Panasonic dvcpro hd p2 capture

I've got my friends panasonic dvcpro hd p2 hooked up to my mac book pro and am trying to capture some footage through fcp, but can't seem to do it
I set device and capture pre settings to DVC PROHD 1080i60 and DVC PRO HD firewire. Log and capture window opens but it says preview is disabled. Play and stop buttons coorespond to activity on the camera, but when I try "capture now" it aborts immediately. Can anyone help? - A

You should be using Log and Transfer, not Capture.
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Panasonic DVCPRO HD VTR capture issue

Hi, I am new to Final Cut and am having a problem capturing recently shot DVCPRO HD footage into Final Cut. I set it up to the proper settings and went to the log and capture window. THe problem is that the Final Cut doesn't seem to have control over the device. If I press play on the VTR (Panasonic 1200A), the footage comes through and plays in the capture window. BUT, I cannot control the device with my mouse (by pressing play, stop, etc) in the capture window. Also, when I type an In and an Out and try and "capture clip" it says it is "cueing" the clip but is never able to connect with the VTR. Any ideas? Something I'm missing?
Thanks in advance,
Brendan

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DVCPRO sequence to Panasonic DVCPRO H1200 [missing] deck can't record IN

I have a Panasonic DVCPRO HD1200 tape deck and I am using DVCPRO 1080i/50 film.
I have not many troubles getting footage from my DVCPRO tapes into FCP via Firewire, but I cannot get the sequence on the timeline to record back IN the tape deck as I need to record the film for the library.
I have gone into the tape decks menu and changed everything to 50i and done all the right settings, even tried other settings but they are pretty much right.
FCP says in the Video setup menu [MISSING] DVCPRO (1080i), I have easy setuped to DVCPO 1080i/50 and the sequence is correct.
Have I missed a setting or 2? Please help!

I suggest trashing prefs...
#44: FCP acting weird - Trash Prefs
Shane's Stock Answer #44: FCP acting weird or unusual. Just not like is normally should
If the program was working fine, and now isn't, or just isn't working the way it should, the first things to do are:
1) Trash your FCP preferences. Download the appropriate version of FCP Rescue at http://www.fcprescue.com and run it.
http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/trashing_fcpprefs.html
2) Open the Disk Utility and Repair Permissions.
3) Shut down for 10 min. Go for a quick walk around the block and get SOME exercise today. Come back, turn on the computer and see how things are.
4) (optional) Do the Hokey Pokey and turn your self about. Results may vary.
Shane

DVCPRO HD 720P Capture File Pixel Dimensions, etc.

I'm crossing over from Final Cut 7 where I've been using AJA LHi card to capture DVCPRO HD 720P 59.94 tape from the Panasonic 1400 deck successfully for years. In Premiere I've adjusted all the capture settings and sequence settings to conform to DVCPRO HD 720P 59.94:
-Pixel format: MC DVCPRO HD 720P 60
-Capture format: AJA Mov Capture
-Video format: 720P 59.94
BUT....
-My Premiere capture tests look not only slightly horizontally stretched, but cropped about 30 pixels only on the right of the full raster frame in both Premiere and in playback in Final Cut 7. This is true for the clip as it plays on the timeline as well.
-When I launch the clip in QT player it has the same cropping problems but is playing as 960x720, not defaulting to 1280x720 as normal 16:9. Final Cut captured clips play in QT as default 1280x720. So the file as captured in Premiere is missing a tag that tells QT how to resize it. I'm in QT 10.4 by the way.
-I've imported captures from Final Cut into Premiere and they look fine.
-The Premiere captured clip in the bin shows as 960x720 which is correct for DVCPHD, but in parenthesis shows (1.3333) which I've never seen anywhere before.
-The folks at AJA think this is a Premiere issue not a capture card issue, and I tend to agree.
Any suggestions?
Thank you
Steve
Mac Pro Tower Quad Core
OS 10.10.2

I'm wondering if what the original camera may have embedded into the file is jumbled in with the 1400 and "crashing into" what both FCP and PrPro expect to 'see'. From the above grab, PrPro is thinking that this is just a P2 format Panny camera, shooting "standard" P2 stuff. Which this clearly is not.
At this point ... wondering is say Kevin-Monahan could jump in here & provide some assistance? At least, he'd know who to talk with about this. So might shooternz ... he's been around this sort of thing for many years.
Neil

