Using a Sony HVR-M25U for video playback

I know this isn't strictly a Final Cut question. I'm just hoping that some smart Final Cut editor is using the same Sony deck as I use and can help me out. Also, sorry for the length. I've included every detail I thought might be germane.
Since I started editing HDV I've always used Digital Cinema Desktop Preview for monitoring my edits. I suppose due to a lack of computing power it's never looked very good in motion, though it looks nice and clean when stilled. Today I bought an HDMI cable, hoping to allow me to monitor my work in FCP, sending the video via iLink (FireWire) through my Sony HVR-M25U to my HD monitor.
Now, I use my HVR-M25U Videocassette recorder deck to log and capture footage in Final Cut Pro. That works fine. I can view video straight off HDV tapes on my High Definition monitor via the HDMI input. That works fine. I can even use the Print to Video function and see the HDV output both in the LCD screen on the front of the deck and on the monitor through the HDMI input. The trouble I'm having is in using the M25U to monitor my editing via iLink.
In the old days, working with DV, I had a DSR 40 and I was able to use that deck to monitor my FCP output via iLink, taking a component out to my standard def monitor. Is there some reason I can't use this HDV deck the same way? I've tried refreshing A/V devices in Final Cut. I don't see any iLink or Firewire choices in my view menu. I do see a whole list of HDV (1440 x 1080) choices but they're all greyed out. These choices also exist in my Audio/Video Settings screen under "Playback Output" but, again, they are greyed out. Oddly, from having used the Cinema Desktop Preview, I have "Different Output for Edit to Tape/Print to Video" checked and under that pulldown the same eight HDV (1440 x 1080) choices do exist and they are not greyed out. Checked or unchecked, that doesn't change the Playback Output menu.
I can't see any logical deck settings to adjust. Under "IN/OUT" settings I have "HDV/DV SEL" on Auto, my "Video Out" as 1080i/480i and "i.LINK SET" (the DV down-convert) is off.
I've also tried shutting down FCP and relaunching and shutting the deck off and firing it back up. I've tried the deck first and then FCP and I've tried the opposite. I also tried restarting. Still nothing.
If I can feed HDV from the deck into my computer via iLink, shouldn't I be able to feed HDV from my computer to the deck? Like I said, I can record HDV via Firewire to the deck. Shouldn't I be able to see that same HDV output on the deck's LCD screen and also through the deck's HDMI output when editing?
In case it matters, I'm running FCP 6.06, OS X 10.6.2 on a 2 x 2.8 GHz Quad Core Xeon with 4GB RAM.
Thanks in advance for anyone who's taken the time to actually read this long question and a special thanks to anyone who might be able to help.
Peter

#25 HDV external Monitor Viewing
Shane's Stock Answer #25 - HDV external Monitor Viewing
To view HDV on an external monitor in high definition you are going to need to purchase a capture card, like the ones Decklink (www.decklink.com) or AJA (www.aja.com) offer. They will both play out HDV in real time. The catch is that you cannot view this on a regular TV or NTSC monitor. Since this is HD, an HD monitor will be needed. HOWEVER, both cards are capable of down converting the signal so that it can be displayed on an SD monitor. This won't be color accurate
The real reason why you can't monitor HDV through a Firewire camera is because Firewire HDV cameras don't decode incoming HDV streams and route them to their outputs like DV cameras do.
Good options for you are the Matrox MXO2...$500...coupled with an HDTV. Or a Matrox MXO (DVI connection) coupled with an Apple 23" display gets you good quality.
And there are the Decklink Intensity and Intensity PRO cards as well, and the AJA I/O Express...
You can, however, view HDV out via firewire as DV...lowering the resolution to that of DV, but still viewable. This is not full quality nor should it be used to judge the quality of your footage or used to color correct to. This is just a way to view the footage on a large monitor.
Here are some examples of some of the possibilities:
- DV or HDV sequence output to an SDI signal on a third-party interface
- An uncompressed NTSC or PAL sequence output to a DV FireWire output
- An HDV sequence output to a DV FireWire output
Sequence and output formats must have compatible frame rates. For example,
sequences with a frame rate of 60, 30, or 24 fps can be output to a 30 fps device,
but not to a 25 or 50 fps device.
Shane

Similar Messages

PPro engine for video playback question

Joe mentioned in another thread that Encore 2.0 uses "PPro engine ... for video playback, instead of DirectShow". Does this imply that Encore DVD requires a CPU with the SSE2 instruction set like PPro does? Thanks.

Yes.

