No audio in FCE with Canopus ADVC-110

Working in FCE HD 3.5, when I try to capture VHS from my VCR through the Canopus ADVC-110, the video is captured, but no audio. No audio appears on the audio tracks. When I do the same in iMovieHD, both the video and audio come through clean and clear.
I have the easy setup in FCE set to DV NTSC DV Converter. (Same thing if I have it set to DV NTSC). Any suggestions? I'm on an iMac 2.16 Intel 2GB, with a 500GB external hard drive.

I'd try shutting everything off completely, removing all cables and then start from scratch.
FCE should be able to import using the DV Converter option.
I suspect some king of weird fluke like cabling that the audio didn't arrive.
If that does not work then try trashing the FCE Preferences. Otherwise, I'm stumped as well.
Al

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Canopus ADVC 110 with FCE4.

Hi all,
does anyone know whether the Canopus ADVC 110 converter works on FCE4?
On the specs they mention always about FCP, not FCE.
By reading at the specs the device converts from analog/digital in DV, hence I think FCE4 should manage it to capture from analog sources, but I'd rather like to be sure before buying it.
Thanks in advance for any info you can provide.
Regards,
Armando.

It will work fine. Lots of people use them with FCE. I've been using one for years.
Change your easy setup to *DV PAL-DV Converter* when you use your ADVC. Also make sure the dip switches are set properly on the unit before use; and only connect or disconnect it from your Mac when the power is completely off. (Not just shut down, but actually disconnected from power.)

Canopus ADVC 110 - picture split in two, black and white, distorted sound

Hi there - I've just recently bought a Canopus ADVC 110 - unfortunately I cannot get the picture to display properly - I've spoken to Apple and to Canopus, but neither seems to be able to help me sort this out.
Basically my imovies does receive a visual and an audio signal from the ADVC 110 ... but the picture is split in two (top half on the bottom, bottom half on the top), its black and white when it should be colour, and the sound is heavily distorted.
The help people at Canopus tell me that this appears to be an issue with PAL and NTSC settings and that there have been reported problems with importing analogue signals from combined VHS/DVD players (which is what I have). They've suggested that the box (ADVC 110) is being 'confused' by multiple signals coming from the VHS/DVD player (this doesn't help me much though). They talked me through arranging the settings so that the Video cassette, the ADVC 110 and the VHS/DVD player are all set to PAL, then have changed the setting in imovies to also read PAL - imovies then tells me that the camera connected is not using the same format (despite the letters 'PAL' on the front of the thing) - changing the imovies setting back to NTSC allows the signal to be received, but in the way described above ... OK, then its the issue with the combined signals from the VHS/DVD player ...
... but, I've now tried it with 2 other VHS players (not combined with anything else, but both supporting both PAL and NTSC ) and the result is exactly the same - I've tried it with every combination of the relevant switches on the bottom of the ADVC 110 - either the picture is as above or imovies will not import (or allow me to view) the picture or sound.
I've tried different cassettes - I've used both SVideo and 3 phono (red, yellow, black) as well as scart connections on th eback of the various VHS players - I've tried restarting the computer, the ADVC 110 and the VSH player - I've disconnected the ADVC 110, and quit imovies, between each attempt - the result is the same each time.
I've tried to find more about this on the internet, but this specific problem doesn't seem to come up - maybe I'm missing something or phrasing my searches badly.
Has anyone any suggestions on where I go from here (rather than bringing it back to the Apple shop and asking for a refund)?
And sorry for the length of the question!
Stephen
ibook G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9) using imovies 4.0.1

Hi Estaphin
Welcome to discussions. I use a Canopus ADVC 100. It's similar to yours. I've never had a problem with it. I've used it connected to a VCR and an analog video camera. Then imported the video into im for various projects.
Try this. First clean the heads on your VCR. Connect an RCA cable to the L/R/ V out on the VCR. Next, connect it to the Canopus front panel - in. Connect the fire wire out on the Canopus front to the firewire in on the Mac.
Put the VHS tape in the VCR. Don't start it yet.
Open im. Set im for a new project. Turn on the Canopus from the on off switch at the back. From the input select button on the top left front of the canopus, select analog in.
Press play on your VCR. im should recognize the signal. In im select import. Your video should begin importing fine. The qulaity of the images on your computer screen will appear to be poor -- dark, faded, etc. This poor quality is for two reasons. First, analog tape can degrade fast depending on how often the tape was used previously, and how it was stored and at what tempertures.
Second, im will display the image darker because of conversion. But, don't worry. Once you burn the finished product to DVD, you'll be surprised how clear the picture is compared to what you viewed in im.
Make sue your DIP switches on the bottom of the canopus were/ are put back to the original settings.
Try that. I hope it helps
Carl
imac 17 superdrive, 1.25GHz Power PC G4 1.25 GB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.2) Airport Express, 180 GB Maxtor external HD, Dell Latitude lap top Windows XP