Prorez 422 vs DVCPro HD for capture

I am producing a television show and need to decide on a capture codec. Does it make a difference in capturing between Prorez 422 or DVCPro HD? I will be doing a lot of keying and intense colors as the show is for children. Also some CGI for backgrounds. I know you can convert the codec but is there an advantage in capturing in one or the other. I am shooting with Panasonic HVX200 output from the uncompressed HD component out.
Thanks,
David Perry

I like ProRes. It is nice, but you may find certain 10bit rendering errors with FCP that don't show up in 8bit CODECs. Alpha channels from still graphics seem to be the worse problems. Also some of the transparency modes don't really work right in 10bit. This isn't really the fault of the ProRes CODEC, but appears to be a problem with FCP 6 and all 10 color spaces.
If you don't plan many transparent graphics, ProRES is awesome and I would recommend you use if if you have an uncompressed feed coming from the camera.
I would only recommend ProRes if you have AJA Kona hardware. Only the top Kona cards seem to support it fully. My LHe card supports it but most io devices don't.
The color space of the ProRes is very very nice. I've pushed a scene from a Varicam (captured via SDI into the Kona) by about 3 stops recently and was able to recover it without anybody knowing. It was slightly more grainy, but still very usable. DVCPro would not have taken this kind of abuse.

DVCPro 50 - Drives, Capture

Hi - I am preparing to digitize footage for a project I shot on the Panasonic SDX900, DVCPro50, 24p(regular), 16x9.
I have about 40 hours of footage and will upconvert the 30-40 minute final film.
I am planning to rent a SD93 deck to capture the footage which I will work with roughing out scenes for the next month or so and then will transfer the material to a beefier system for a real editor to work with. I've never worked with DVCPro50 footage before and would love advice on how to bring it in, drives to use, etc. I'm a director, not an editor, but I like to do my own logging and often rough out scenes or sometimes have small projects that I do all the editing on my PowerBook G4, firewire drives (1 Firewire 800 port and1 400 port that share the same bus), and a DVCam deck. For this project I was planning to buy a couple of drives and upgrade from FCP HD 4.5 to 5, but am not itching to buy a new computer though if that makes way more sense, I could probably justify it. I imagine in the not too distant future I'll be working with HD, though at the moment, I'm not.
So, my questions are:
1)Should I bring the footage in SDI or Firewire, what is the difference?
2)If I use SDI, does that mean bringing it in uncompressed? 10-bit/8-bit?
3) Drives? How much space? Internal SATA, external SATA, Firewire, Raid, I'm confused.
Are these a good choice? http://www.caldigit.com/FirewireVR.asp
4)For FCP presets, should I use:
capture - DV50 NTSC 48kHz anamorphic
sequence setting - DV50 NTSC 48KHz 23.98
5) I'll need to output sample footage during the edit, will that be a problem if we no longer have the SD93 deck, or can I just burn dvd's as I usually do with my DVCam projects?
Many thanks to anyone who takes the time to wade through these questions, I've tried to do my due diligence finding answers in previous posts, but come up still confused. Best, Megan
PowerBook G4 1.25Ghz Mac OS X (10.3.9) 512SDRam
PowerBook G4 1.25Ghz Mac OS X (10.3.9) 512SDRam

1)Should I bring the footage in SDI or Firewire, what is the difference?
Yes, it may be better in many ways. I'm sure you can capture it in 8 bit uncompressed staying digital with your friends system.
2)If I use SDI, does that mean bringing it in uncompressed? 10-bit/8-bit?
8 bit
3) Drives? How much space? Internal SATA, external SATA, Firewire, Raid, I'm confused.
Raid a least 2 together if you can. Raid 0
Are these a good choice? http://www.caldigit.com/FirewireVR.asp
4)For FCP presets, should I use:
capture - DV50 NTSC 48kHz anamorphic
sequence setting - DV50 NTSC 48KHz 23.98
This depends on if you are pulling out the 3/2 pulldown and this is an area for others to help you with.
5) I'll need to output sample footage during the edit, will that be a problem if we no longer have the SD93 deck, or can I just burn dvd's as I usually do with my DVCam projects?
DVD for sample footage should be great from this SD project.
If you plan on going HD you will want better equipment.
Good Luck
Z1&V1user