When I use my IPhone 4S to view the Shaw Go Movie Central App when I am at home I only use WiFi which is automatic, I start watching a show and sometimes I will get a message like "you can not use your cellular for video playback" or something close to th

When I use my IPhone 4S to view the Shaw Go Movie Central App when I am at home I only use WiFi which is automatic, I start watching a show and sometimes I will get a message like "you can not use your cellular for video playback" or something close to that. Then I received an email from Telus saying I had used my 3G instead of Wi-Fi using 75% of my data. How can this happen when I'm on Wi-Fi at home? If it switched to 3G for some reason I should have been disconnected and not just transferred to 3G network using up my data. What is the fix for this??

It doesn't have to be that complicated, Verizon iPhones come unlocked, just tell VZ you're going on Holiday/Traveling and suspend the service, no need to pay for service if you're not going to be using it. Pick up local SIM cards in the countries of your choosing, pop them in, re-activate iMessage and you're set!
I recommend getting a SIM card from the Three network in England, they have great EU roaming rates and free like-home roaming in Italy.
Set your phone's region to match the country you're in, it'll save from some headaches when calling local/international numbers.
To answer your questions,
1. If you choose not to have a local SIM card, it is good to keep your phone in Airplane mode to save battery.
2. Make sure the two iPhones have different names to reduce sync/restore issues.
3. If husband has an iPhone also, you can chat with iMessage/Facetime, just give him heads up about the new number you'll have. Otherwise, use Whatsapp if he's got an Android. You can activate Whatsapp with your American number or the international number if you choose to get a SIM in Europe.
Also, Get the MagicJack app and/or Google Hangouts, both of those apps provide you with free calling to the USA and Canada using any internet connection. Google Voice is another good way to SMS across the seas.
Let me know if you need any more tips for iPhoning across the pond.

Volume control for video playback through Apple TV2

I am trying to configure the volume settings used on airplay through apple TV2 and a macbook pro and Iphone4 all with most recent updates.
I am using the apple remote app on my iphone to control the apple tv.
Whats working:
Using the pandora app on my iphone through aiplay to the apple tv, I can control the volume using the plus and minus buttons on the side of the iphone for volume control. Very cool and easy.
Using the apple remote app on my iphone I can control the itunes volume of different speakers by clicking on the airplay icon and using a slider. Not as cool as using the hard +/- buttons but still works.
Whats not working:
Controling volume on appleTV2 through the iphone remote app for video playbacks like netflix, and youtube.
Why I want this: RIght now I can control most of the multimedia right from my iphone including cranking the music up:) But when I switch over to video(Netlfix, Youtube) I have to get out another remote (stereo reciever) to control the volume. It seems we are so close to being able to control everything off the iphone, the only thing missing is volume control for video playback.
Is there a setting that can be changed or a solution I havent found?
Thanks

Same problem with TV3. HDMI volume output is not adjustable, neither with the original Apple remote nor with any universal. Why ? Every simple settop-box is able to be volume adjusted. And a Mac Mini too ?!!!
I use a flatscreen TV. it has 3 HDMI inputs and one optical out for the audio going to an amp standing behind it. The sound of the TV is switched to go to the optical out.
HDMI 1 is connected to the satellite settop box with its own remote control ( channel +/-, volume +/- etc. ) it work s fine.
HDMI 2 is connected to the MacMini HDMI out with its own remote control ( channel/music +/-, volume +/- ) it works fine too.
HDMI 3 was connected to Apple TV3 with its own remote control ( channel/music +/- but no volume ). I sent the TV3 back to Apple.
What's going wrong in the mind of Apple ? Why is the HDMI volume output of the MacMini adjustable with the Apple remote, and the TV3 not ?
I want not to discuss, wether a 4th remote control is useful or not. I don't want it. I want to adjust the volume with the originl remote control of the specific unit I use, because I need it anyway. It worked since years, but not with Apple TV3.
How can we help Apple to open the volume +/- function on their own remote control ?

Does iTunes have any hidden picture controls for video playback (e.g. contrast, brightness) ?

Does iTunes have any hidden picture controls for video playback (e.g. contrast, brightness) ?
I haven’t been able to find any.
Since the .m4v file type appears to prevent any video bought or rented from the iTunes Store from being played using any other program the lack of these picture controls - if indeed they are lacking - make it seriously deficient as a video player.

Thanks for the rapid response to my enquiry.
I know that it’s possible to adjust the monitor’s performance via System Preferences but it is rather long-winded and I’d rather not alter the settings for the entire screen (and then have to change them all back once finished) when it’s only the video playback window that needs adjustment.
Since iTunes provides various options using the Equalizer for adjusting sound playback it seems rather odd that they don’t have a similar panel for video.
Regarding QuickTime.
Apparently earlier versions (such as 7) had picture controls but the current version (10.4) does not.
I assume Apple are phasing out QT whose development seems to have stopped - or rather gone backwards since it now lacks capabilities it once had - and intend in future to treat iTunes as their universal media player which no doubt makes sense from their point of view.
I wasn’t aware of the .m4v file type when I made my first and probably last video purchase via iTunes yesterday and didn’t realise that it would restrict my options for playback so completely.
The experience has really put me off buying any additional video from the iTunes Store.
Back to DVDs.