Canopus ADVC 110 and Final Cut Pro

I have FCP 5.1.4 and I have attached Canopus ADVC 110 using white, red, and yellow video cables to my VCR to capture a home video and transfer to CD. I am getting nothing on FCP when I hit log and capture. What should my settings be on capture settings? And is there anything else I need to check? Thank you in advance for any help.

Hick, thanks for the help. One thing I had to do was to push the button on top of the Canopus once I started the tape. Thanks again for your help and have a great Easter. Randall

Tips for using FCE with an ADVC-300?

Some questions if I may:
- Any settings I may want to change?
- And, if I make alterations in Picture Controller 300, how does FCE now to use them? Do I run both at same time?
- If they want a DVD with TV-Quality what settings do I use for export? Just a QT movie in H.264 or anything else? Then, drop into iDVD to burn?
- if someone wants just a "computer-viewing" quality, suggested settings?
- if someone wants just YouTube - can I cheat and drop into iMovie (what export first)?
Working on capturing a VCR tape right now - and quality is more of an issue vs a DV tape.
Thx for your help - total newbie here to both but I'm not afraid to tinker to get the hang of it... would SO appreciate it!
Alexa

You should limit your post to a single question.
Regarding Picture Controller, it sets how the ADVC-300 works. You would not run it at the same time as FCE, nor does FCE 'know' how to use the settings. The settings affect how the ADVC performs its conversion & video cleanup during conversion of your analog video to digital. The basic settings you need for converting VHS tapes are:
-Convert to DV-NTSC (assuming you are in North America)
-Locked audio = on
-IRE = 7.5
Only connect or disconnect the FW cable between the ADVC and your Mac when both the ADVC and your Mac are turned off _and disconnected from all power_.
In FCE, select the *DV NTSC DV Converter* easy setup. Make sure the ADVC is toggled to analog-in and video/audio is being fed from your VCR. In FCE, use *Capture Now* to capture your video. And be aware that you will not hear the audio while capturing; this is normal.

Exporting to Camera from Canopus ADVC 110

My saga so far: I bought a brand new Canopus ADVC110 Advanced Digital Video Converter for use with iMovie 3.0.3 on my Macintosh G4. I can't understand hardly A WORD of the instruction manual, but with detailed questions and careful coaching from the members of four different Macintosh forums, over several days of intense effort I managed to create titles in iMovie, import audio, add music to the titles, and get it all to play the way I want.
So far so good. NOW, how do I get it back OUT of iMovie, THROUGH the converter, and IN to my Sony video Hi8 camera, which shoots 8mm tape, not digital (which is one reason why I had to buy the converter)? So far, I've managed to connect the yellow video plug to the yellow video jack on the back of the converter, the black audio plug to the white audio jack on the back of the converter, and that's it. If the manual says a word about sending things back OUT of the converter, I can't find it and probably wouldn't understand it if I could. I don't know what mode to be in, how to know when it's gone from the Mac to the converter, or how to get it from the converter to the camera. ANY HELP is appreciated, thanks!