DVCPRO HD Varicam capture of 720/24p (not 23.978)

Hi,
I was hoping someone could help me, im hiring in a AJHD-1400 deck to digitise some footage shot on the AJ-HDC27 Varicam. It was shot at 720/24p at 60hz meaning that the frame rate is true 24fps not 23.978fps.
I had limited access to one a while back but when trying to figure it out I was only about to capture out HD-SDI into a Kona 23.978 project, the Kona presets didnt have 720/24p.
The final cut pro does have a 720/24p DVCPRO HD but i couldnt get the deck to playout via firewire to capture it, not even sure if the frame convertor option works with this.
I know i cant get stuff into the Kona 23.978 project and can convert the off-speed footage this way but I would want to keep it at 24fps if at all possible otherwise the sound guys will have to restamp the audio I guess.
Any people done this or know how I would go about this I would love to hear from you
Running FCP 6.0.3 with Kona Lhe card
Best Regards,
Ian Grey

It was shot at 720/24p at 60hz meaning that the frame rate is true 24fps not 23.978fps.
Sorry, but you are mistaken. That camera does not shoot 24fps straight...nor does it record 24fps straight with pulldown. That camera only shoots 60fps...at 59.94. And then the 24p setting flags the footage as 23.98...so when you capture it with FCP it removes the pulldown to get you to 23.98.
I was only about to capture out HD-SDI into a Kona 23.978 project, the Kona presets didnt have 720/24p.
IMHO this is the best way to capture it into FCP...via a capture card as HD SDI. If you capture via firewire your video is off-sync from audio...audio leading by 2-3 frames typically. Plus if you shot 60fps meaning to slow it down later, the Kona captures it so it will properly do this, while with firewire you might get the error "this footage is not 59.94 fps" when it clearly is. And yes, there is a Kona preset for 720p24. It is called "AJA KONA 720p 23.98 DVCPRO HD Varicam." Again, that camera DOES NOT shoot straight 24fps. The only cameras that do, to my knowledge, are HDCAM and HDCAM SR...the F900 and F950 by Sony.
I would want to keep it at 24fps if at all possible otherwise the sound guys will have to restamp the audio I guess.
Audio was recorded at 24fps straight? Should be 23.98...although audio doesn't have a frame rate. Not sure what settings they set to make it match with video.
Shane

HELP ! NO DVCPRO HD 720p capture preset

I'm about to start a job shot on DVCPRO HD 720p 25 PAL on Friday, but through research I thought I could capture at this rate, I've just found out that you can only do it of P2......
Any ideas?
Matt
Help...........

You need FCP 5.1.2 to work with 720p25 footage. And make sure that you have SHOW ALL selected in the Easy Setup window.
Shane

Panasonic DV2500 for tape capture and tape output

Although I use all P2 now, I still need to capture mini-dv tapes via the Panasonic DV2500. The new set up (see below) will not work...any suggestions? Final Cut pro 7.0.2
Thanks in advance!
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I tried that and changed scratch track to desktop and still no go.
I have an older "cheese grater" which I may just hang onto for capture via the DV2500. I need a newer system and was going to get the imac quad i7 but this makes me nervous...

Will FCE4 support Panasonic DVCPRO format and P2 ?

With allot of new features in the new version 4 is this format supported or is it just supported in Studio?
Thanks,
Ed

Tom,
Say I rent a Panasonic DVX 100 cause I want to do some green screen stuff, is there some sort of intermediate conversion app to bring in DVC Pro format to FCE 4?
Ed

PLEASE HELP - Panasonic DV captured, audio goes out of sync

I'm capturing an hour of DV from a Panasonic PV-GS500, using Capture Now. Initially the audio and video appear to be in sync, but when I view the latter portion of the hour, the audio and video are markedly out of sync. This has occurred with several different tapes. I don't recall if this happened with FCE 3.5; I'm using 4.0.1.
The recording was made with 16 bit audio. I chose Easy Setup with format DV/Panasonic DVCPRO, using DV-NTSC, and rate 29.97fps. My sequence is 48kHz.
Any help would be appreciated!

