Problems capturing in HDV

When I capture in HDV final cut quits unexpectedly. Does anybody know why?? Someone please help...

When you created the project, did you remember to change the setting from DV to HDV?

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Problem capturing SD

Hi,
I am having a problems capturing on Premiere. We can't capture Standard Definition on Premiere, but we can capture HDV. We have tried reinstalling, but that doesn't seem to have fixed the problem. Edius allows us to capture Standard Definition, but we find that it's not as user friendly as Premiere.
Does anyone know how to fix this?

What exactly happens, when you attempt to Capture SD from your camera (which make/model by the way?), in PrPro?
Are there any error messages? Does the Capture module lock up?
My bet would be a setting on the camera, but you say that you checked everything out there, right?
Good luck,
Hunt

Problem capturing PAL video into FCE HD

I'm having a problem capturing video from a PAL MiniDV tape. The tape was recorded on a PAL camera during a shoot in India; when I got home with the tapes the cameraman gave me, I was unable to view them on (or capture them from) my (NTSC) Canon GL-1 to my PowerBook G4 running FCE HD3.5.1 (external hard drive).
I borrowed a friend's Sony Handycam and CAN view the tape without a problem on that, AND get a "VTR OK" message in the FCE "Capture" window (though I get color bars and a "Preview Disabled" screen). I can also control the tape playback from the FCE Capture interface.
However, when I click "Capture Now", after clicking the "Play" button, I get a dialogue box that says "This operation could not be completed as there is no video."
I have tried a number of different "Easy Setup" device control options, but to no avail.
Can anyone help? Thanks!

I'm going to correct myself ... although I was able to capture the contents of ONE tape, after that the problem returned and I cannot capture anything else (even that same tape). So it seems the "solution" was not "FireWire-all-the-way" but remains out of my reach for the moment ...

Problem capturing with Final Cut Pro 5.0

I seem to have a problem capturing to my new macbook with FCP 5.0 installed. I know how to capture and I've done it a million times before but this is the first time with this Mac.
I'm capturing from my MiniDV camera via firewire. I've checked if my scratchdiscs have enough room and it has plenty (250gb).
Everytime I go to capture, a box comes up that says "General Error" with no error code. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong or what's wrong. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Same problem with me. J just bought a macbook pro 2,33 Hz.
When I capture on my FCP 5.0.4 there is no problem but when I push the " esc" button to close the capture he FCP crashes. Help me I bought the Macbook pro to edit on location and now I can't capture.
I use a DSR11 of sony to capture. Fire wire input (SD PAL)
Even I use a XD-cam same problem no capture.
HELP ME PLEASE !!!

Problem capturing and/or importing hd video

I have always edited standard def video but I trying to switch to hd. I have no problem capturing standard def video into final cut.
Final cut express 4 will not capture my 1080i hd footage that I shot on a professional sony cam. So then I captured the footage on quicktime thinking I could import into final cut from quicktime. When I try to import, the only thing that shows up is the audio and when I put it in the timeline it says 'codec could not be opened'. I called apple support and he suggested that I need to convert the footage but I don't even know what program to use. I would think this sony camera shoots pretty standard format that would be universal. Is there a setting in final cut that I need to change? Whats going on? If I can't get this fixed I may have to go back to standard def video. Thanks.

Exactly what model Mac do you have, what versions of OS X, QT and FCE are installed? What is the capacity and free space on your system HD?
Are you using an external hard drive for your video ... if so, what make/model, capacity and free space, and is it connected to your Mac via USB, FW or TB?
(FYI, dropped frames typically occur when your hard drive cannot deliver the video fast enough; this usually happens if your system HD and/or external hard drive are more than 50% full and/or if you are using an external USB drive. It can also happen if you have other programs running the same time as FCE.)

PROBLEMS CAPTURING, DROP FRAMES ON 4.5

I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO SINCE I HAVE UPDATED TO THE LATEST VERSION I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS CAPTURING.