Here's a whole conversation with a guy on Usenet telling me where-all I went wrong (I haven't repeated his every remark, which were extensive) and what I should have done, with my replies on what I've done or am thinking of doing and why:
Third, you have gotten some pretty hard to follow and conflicting advice here.
To say the least! And you seem to be giving conflicting advice, too, saying I should put my entire four-hour project into iMovie using iDVD to save it, then saying iDVD won't burn more than 90 minutes on one disk anyway! (At least, that's what I think you said.) Also, I've been told that iMovie craps out right about 90 minutes anyway and nobody could possibly do a four-hour project on it, at least, as one project. And I'm a bit hazy as to how to split something into three or four parts and then reassemble it as one, if that's even possible. Luckily, I don't even want to "go there."
The point is moot as putting the whole project into iMovie, either as a whole or in pieces, is the LAST thing I want to do anyway. All I want to do is get the titles and edited pieces--perhaps a 15-minute total--out of iMovie and onto my plain old-fashioned VHS tape (a four-hour total including the fancy techy bits) without having to buy (or steal) a new camera (or a new computer) to do it!
For example, there was no real reason for you to get Toast (I don't think...). iMovie + iDVD is generally sufficient. And the whole thread about media was pretty pointless (particularly the "penny wise, pound foolish" concerns about whether the $10 or whatever you spent on some DVD blanks had been wasted...)
Well, I haven't got Toast...yet. It's just people seemed to feel that iDVD (which I admittedly haven't tried) was more prone to screwups and Toast was a better way to set things up and really see what you were getting before accidentally burning a bunch of "coasters" which I wanted to avoid. As for the blanks, I hate to see anything go to waste, either money or products, and since eventually I'd like to transfer a lot of VHS home movies over to DVD using the Canopus, I wanted advice on where best to obtain high-quality blank DVDs at good cost, which advice I got. Sorry to have to expound over every detail of my thinking process but when you start skipping all over the place people tend not to get what you're saying or why.
If one has 1) a recent Mac with a DVD-R drive and sufficient free disk, and 2) iLife (comes bundled with all new Macs)
How recent? Mine is three to four years old, and I can tell you for sure it has only a Combo drive, not a Superdrive--that's why I bought the DVD burner. Are you saying I should have bought a new Mac rather than add all this equipment to my old one?
Toast is useful for burning DVDs when iDVD won't - such as with unsupported DVD burners, or if you want more than 90 minutes on a DVD. For the price of Toast, you could have probably bought an internal DVD-R drive that is supported directly by iDVD.
Okay, you've COMPLETELY got me there. Where can I get some quotes on how much Toast would cost vs. how much it would cost to have my Combo Drive upgraded to a Superdrive? (At least I think that's what you're suggesting.) Once I learn the best source and cost of the equipment to do this, I'll look into where I can have it done (obviously taking the thing apart with a screwdriver and inserting the new drive myself is not an option.)
After that I'll worry what on earth to do with the DVD burner I bought! It was $129.00 and arrived December 13, and return requests are supposed to be made within 15 days! So obviously I can't return it for money back--at least from the place where I bought it--even though it's brand-new, untouched, never been used as I'm nowhere near the point of burning anything yet! Then returning it in favor of just using the Superdrive on the Mac (assuming I can get one for my Mac) may still be a mistake as how do I know the one I already bought won't do a much better and/or more usable job? I just want something that will work! In this case, one that will make DVDs which will play on my player without having to buy another DVD player (also over $100.00, brand new a year ago.)
Consumer DVD recorders are designed to record "live" direct to DVD from a video source.
DVD-R drives, in conjunction with a computer, aren't.
As far as I can tell, you just answered the question I raised, and in my favor. Or is that wishful thinking on my part and we're really talking about two different things here? I do know it's said a lot of DVDs will play on a computer which won't on a DVD player connected to a TV--which, given the nature of the projects I'd like to do, does me no good--that's why I thought the DVD burner a good idea!
You are assuming that your DVD recorder can record a four hour DVD.
My friend hasn't answered, but I'm pretty sure he said his would, and that people who wanted DVDs were giving him only one blank disk, not two. What mine will do, I have no idea as I've barely looked at it yet. For my own part, whether I end up making my DVDs on my own burner or having my friend make them, I think I will use two disks to get higher quality. I was asking for the benefit of the people who gave him only one blank disk and thought they were going to get the whole thing on that. As for number of copies--last he told me he had 40 blanks given to him by people wanting copies--I think most were VHS tapes but some were DVDs.
Based on what I'd read, I'll guess that:
You don't have all the raw video imported
You don't have enough disk space to do so
The DVD burner you have is not directly supported by iDVD
It isn't clear at all whether the DVD burner that you bought is a DVD-R drive (in an external case?) or a consumer DVD recorder.
Well, you certainly got all those guesses right! That's why I'm putting "the lesser, the better" into iMovie--only the complicated stuff which NEEDS to be done there--the rest of it gets done the straightforward way that I understand!
As for the DVD burner I bought, it is a LaCie DVD +/- RW 16x4x16x Double Layer FireWire device.
The ADVC110 most definitely will export to whatever analog video tape you want. Straight from iMovie. "Export to camera..."
That's what the video & audio out ports on that device are for...
There are one-way devices out there, but the ADVC110 is not one of them. I've never used one myself, but was able to determine this from the very first web page I looked at...
You have mistaken advice that you shouldn't export to cruddy VHS for a reproduction master with advice that you can't do so.
No, I didn't really, although people seemed to think that was what I was saying. Below is my response to a question on another forum explaining what I did, what I want to do, and my rationale for doing things the way I have or plan to based on advice I've gotten. If there is a better way (short of buying all-new everything!) I am open to that advice as well.
(Here follows the entire reply I posted above in response to ThomasG.)
Everybody takes on at least one project where they are completely over their head.
Gee, thanks, now I feel in such good company. So...I'm not an idiot? I have got the project PARTWAY done! Anyway, back in the "old days" of special effects, when the first "Star Wars" movies were done, a whole team of people might take five months to do something that would take five minutes onscreen, while the parts requiring only sets and actors, some of which took more screen time, were accomplished much more quickly, so I am not all that far off!
Asking advice on Usenet for such a project can quite easily cause a whole bunch of wasted time and money, following advice from folks who don't really understand exactly what you are trying to do and what constraints you are under. If you don't have a reasonable understanding of the basics, you will have a very hard time sorting the wheat from the chaff.
It certainly was hard knowing what advice to take. I started out just calling a Sales Rep at the same company from which I purchased my computer and monitor, telling him what I wanted to do, then buying what he said to buy, which I needed EXTENSIVE instructions from various online groups to make work. (The manual on the Canopus was, in particular, next to useless. You could read it all in 15 minutes but you still wouldn't know anything. I hope the instructions on the DVD burner are done by people who understand English.)
Thanks for your lengthy consideration of my problems.

