SVHS capturing AUDIO is ok QT but awful when editing in FCF

HELP. Capturing video off a SVHS tape.
After capturing sounds fine in Quicktime.
But it sounds different in Final Cut Pro.
After some editing in Final Cut Pro it sounds different in QuickTime than it originally did.

you ought to be working from the D-2 tapes. SVHS is the second worst possible video format EVER invented. Even a D-2 transfer to DV would be preferable.
Whatever...
in the browser, scroll over until you get to a column that shows the audio. It should either say stereo, 1 mono or 2 mono.
Which is it?
The metallic sound is almost certainly a phase issue, where one track begins to cancel out the other. you can see this when you convert stereo mix to dual mono, which is what I suspect.
since most any d-2 linear editor would have done a stereo output, if your tracks say 2 mono, highlight one of the tracks in the timeline, under the modify pulldown select make stereo pair, or whatever the heck it says. Play it. does it sound better?
If so, do it to all the tracks, and change your capture settings before you capture any more.
Then pull out those manuals and have a good read.

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I read a post about a user having this same sort of issue.
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Same with mine.
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If i export it and bring it back in, will it just create that same audio glitch?
Guess i will have to try.
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Luis! Hi, it's me again...the person with the conversion issues? Anyway, that has been solved thankfully. My new problem is what has been mentioned in this thread. Audio in Clip Viewer but not when dropped in the Timeline. I attempted the fixes suggested in this thread but I'm using FCP Version 4.0.1 (old, I know) and the steps given aren't the same. The first part of my project has audio in the Timeline...I'm guessing I clicked or unchecked something...I've looked everywhere and can't figure it out. Even pulled out the manual! Let me know if you have any suggestions and thank you in advance!
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Last week I updated the drivers for my Blackmagic Multibridge extreme. Now when I try to capture the material in FinalCutPro 5.1.4 I can see the picture, hear the sound on my monitors (they are connected directly to Multibridge), but the captured material doesn't have sound, because it takes the sound from the internal audio input. I tried to capture from Blackmagic Deck Control (an external application) and it works fine, it captures with sound. So I suspect I have to change the audio input in FCP, but dont know where. In audio/video settings in FCP everything is set to DeckLink (Multibrige extreme).
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Thanks for the reply.
Looking at system preferences I found that audio input was set microphone. Don't know how it happened. I switched it to DeckLink and now FCP displays 16 input channels in Log and Capture dialog. I didn't try to capture yet but I think it solved the problem, because before I had only two channels displyed.

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Thanks for the reply.
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I am rather new to Final Cut Pro 5 and have been trying to teach myself as I go along. I am, however, having trouble capturing audio seperate from video. I am shooting a 16mm film and need to capture audio and video to seperate files in order to synch them for edit. While I am able to capture straight video (i.e. without audio) I am unable to capture straight audio (i.e. without video in the same file). The only way that I have been able to capture audio is if some form of video is captured along with it. How can I capture an audio only file. I am using FCP 5 on a PowerBook G4 - capturing through a "Dazzle Hollywood DV Bridge" with a Canon ZR 45 for video and a Sony TCD D8 portable DAT for audio. Any information is greatly appreciated and I patiently await your response(s).
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I am rather new to Final Cut Pro 5 and have been trying to teach myself as I go along. I am, however, having trouble capturing audio seperate from video. I am shooting a 16mm film and need to capture audio and video to seperate files in order to synch them for edit. While I am able to capture straight video (i.e. without audio) I am unable to capture straight audio (i.e. without video in the same file). < </div>
My welcome also but, as a beginner, you really need to run the tutorials and learn how to use the resources you paid for when you got your applications.
Look in the online help system for audio only. Look in the manual index for audio only. Examine the chapter on capturing.
How are you doing Video Only if you don't understand the Clip Settings function or where it is located?
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Does anyone out there know?
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I'm trying to capture audio from a DAT deck (Tascam DA-20) into FCP HD by routing it through my JVC BR-DV600U DV deck (RCA output from DAT, RCA input to DV deck, Firewire into FCP).
The DV deck's input is set to line-in, and the audio is being routed through (audio meters on DV deck mimic those on DAT deck, and I can hear the audio through the headphones jacked into my DV deck).
However, when I try to capture the audio on FCP, I am unsuccessful, prompting the following window from FCP: "Error: Final Cut Pro HD was unable to read the movie file just captured."
Now, I use the same set up I described above to capture footage from my Beta deck into FCP with no problems (route Beta signal through DV deck and firewire it into FCP). This leads me to believe that perhaps the glitch lies within my Capture Presets.
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Any good audio app, including STP will do captures.
You are probably going to need to do some cleanup on the audio anyway before you use it, so why not just use an audio app to do it beforehand?
Besides, if you have an audio device (PCI card or Firewire device) in your Mac, you can use the S/PDIF port for your connection to the DAT and do a digital transfer when you import.
As I understand the way you are doing it now, you are taking digital content from the DAT, converting it to analog for the connection into your deck, and then re-converting it into digital when you capture it back into FCP.
One big advantage of digital audio (and video) is to avoid generation loss and added noise during transfer if you go D-to-D.
If you don't have an audio card or Firewire A/D audio I/O device with S/PDIF ports in your Mac, then see if you can find a friend who has one and can do the transfer for you. Then he can give you the file on a CD-ROM.
That's what I'd do.