I'm not at my Mac right now to check, but it should be something like this:
Open System Preferences (usually located on the Dock).
Click on the Spotlight pane.
Click on the Privacy tab or button.
There should be an ADD button, click that and add whatever volume(s) you've assign as FCP capture/scratch discs.
That will keep Spotlight from trying to index files as you capture footage which is the root cause of capture problems when using a non-recommended version of FCP with OS 10.4.9.
-DH

Problems capturing onto an external harddrive

I just got a new Lacie Brick external harddrive, and looking around these forums, it seems that was a bad choice. I have no problem capturing footage right onto my computer, but when I try to capture onto the Lacie then Finalcut freezes and won't shut down. Is there any way to fix this or should I just get a different harddrive?

> However, it
can be used as a back up drive....
And an excellent one too!
There's a lot of rubbish talked about LaCie external hard drives - my "Big Disk" 500 GB unit has worked hard, flawlessly for a year or so now.
Unfortunately (maybe because they're small) hard drives get moved around and abused during use. If they aren't fan cooled, they can overheat if there isn't free air space (and common sense) around them.
Moving an external HD while it's working is a pretty sure way to wreck it - and so is allowing it to get too hot.
Use your brick - it's a pity it isn't Firewire but it will still be a valuable asset to you for backup as X said.
Andy
G5 Quad. 8 GB. 250 & 500 GB Internal HDs. G-Tech G-Raid 1 TB. FCP 5.0.4 (Studio) Mac OS X (10.4.7) Sony HVR-Z1E.
You can't educate pork . . ..

Problems capturing clips

I using the latest version of FCP with a Blackmagic card. Everything has been working fine until today. I'm having problems capturing clips. I'll start Log & Capture, grab a clip, the window displays it is capturing it, and then when I look at the logging bin, my clip is not there. But if I look in the capture scratch folder, the clip is there.
Now, if I try to import that or any other clip, FCP gives me an error message. Does anyone know what could be wrong? I would appreciate your help.

Probably a Black Magic issue so be prepared to talk to them.
To debug this, you have to take the Black Magic stuff out of the equation to determine if FCP is at fault. If you have any DV device, try to capture from it.
bogiesan

Problem Capturing in FCE 1.0

Okay, I know this is an ancient program, but it has worked well for me since 2003. I have FCE HD 4.0 installed on my laptop, but I prefer using my desktop for editing and it's a G5 (not intel) and won't run 4.0.
Anyway, as I said, it's worked pretty well for years. Recently, I consistently have had problems capturing video. The capture stops way before the out mark. Obviously, this is a real hassle. Has anyone run across this problem and if so, how did they resolve it? I have plenty of HD space and the capture disk is an internal drive.
Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Stuart

What do you mean by saying FCE 4 won't work on a G5?
It will even work on a G4.
The only thing you need an Intel processor for is AVCHD which you are apparently not using.
Here are the specs for FCE 4 Final Cut Express 4 - Technical Specifications

Problems capturing audio track

I am having a problem capturing from my DV camera into Final Cut Pro (version 5.1.4) on a souped up G4. I made a few changes to the hardware configuration recently, but the problem started prior to these upgrades so I don't think it is related. I installed an ATA drive and replaced a defective USB2/FW800 Sonnet card.
I thought I had a problem with the playback head on the camera when the capture issues first started. I got black horizontal bars on the screen of the camera as well as on the screen when I attempted to capture footage. I also got timecode error messages. I was able to capture some of the tape in FCP using a different camera, but upon examination I noticed both audio tracks are missing small segments of data. There are a few blank spots scattered throughout the footage. The picture is fine. The problem is in the audio tracks only. both tracks in the same area.
One of the camera repair people I talked to said the tape could be bad. Does this make sense if only the audio track is missing segments and the picture track is complete?
Thanks, I appreciate any help you can give me in figuring this out.

Thanks for your suggestions and opinion. I am reading everyone's comments. In order to get the most from this discussion, please answer each of these questions separately so the people who are following it will have no trouble following the answers that apply to each.
I distinctly remember when I was shooting the footage of the problem tape, the picture looked fine. It was not until I tried to review the tape that the problem appeared.
1. Is it possible that the camera works for shooting but the camera playback head is causing problems?
2. Can a bad playback head damage the tape on playback?
2. Can shooting onto a bad tape damage a camera?
3. Is it possible to shoot with a camera with a bad playback and then use another drive for playback?
Thanks for your help. I do know a few people who are having playback problems, since all the tape cameras are getting old, so we appreciate this discussion.