Canopus ADVC 110 Advanced Digital Video Converter

Anyone out there have one of these? Anyone used it with iMovie? (And, is iMovie strictly for Macintosh? Because I have a Mac and don't know from Windows.)
My story so far:
1. I created some titles in iMovie for a video I'm making.
2. I bought this high tech equipment in order to add music to the titles and transport the whole thing (titles and music together) to my camera to add them to the video. (In this case, the music is from the camera, but it doesn't matter; it can come from any source with the right sort of jack.)
So far, so good. The equipment is connected, and when I follow instructions, all the right lights come on and everything goes fine...to a point. It says the data is supposed to be captured to my computer, but gives no clue HOW or WHERE this is to occur, or HOW I am to get it into iMovie if supposing I could find it. If the converter actually did anything, nothing new has shown up on the Hard Drive or the Desktop and I don't know where else to look for a file or whatever form this data is to appear in.
I went to their official site and tried joining their forums, http://forum.canopus.com/ but they are snobs and won't accept registrations from any email addresses ending "@msn.com" or "@hotmail.com". These are the only two I have! I wrote the webmaster about this and if nothing else I suppose I can register under a friend's email address and then have them send me the information. I also wrote "sales" at the company regarding support. But I may get help there and I may not, so that's why I'm asking.
Anyone have one of these? And anyone specifically use it with iMovie?
That's all for now, thanks.

At this point I'd be happy to get anything FROM the camera TO anywhere on the computer, let alone iMovie specifically, but nothing comes up on the screen such as "Save To" and then an option to import to iMovie--otherwise I would certainly do it. (I have no idea if anything I tried to transport ever made it to the computer in any form.)
As to why I was trying to do audio only--I was trying to follow the directions to "Audio Capturing Mode" and a sidebar on the page says, "Caution: If video signal is input during the Audio Capturing mode, the subsequent operations can not be guaranteed."
Well, since all I wanted was the audio anyhow (as the video will be the titles), and since they don't give a CLUE as to connections (ALL the instructions say are, "Play the audio data to capture"--not a THING about connecting it to the converter AT ALL, let alone where or how--now I guess they figure anyone stupid enough to play the audio into empty air without a connection deserves what they get) I plugged in the audio jack only--there is only ONE audio jack (on the camera) but TWO audio holes (on the converter), and they don't give you a CLUE as to which one is correct, so I just went eeny, meeny, miney, moe, and chose the red one (Audio in-R) as it's closest to the yellow one (Video--which I didn't connect because of the vague but seemingly dire threat at the side of the page). I put the jack in the hole on the front of the converter. If they want you to use the back one, they should SAY SO.
Sorry, can't waste anymore time in guesswork without actual instructions from someone who knows how the confounded contraption is meant to work. Thanks for the answer.

Problem with canopus ADVC Converter

FCP 7 hangin on boot when canopus is on aktiv FW Port . . . any hint ?