I re-captured the same tape I had trouble with the first time, but this time I started at the beginning without any lead time and it worked without audio/video sync problems. So I think the source of the problem was that I was changing Easy Setup settings after making a new project/sequence, instead of creating a new project/sequence after selecting the Easy Setup settings I want.
I have 2 related additional questions. I hope someone will take a stab at answering these.
Question ONE
I checked my Easy Setup settings again, and the format is shown as "custom." I'm sure I didn't select this intentionally; I selected DV-NTSC. Not sure if this "custom" setting is why things are working now. Any idea why this setting might have changed to "custom" automatically by FCE?
The "custom" settings are as follows:
Sequence Preset: DV NTSC 48 kHz
Capture Preset: DV NTSC 48 kHz
Device Control Preset: FireWire NTSC
Playback Output Video: None
Playback Output Audio: FireWire DV
PTV Output Video: Same as Playback
PTV Output Audio: Same as Playback
If I change the format back to DV-NTSC, Playback Output Video changes to "Apple FireWire NTSC (720 x 480)." I'm not sure if this is relevant.
Question TWO
Say I've imported all this DV, without audio/video sync problems, with certain Easy Setup Settings. What if I then switch to a different camera for which the capture format is different (say DV-NTSC 32kHz FireWire Basic). Will that create any problems? I ask because presumably my old Easy Setup settings (for my first camera) are still being used by the Project or Sequence. The second camera requires new Easy Setup settings, but these settings are not congruent with the Project or Sequence I'm working with.
Maybe another way to ask this question is this: Can I mix and match DV from different cameras without any problems, even though the Easy Setup settings are changed within the same project and sequence?
Thanks again.

Problems Capturing with my Panasonic DVX100A

Good Day, (I have posted this problem in the past and have had little help)
I have a Panasonic DVX100A camera, a 500 gig-24 inch iMac (under a year old), and a Macbook Pro (almost 2 years old) Both computers have the Leopard OS.
Here's the problem: When I try to capture the footage from my Panasonic DVX100A onto FCE on my iMac, FCE says, "Unable to initialize video deck..." So I go to the easy set up function as I have read in previous threads.
In the FORMAT tab, I click, "DV/Panasonic DVCPRO" and continue on. As I try each setting under the USE tab, I get the same message saying:
"Unable to locate the following external devices: Apple Firewire NTSC (720 x 480)
Your system configuration may have been changed...."
I understand FCE cannot recognize my Panasonic Camera in any way, so I open iMovie 08 and try to capture my footage that way. Here's where it gets interesting - iMovie 08 on my iMac also doesn't recognize my Panasonic camera BUT iMovie 08 on my Macbook Pro does!
So what I've been doing for the past few months is capturing my footage in iMovie 08 on my Macbook Pro and transferring it via Firewire to my iMac - then importing it to FCE where I can edit the footage.
Does anyone know why my iMac will not recognize my Panasonic DVX100A in any program, yet my Macbook Pro does recognize it in iMovie 08?
and
Is there any advice as to what I can change/programs I can install/or anything I need to do for my iMac to start recognizing my camera so I don't need to do this ridiculous procedure every time I want to capture my footage and edit it with FCE?
Please help!

Tom,
Im not too sure what the exact media on the tapes are, or where to find that but what I do know is that I use many different brands of Mini DV such as Fuji Film, TDK and Maxell. I don't have the technical skills attached with years of filming but I do know that all of my settings on the camera are turned off - in regards to recording mode, my "DV OUT" on my camera is turned ON.
As for the presets in FCE, (the "EASY SET UP" option) I have tried them ALL and none of them seem to make any difference. And as for the firewire, the camera has a 4 pin firewire port and the iMac computer is a 6 pin. Im not too sure how much more info you want.
The problem is, my camera - with the firewire attached to the Macbook Pro, is recognized in iMovie 08 and has no problem transferring the data, even with the exact same preference settings on both computers - yet the iMac won't recognize it in iMovie 08. I don't have FCE on my laptop so I don't know if it would recognize it as well on my Macbook.
Another thing I should mention, is that I have an older JVC camcorder that records on the same DV tapes, and works perfectly well in FCE on my iMac. I attach the firewire and it's recognized and transfers the data perfectly. (I was told that you should record the footage, and playback the footage on a computer with the same device for best capturing results. So filming it on my DVX100A and playing it back in FCE on my JVC has been an option as well - but still a silly way to work with my gear.)
The variable here, to me, seems to be my iMac and its compatibility to the Panasonic camera. The JVC works on both computers but the Panasonic only works on the laptop. I have also searched other video forums for this kind of problem, but I have had no luck. People have told me it works great on their computers.
Does this help clarify my problem?
Thanks