I cannot capture Audio

MacBook Pro 2.33 GHz
Final Cut Pro 5.1.4
Quicktime Pro 7.1.5
JVC Camcorder GR-DV4000E
Connected via firewire direct to the MacBook
I have reinstalled Quicktime and trashed the FCP preferences.
When I go to Audio/Video settings>Capture Presets and edit my DV PAL 48 kHz settings under Quicktime Video Settings I get [Missing] DV Video and under Quicktime Audio Settings [Missing] DV Audio.
In the digitizer menu under Quicktime Video Settings there is an item DV Video. If I select DV Video it does show next to input my camcorder (GR-DV4000). But when I select DV Video, there is not anymore a setting DV Audio in the menu under Quicktime Audio Settings (not even the [Missing] DV Audio setting).
This behavior does not change if I select View>Reset AV Devices.
I can capture video, but though there seems to be an audio file, it is silent. If I select Show Audio Waveforms in the timeline, there is no waveform visible. The viewer does have a stereo tab but it shows no (visible) audio waveforms.
In System Settings, Capture Audio and Video to Separate Files is disabled. Enabling this does not make any difference.
Is this a known bug? Anything I do wrong? Anything I could try?
MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.9) 2 GB Memory
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Were the capture settings and any other settings the
same for your test with the powerbook?
Have you successfully captured on your macbook pro
prior to your current problems?
If so, have you made any changes to your system,
software updates, system updates, Third party apps or
plugins?
In your original post you mention that though
there seems to be an audio file, it is silent
what exactly does this mean? Do you get a green
audio track after capturing, but it is silent? Is
there any movement in the levels meter (next to the
toolbar)? Is there definitely audio on the tape(s)
in question (do you hear it playing it on the cam?)
Do any other tapes work?
When I originally asked what the capture settings
are, I was wondering if you have set FCP to capture
audio from Ch1 when it was recorded to Ch2 on the
camera i.e are you capturing audio 'Ch1 + Ch2', Ch1
(L), CH2 (R), 'Stereo', 'Mono mix'?
The Capture settings were exactly the same.
This is the first time I try to capture on the MacBook Pro.
I used the migration assistant to transfer my software on the Powerbook to the MacBook Pro.
I get 4 green audio tracks that are silent. There is no movement in the audio meters, nor on the timeline, nor in the capture window.
There is audio on the tapes. I have captured 11 different tapes that are all silent. Everything works on the Powerbook. The sound on the tapes is 16 bit stereo. Capture was set to record Left and Right linked as a stereo file.
I think this happens because I cannot select DV Audio in the Audio/Video Settings.
The strange thing is that I get [Missing] DV Video and [Missing] DV Audio in the Audio/Video Settings. In the menu under Video Settings I can select DV Video, but when I select this, there is no more DV Audio in the menu under Audio Settings.
The tapes were captured with [Missing] DV Video and [Missing] DV Audio. This captures the video but not the audio.
MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.9) 2 GB Memory

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I'm afraid it's not really a new topic. How can I capture the audio part of my videos from my mini-DV camera, using Final Cut Express? Tonight I had a 'genius' appointment, but the very nice young man knew nothing about Final Cut, and all the 'creatives' had left for the day. His advice was to use I-movie to download. Yes, it's possible, but very clumsy, time-consuming, and I believe captures at a much lower resolution.
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Am I wasting time trying to solve this? Do I need to go back to a more expensive computer, and Final Cut Pro?

Hi
a. What miniDV Camera ? Brand and type eg SONY PC-330
b. When You started You movie project - What kind did You select eg PAL Easy set-up or what
c. Using the FW-Cable - Can You test another one ? Most often the culprit
d. Scratch disks -
• How many
• Formatted as eg Mac OS Extended (nothing else will do)
• Free space on these and the internal boot hard disk ? How much ?
e. RECORDED TAPE - How was it recorded ? In SP-mode (60min on a 60min tape) or
LP-mode (90min on 60min tape)
IF LP-mode (not recommended AT ALL) You MUST use the Camera that did the recording
to small tolerance to be able to play back on any other (even a twin)
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Forum,
Having suffered problems with OS 10.5 and Quicktime 7.4.1 I have done a clean install with 10. 4 .11.
When I select capture the following notice appears
"Audio only capture selected,video preview disabled"
In system settings "capture audio and video to seperate files " is NOT checked.
But that may not mean the same as the statement in in the capture window.
I have searched HELP and a book called" Optimizing your Final Cut Pro System" but can not find an answer.
Advice would be appreciated.
Thank you
Michael Craven

Hi,
Check this:
in Log & Capture window select Clip Settings tab and make sure video box is checked.
Cheers,
G.

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But it gives java.IO.Exception in Manager.createPlayer(locator);
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Waiting for reply..

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Hello,
i want to capture audio from microphone and save it as a file.
i m new in jmf.i download jmf2.1.1 and in demo example5_5.java , it was complied succesfully but when i run this program that time devicelist not found & exit my program.
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my E-mail : [email protected]
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Log and Capture window --> Clip Settings tab
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