Is it possible you have another firewire device connected as well? When booting, your Canopus should be connected directly to the Mac via FireWire; the only other firewire connection (s) should be any external firewire drive(s) you're using for capture of the footage passing through the Canopus.
Also, check-is the Canopus set to Analog input rather than Digital? It should be set to analog if you are capturing from a source like VHS, 8mm tape, etc.

Why is iMovie the only app that sees my Canopus ADVC?

I'd like to do some audio recording through my Canopus ADVC 110. Yeah, I know, I could do it through the built-in audio in... but is that port really as good? Besides, what the heck did I buy this nice expensive box for, anyway?
But iMovie seems to be the only thing that it works with. I tried recording from Quicktime Pro, but all I get is a black screen, and no sound. And yes, I did select the ADVC as the video source, and DV audio as the audio source. No help.
Meanwhile, GarageBand doesn't seen to notice it, and even the Sound preferences panel doesn't acknowledge its existance as an audio source.
So what gives?

That's definitely strange, kzmidge. I want a working phone in your hands though. I noticed you mentioned you received the suggestion to complete a reset. Did you already do that? Is it working again? Are you receiving an error message?
If you hesitated a little longer to complete the reset, you can try to place your phone into Safe Mode http://vz.to/rxg0ii and see if you can access mobile sites from your browser. This mode will stop 3rd party applications from running, so you won't be able to use the apps you mentioned but we may be able to narrow down the trouble in Safe Mode. If the mobile sites work, that means the trouble may be in a recently downloaded application and you may be able to avoid the reset my uninstalling some of your more recently installed applications. If it's still giving you trouble, the reset http://vz.to/18wzOCi is the next best step.
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How to make iMovie to read ADVC-110???

I'm struggling how to make iMovie to recognize my Canopus ADVC-110 so I can transfer my VHS tapes to iMovie..
Pleease help