OT: FYI - DVCPRO 50 and sync

Just a little FYI to all those out there using the Panasonic DVCPRO 50 format at 24p...
Audio and video will be off by one frame. The audio will occur one frame earlier than video. This has been confirmed by two Panasonic reps.
I discovered this little tidbit when trying to group (multisync) two clips together by using the slate (clapper) as a common reference. I noticed that each and every single time the slate was closed, the audible clap came BEFORE the slate was closed. One frame before...each and every single time.
We are shooting a pilot using the Panasonic SDX-900 camera in the 24p mode. The Panasonic reps stated that the processing of the video to get it to 24p delays it 1 frame after audio. This is normal for the camera.
Their suggestion? Fix it in post. When you finalize (lock) picture, and are ready to output, shift the video one frame backwards to get things in sync. or, if you are going thru an audio mixer, have them shift the audio.
Or fix it before you begin editing. How am I doing it? Well, I am cheating and using an Avid with an AUTOSYNC feature which allows me to shift the audio in the timeline then make that shift a new subclip, now in sync.
If someone comes up with a good solution for this in FCP, I will give them a Green Star (SOLVED!)
Thanks
Shane
"There's no need to fear, UNDERDOG is fixing audio so that it is in sync with video, one clip at a time!"

I saw a Volkswagen commercial being edited...shot with the Varicam AND Sony HDV camera. They used the HDV camera for the interior of the car as it did a 180 degree pan...the Varicam wouldn't fit.
It matched RATHER well. Then again, it was captured with the Kona 2 and in the hands of a professional colorist.
I also heard they used the camera for one shot on JAG.
So yeah, it has it's uses.
Sorry, I should have just let you have your jab...
Shane
"There's no need to fear, UNDERDOG is shooting HDV!"

Captured image becomes blur

Hi, I am a new comer here.
Today I used my Panasonic DVCPro HD AG-HVX200 to record a stage show. I used tape to record it, did not use HD P2 card. The recording format is 480i/30p.
The I use FCP to capture the footage. When I viewed the footage, it turned out fine, but after they were captured, the image became so pixelled and blur.
It should be a pretty standard format, and I just use the standard NTSC to do the capturing work. First time to run into problem like this.
The problem comes from the original recording or the setup of Final Cut Pro?
Looking forward to your advice.
Dylan Drolkar

It should be a pretty standard format, and I just use the standard NTSC to do the capturing work. First time to run into problem like this.
The problem comes from the original recording or the setup of Final Cut Pro?<
As Tom asks, but it's easy to determine if the recording is bad, just play it back onto a display that will show 480i/30p. Does it look good? it should. You must make some bizarre and deliberate choices to mess up a DV recording.
Most inquiries we see about bad captures or unexpectedly poor image are usually solved by viewing the playback on a proper display, changing the Canvas display, or changing the settings in the sequence to match the precisely the clip's properties.
bogiesan

DVCPro decks and FCP 5.1

Are there any known issues with FCP v.5.1 and Panasonic DVCPro decks AJ-SD255. Specifically, batch digitizing and print/edit to tape?
Thank you--
2 x2.66 ghz dual-core intel xeon Mac OS X (10.4.7) 1 gig 667 MHz

I don't know of any specific issues with this equipment but reading between the lines, I'm guessing you may have a problem?
This is 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.
If the Camera / Deck isn't recognised by iMovie or System Profiler, try resetting the Firewire Bus . . . Turn off the Mac and disconnect the power and all Firewire cables. Leave it for 30 mins then connect back up.
Still not working? Try a different Firewire cable.
Failing all this, try resetting the PMU (Power Management Unit). The method varies from machine to machine, so visit the Apple site and search for it in support.
Don't use iMovie for capturing - it doesn't give you a timecode and that's very important.
Let us know how you get on!
Andy
Quad 8GB. 250+500 HDs. G-Raid 1TB. NORTON. FCP 5.1.2. QT 7.1.3. Sony HVR Z1E Mac OS X (10.4.7)
"I've taught you all I know, and still you know nothing".

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