Problems Capturing Video via FireWire

I have had problems capturing video via firewire on my MacBook Pro. It is an early 2008 model. I have tried capturing video using multiple programs, cables and cameras. In both Final Cut Express and iMovie ('08 and '09) I loose the connection mysteriously. It just stops sensing my camera mid capture. I can shut the computer down, programs down and cameras down but nothing seems to work consistently in getting it to work. The weird part is that it does work some times. Recently I tried an auto capture of a whole miniDV tape through a sony handicam via iMovie '09. It got 20mins of the tape then stopped and rewound the tape. When trying it again it read "connection error". I could not get it to work. I put the computer to sleep and came back later. It worked but only captured about 10 minutes then shut down the whole camera and import completely. I switched to manual import and it will now only let me capture about 20 seconds at a time. What is going on? To me it seems like the port itself is malfunctioning and disconnecting the signal randomly. Has anyone else experienced this? What is the cause and what can I do about it?

I've been reading the forums and it seems that there is an issue with the Firewire port in general. I have an external firewire 800 HD and when copying large files or a large number of files the HD gets dismounted unexpectedly. Your case seems similar in that we are both transferring large files via Firewire. Anyone have any fixes for this?

HV20/FCP6/FW Problems/Capture Issues/WTH?!?!?!?!?!

Hello everyone. I have a Canon HV20 that was working fine for a day or two while I was capturing both HDV and DV footage from MIni DV tapes. I opened the log and capture window after changing tapes and BAM! it said it couldn't find the deck.
At first, I set the app up just like the Apple site said, and everything worked perfectly, even when dumping DV footage. Cameras setting never changed from factory default. Now this, and what's worse is that my computer won't recognize the FW device. I do have a G-tech plugged in as well, and with no HV20 the computer recognizes it in the FW800 port, but as soon as I plug in the HV20 the computer doesn't recognize anything though the drive still operates.
I get this from FCP:
"Device is not connected or the capture preset is not setup correctly. You may still log offline clips.
This might also happen if you play DV footage in an HDV device."
I get this from System Profiler:
"FireWire Bus:
Warning: Unable to list FireWire devices.
Maximum Speed: Up to 800 Mb/sec"
If your advice is to purchase a new 17" MBP, I just might since i have had it with this POS right now.

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.
The work-around:
Capture to an internal drive and move the media to the external, switch scratch disk, and reconnect media. (not ideal).
The "fix":
Purchase a FW card for the MBP Express card slot and connect one of the FW devices to it. (Each device on different FW Buses.

Capturing 24P HDV

I'm currently trying to capture (using in and out points) 24P footage from the Canon XH-A1s. The capture starts near the specified in point (in the relatively few tests I've done anyway), but rolls past the out point. The longer the clip, the farther it records past the out point. I noticed that the capture window is using 30 fps timecode.
Is Premiere not able to accurately use in and out points when capturing 24P HDV?

I don't do HDV, but I have read that this program is better than PPro's HDV module
HD capture http://strony.aster.pl/paviko/hdvsplit.htm

Capture for hdv

i using sony htv v1u hdv cam . i can not get to capture the hdv device , only dv i can get it. please help.

Make sure everything is set to hdv. Camera but also the capture settings in CS5.
Connect camera to pc. Switsh it on and let Window reconize the camera.
A pop up comes and asks you what you want to do.
Select Premiere CS5.
Premiere will open and you should be able to capture.

Are there problems capturing with Quicktime 7.3.1?

Are there still problems capturing video on FCP or Xpress using Quicktime 7.3.1. or later?
I'm using Quicktime 7 which does work, but for some time any newer version of Quicktime would not capture video more than 5 mins.
Has that problem been solved?

I'm going to have to disagree with you.
I've gone through every upgrade of QT 6 and 7 without issues. Am I lucky or do I just keep a clean system with no added junk or simply edit mainstream formats while staying away from Facebook/YouTube/fringe consumer formats? Who knows what keeps my machines happy? But they are.
Specific updates of QT did not break EVERY installation of Final Cut. If you have a specific issue with a specific piece of software (ie FCE) , its best to ask questions in the forum dedicated to that software.
Of course, it's always best to let the early adopters suffer and if your machine is working fine, don't upgrade anything.
Good luck.
x

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