Hi s
< When I open up iMovie HD - which video format do I use? >
• DV
• Go down under the viewer window and You can select Camera or a pare of siccors.
Camera should have a black triangle and let You select iSight or ADVC. If not it doesn't detect the
ADVC
• Most probably it is. 6-pin end is about double the size and is rectangular eccept on short end that
are curved to prevent wrong turning
4-pin end is smaller and has an indent on one of it's longer sides for same reason.
If it is not dectected on either of Your Macs it indicates a problem with either the ADVC or the FW-Cable.
• The Cable is far more often the problem. Try to borrow another one and test.
HERE Comes my long long list. Use it with care - not all apply to Your situation.
I would print-out and cheque off those that are usably. No guarantee at all.
Capture/Import problems:
a) File-Vault is on - turn it off
b) don’t Daisy chain camcorder - external hard disk - Mac
(except for some Canon-Cameras)
c) Slow hard disk (fragmented: repair permissions, repair hard disk, use a faster hard disk)
d) Something is occupying the CPU/System, like other programs, Internet etc.
e) Bad RAM-chips
f) drop outs on the miniDV-tape - make a camera to camera copy on a tape which You have previous recorded with a time code (dummy recording).
g) FW-wire cable OK?
h) Break in the time-code on the miniDV tape (make a camera to camera copy on a tape which is prerecorded with nothing/anything so that the tape has a time-code from beginning to the end)
i) defective camera TRY IT ON ANOTHER MAC !
j) remove bookmarks in iMovie project
k) Do You have desktop pictures or screen-savers active? Try turning them off.
l) Updating - OS has to be a clean install - not an update eg from X.3.x to X.4.x (no good)
OS X.4.0-2 needs a clean install to work (I use X.3.9)
m) Updating QT and/or other updates (to 7 needs v6 to be cleaned out first)
QT v.7 needs a clean install to work (I use 6.5.2)
n) Have you tried the crazy fix:
Open GarageBand, play a few notes, close it and reopen iMovie. The camera should import fine now. (Sue/SDillini)
o) NEW (from Sue/SDillini):
Trash the Font Collections Folder.
These files are found:
/YourUserName/Library/FontCollections folder.
Drag the folder to the trash and launch iMovie. iMovie will create a new FontCollections folder containing the files it needs when it next opens.
p) or thrashing the com.apple.imovie.plist file (Rodney Brown2)
q) - Other programs interfering like Flip4Mac
r) - Third party or old plug-ins
May be You find some help in my list:
Mac:
• hardware
◊ Slow hard disk (fragmented: repair permissions, repair hard disk, use a faster hard disk)
◊ I wonder how full your Mac's hard disc is. (David Babsky) A near full hard disk prevents Import/Capture.
10% free is recommended + space for Import/Capture + work space (about 4 to
5 times the amount needed for Capture) eg on a 200Gb hard disk You need 20Gb + (one hour tape)
13Gb + 50Gb = about 80 to 90Gb free space.
◊ Disconnect all other ext devices (FW and USB) exept Camera (and keyboard + mouse) and try again
◊ Rebuild Desktop (Tech-tool or fingersetting during start-up) (System up to 9)
◊ Reset PRAM (Tech-tool or keyboard finger settings alt-cmd-P-R ??)
◊ Reset PMU ( Restting the PMU...is the the alt-ctrl-shift and powerbutton shortcut? ) (Sue)
PMU: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86760
PMU/SMU are essentially the same in the PM G5.
◊ Reset SMU
SMU: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300341
◊ Bad RAM-chips
◊ disconnect Mac from powerline (not just switch off, really plug out) for a few minutes to reset FW ports
• software
◊ File-Vault is on - turn it off
◊ Something is occupying the CPU/System, like other programs, Internet etc.
◊ Do You have desktop pictures or screen or energy-savers active? Try turning them off.
◊ Updating - OS has to be a clean install - not an update eg from X.3.x to X.4.x (no good) OS X.4.0-5 needs a clean install to work (I use X.3.9)
◊ Updating QT and/or other updates (to 7 needs v6 to be cleaned out first) QT v.7.0.0-4 needs a clean install to work (I use 6.5.2)
◊ Have you tried the crazy fix: Open GarageBand, play a few notes, close it and reopen iMovie. The camera should import fine now. Sue/SDillini
◊ Running iDVD at the same time as iMovie can cause problems: (Lennart Thelander)
◊ If You also have installed FinalCut Express/pro there are possibly problems with this
◊ Other programs that interferes like Flip4Mac
◊ Codecs added to QuickTime
◊ Old plug-ins to iMovie or third party alike
iMovie:
◊ remove bookmarks in iMovie project
◊ Trash: com.apple.iMovie.plist and com.apple.iMovie3.plist : files (Xinram)
Connection:
◊ don’t Daisy chain Camcorder <--> external hard disk <--> Mac
◊ FW-wire cable, is it OK?
◊ USB/USB2 is NO GO !
◊ Cheque FW connection at Camera end. OK? (Adam Smith1)
◊ Cheque FW connection at Mac end. OK?
Camera:
◊ The Camera is set to VTR ? (not as when You ”film” record with it)
◊ You may be need to go to the Camera menu and select digital out.
◊ defective camera TRY IT ON ANOTHER MAC ! (if the A/D chip in the camera is harmed then it will say in iMovie that the camera is connected and You can forward resp. backward the tape but there will be no picture or sound just the blue screen).
◊ connect camera to power-line, not battery-only....(Karsten Schlüter)
◊ Canons don't allow daisychaining on firewire, make it "only device" on port (Karsten Schlüter)
◊ Cheque the menu on Your Camera so that it communicates with the FW digitally to Your Mac
◊ Date and Time is correct on Your Camera ?
Tape:
◊ Drop outs on the miniDV-tape - make a camera to camera copy on a tape which You have previous recorded with a time code (dummy recording).
◊ Break in the time-code on the miniDV tape (make a camera to camera copy on a tape which is pre-recorded with nothing/anything so that the tape has a time-code from beginning to the end)
◊ If You recorded in LP-mode (90 min on a standard 60 min tape with 12-bit sound). Try to change in iMovie pref. to import but not as individual clips. If this doesn’t work You have to make a Camera to Camera copy with the receiving Camera set to SP-mode and 16-bit sound.
More:
◊ follow advises here http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=43000
◊ follow Grandmaster Dan's advice for Sony cameras here: http://www.danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/usage/5020.shtml
NEWS: Jerry Harris writes:
I know that in a lot of the new Sony HD cameras, iMovie requires that you turn i.Link Conv off. I would look for a similar setting for your camera. This setting has to do with shooting a movie in one format, and using the camera to import as a different format. For instance, if you shoot HD footage and have i.Link conv on - the camera will send DV to the computer etc...
So, case in point: look for a setting on your camera that has to do with the video format and see if that helps.
Yours Bengt

