Hi Tom,
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Hello
I am trying to import some .mov files into Final Cut Pro X. The files were originally .RTS, shot from a Canon XHA1 in 1080i, I converted them to .mov using SmartConverter and they play absolutely fine in Quicktime. However, when I import them into FCP X, the audio plays fine, but the video just shows a black screen. The codecs of the .mov files are standard H.264/AAC. My other .mov files (from the same camera that were shot in 1080p instead of 1080i) import fine into FCP.
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Hi,
I've never had problems with importing jpg's before into fcp, but I was given a large group of photos and I imported them into fcp, looked at them in the viewer and they were fine. However, when i dragged them into the timeline, they came up distorted in the canvas. What is going on here? The other jpgs from other sources still work fine in my canvas.
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Here are the answers to you questions:
what are the pixel aspect ratios of the jpegs?
988x1500
are they square pixels?
i don't know whether they are square or not.
Have you rendered the timeline?
Yes I rendered the timeline
best wishes
David
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Importing DVCam to FCP

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