Importing VHS using ADVC-110

I have a Canopus ADVC-110 to import my VHS into the iMovie 3 program. I have done this successfully before. Today, however, the computer will not recognize "camera connected". I have checked that all wires are connected properly. I tried unplugging all other firewire and USB port cables except the ADVC-110. I have tried both firewire ports on my Mac OS-X 10.3.9. They both produce different (albeit both unsuccessful) results. Here is what happens:
1. On one firewire port, BOTH the digital in and analog in lights light up and the status light IS lit up. Clicking the input select button does not do anything. The computer still says "camera not connected".
2. On the other firewire port, the status light is NOT lit up, and I can click the input select to go back and forth between the digital in and analog in being lit up. The computer still says "camera not connected".
I am quite frustrated---please help! I'm halfway through a project, and have no idea what has gone wrong!

Hi
One can press in the FireWire connector (6-pin) 180 deg wrong.
This is destructive and the Camera or A/D-box needs an expencive repair.
(the connector on the Mac can also be broken by this)
Test Your Canopus on another Mac with another FireWire Cable just to see that it
still is OK and working.
Else read ( Camera = A/D-box )
*When Camera doesn't connect*
Test another FW-Cable.
Test Your Camera on another Mac so that DV-in still works OK
Toogle in iMovie pref: Play-back via Camera (on<->off some times)
Other ways to import Your miniDV tape:
Use another Camera. There where tape play-back stations from SONY
but they costed about 2-4 times a normal miniDV Camera.
If Your Camera works on another Mac. Make an iMovie movie project here and move it
over to Your Mac via an external hard disk.
(HAS TO BE Mac OS Exchange formatted - USB/DOS/FAT32/Mac OS Exchange WILL NOT DO)
(Should be a FireWire one - USB/USB2 performs badly)
FireWire - Sure not using the accompany USB-Cable but bought a 4-pin to 6-pin FW one ?
Using WHAT ? :
• Mac OS - X.5.4 ?
• QuickTime version ? (This is the heart in both iMovie and FinalCut)
• iMovie 8 (7.1.?) ?
• iMovie HD 6 (6.0.4/3) ?
Free space on internal (start-up) hard disk ? (Others don't count)
Does Your Camera work on another Mac ?
Sorry to say it is to easy to turn the 6-pin end of the FW-cable 180 deg wrong.
This is lethal to the A/D-chip in the Camera = needs an expensive repair.
(Hard to find out - else than import/export to another Mac ceased to work
everything else is OK eg recording and playback to TV)
Delete iMovie pref file may help sometimes. I rather start a new account, log into
this and have a re-try.
from LKN 1935:
Hi Bengt W, I tried it all, but nothing worked. Your answer has been helpfull insofar as all the different trials led to the conclusion that there was something wrong with my iMovie software. I therefore threw everything away and reinstalled iMovie from the HD. After that the exportation of DV videos (there has not been any problem with HDV videos) to my Sony camcorders worked properly as it did before. Thank you. LKN 1935
from Karsten:
in addition to Bengt's excellent '9 yards of advice' ..
camera set to 'Play' , not rec/computer/etc.?
camera not on battery, but power-line?
did your Mac 'recognize' this camera before...?
a technical check:
connect camera, on, playback, fw-connected...
click on the Blue Apple, upper left of your screen ..
choose 'About../More..
under Firewire.. what do you read..?
Yours Bengt W

FCP4.5HD caputure live with Canopus...workflow

Here's the skinny,
We do a live show that is presented is multiple formats:
-Webcast live (media player)
-Internal archived DVDs (iDVD/DVDSP)
-Website archived streaming (real player)
-Public Access broadcast (from DVD)
-Hoping to elevate to PBS distribution (currently shooting MiniDV, wanting to bump up to DVCPro)
Currently the workflow includes live cut w/Videonics MXProDV switcher that goes analog out to webcast server, and records analog out to MiniDV tape (Sony GV-D900 NTSC Walkman).
I then capture recorded MiniDV tape into FCP4.5HD on our Dual 2.5 G5...internal 250GB HD...FCP is on the int. 250GB system drive. I then recut, title and cleanup the show for archiving and Public Access distribution via DVD, as well as export QTConversion to RealMedia for web distribution.
I'd like to save 'ingest time' by including a 'live capture' into FCP using capture now through a Canopus A/D converter. (have not been successful getting FCP to recognize the FW output of the Videonics, so would need to go analog into FCP)
Questions...
1. Is the Canopus ADVC 110 going to give me what I need to handle the analog out of Videonics to capture into FCP on an external Maxtor 1Touch 300 GB drive?
2. Should I also incorporate an additional PCI/FW card/bus to make certain I don't drop frames?
3. Would I be better off replacing my 250Gb internal 'media' drive with a larger internal...say 500Gb?...and then...
4. Will FCP be able to live capture directly to that (still using the Canopus, but without needing the second FW bus)
5. Would I need a better Canopus or AJA card to handle this workflow?
6. If/when we can bump up to DVCPro as our tape format, how would that affect any of the above mentioned hardware considerations?
This and other forums has brought me this far, just hoping for real world practical experience/advice as to best workflow possible.
I've suggested we get a much better Deck and could use other 'improvements' as well, but we are a non-profit, and funds are limited...however, all suggestions are welcome.
System specs listed below. (though I had to drop our QT version to 6.5 from 7 to do RealPlayer conversions, and am waiting on a new Pro key)
Thanks,
Kevan
Dual 2.5/1GBS SDRam/2x250IntHD/ATY-R360/FCPHD4.5/QTP7.0.2 Mac OS X (10.3.9) DVDSP2/LiveType1.2/MPEG StrmClip/PeakXprs/RealPlyr/Cleaner6/Soundtrack/Soundsoap2

just marking this as answered to get it out of "My questions" box.

Elgato Video Capture vs ADVC 110 / ADVC 55

Hello everyone.
I'm looking for some guidance if possible. Like many, I'm looking to convert my old VHS and 8mm home videos into digital format and/or DVD. After a failed attempt with a Canopus 100 which is too old for my machine, I started to explore the possibility of the Elgato which is cheaper than a Canopus ADVC 110/55.
Does anybody have any experience or thought?
Any help would be appreciated.

I have used the ElGato EyeTV Hybrid, which will capture video from Composite video and also enable you to watch and record TV over an antenna (like rabbit ears). It uses EyeTV 3 software, which is great. I am not familiar with the ElGato video capture that you refer to, but if it uses EyeTV 3, it should work fine. If not, pay a little more for the EyeTV Hybrid.
The EyeTV has worked great for me.
Here is a sample video that was VHS, captured on EyeTV Hybrid, and edited in iMovie.

Audio Drift when importing VHS Tapes-Do I need a Canopus ADVC 300

Embarking on the daunting task of importing/editting >100 2hr VHS tapes, and want to get the best results for my efforts.
I pop a tape into a VCR connected via S-Video (video) and RCA (audio) cables to a Sony DVMC-DA1 AD converter, and from there to my Mac Pro via Firewire. Use FCE "Capture Now" using NTSC DV Converter setup. Start capture, let it run unattended, and return at my leisure to do some rough editting.
Problem is the audio on the imported clip gradually loses sync, by about 2 seconds by the end of the clip. The sync problem is present on the clip when played with Quicktime as well.
Questions:
1. Is there a reasonable way to correct this in FCE?
2. Since my Sony converter is nearing 10 years old, will use of a more recent AD converter such as the Canopus ADVC 300 result in a perfectly synced import?
3. If so, can you comment on the Canopus's purported video noise reduction and image stabilization capabilities? Is it noticable/worthwhile?
Thanks for your time.

Hello,
The problem is the audio is not 'locked' to the video, and your old Sony DVMC-DA1 does not appear to support locked audio.
The only way you might deal with this in FCE itself would be to capture shorter clips (say, under 15 minutes each) which would minimize the degree to which the audio drifts out of sync in each clip. (The longer the clip, the greater the drift.)
Given the large amount of video you wish to digitize (some 200 hours), it will be far preferable to use a Canopus ADVC-100, 110 or higher model - +they all support DV locked audio+ - so the video & audio are sync'd without the need for manual intervention or capturing short clips.
I have used the Canopus 100 & 110 extensively and have been very happy with the results. Sometimes, depending on the VHS tape, there is some slight banding at the very bottom of the image but 1) this is +usually not visible+ in the finished movie because it is outside the 'image safe area' and 2) if necessary can be compensated via about a 2%-4% enlargement of the image in FCE (which is not enough to soften the image).
I have not used the Canopus 300 because I never felt the need, as I am happy with my results from the 100 & 110. Users of the 300 have been pretty positive about its built-in TBC and image cleaning capabilities.

No audio in FCE with Canopus ADVC-110

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