Connecting the canon SX50 to HDTV for video playback???

Connecting the canon SX50 to HDTV for video playback???
ok, Got this Camera, like it, except for a few confusing issues. I was told, in order to playback HD video onto my HDTV Samsung, with an HDMI4 on the left side of the TV, all I needed was a HDMI to HDMI cable.
(#1) Shut off both TV and camera, plug the cable into this HDMI plugin, turn on the TV and Camera power supply, and it should recognize, then start paying.
Well, I did it both ways, (#1) shut off,then turn on, and (#2) I just inserted the camera's HDMI to the HDMI4 while both were on, and tried opening up the Samsung's' Tools >Inputs, etc, and still nothing!
Is there an easy way to accomplish this?
The second issue i'm having , is how to shut off the slow motion playback, when viewing the videos, which were not recorded in slow--mo, and it's frustrating trying to playback in normal speed, but instead it plays in slow-mo.
I'm not quite sure I'm recording in full HD...The payback is only 60i

Thanks grazie!
Well, i accomplished most of that and at least got the video on the display (Samsung Anynet HDMI3) But no sound!
I was also able to control the SX50 TV Display with my samsung remote, kool.
As far as the playbgack volume, I checked the camera, I did notice the OPERATIONAL SOUND was off, but when I played back the video on the camera itself, i did have volume.
On that subject of Slow motion videos, if i'm watching each video, then see one playing back in slow-motion, does that mean i actually filmed it in slow motion, without knowing? ( i can send it through Pinnacle Studio 15HD and speed it back up, but theres no background volume anyway) if i did unknowingly videotaped in slow motion, i bettter be more observant in the future.
I'm going to increase that ''Operational sound'' on the tools / Camera and try to playback to see if I have any sound.
I have a Yamaha 7.1 reciever, and TV, BD player,Time-Warner cable all is connected to this receiver....I was pushing all buttons for inputs to see which one would work for sound with video, but could not find any. Thanks, or grazie grazie!

How do I use a Sony DCR-TRV310 for FaceTime in a Mac mini 2009?

How do I use a Sony DCR-TRV310 for FaceTime in a Mac mini 2009? Sorry, I mean Mini mid2010.
Message was edited by: tesoro1

lllaass speaks the truth. Macs have always been "plug & play" with everything except cameras. That's the one area where you MUST have compatible hardware or you're simply S.O.L.

Sony HDV Walkman not seen for video playback

Hello.
Bit of a problem - have just taken delivery of two spanking new Sony GV-HD700E decks to use in our edit suites at work.
Capturing from the decks works like a charm in both HDV (at both 1080i50 and 25p) and DV-PAL (4:3 and Anamorphic). Playback controls are also working fine.
The problem is when I use 'Print To Video' - everything works fine in DV, but unfortunately the settings under 'Video Playback' for all HDV formats are greyed out - I can't get ANY playback in HDV to the deck at all.
I've tried all the HDV Device Control Presets without success (including unplugging the Firewire cables, restarting the deck and the Mac after each change).
The Sony site says the device definitely takes HDV in, so I was just wondering if it's a driver issue?
Any ideas?
Thanks.
Jim
NB - I did plug the Firewire cables back in each time...
OS 10.5.2
FCP 6.0.2
MBP 2.33 and Mac Pro 8-core 3 GHz
Message was edited by: blooblooblum

What that means is you cannot externally monitor HDV without a 3rd party card or box. You can, however, Print to Video with HDV. I've done it successfully with a Sony V1U with FCS 1 (FCP 5.1.4) and now with FCS 2.
If everything is connected and powered up in the proper order, it should work with the same Easy Setup used to originally capture the footage for the project.
It's very important that the camera or deck be connected to the mac via firewire and then powered up before the computer is turned on. After powering up the mac, launching FCP, and opening your project, make sure the timeline window with your finished, rendered/conformed sequence is activated.
Then, go to Print to Video, make your selections, select the 'Start Recording Automatically' box, and hit OK. Your sequence will do some additional conforming, and then your camera/deck should begin to record as the sequence plays out.
In addition, make sure other firewire devices and cables are disconnected during the Print to Video operation. I've done it successfully with other drives and devices connected, but it could cause problems with certain setups.
Message was edited by: Red Jacket Mike

Using Powermac G5 for Video playback on TV, Best options?

Have a Powermac G5 Dual 2Ghz '03 with 8gb Ram and an ATI 9600 Pro 256MB dual DVI wanted to playback my files of .mpeg and ,avi movies on my TV used an Apple DVI to S-video cable and did not work. I am using an HP 24" LCD Monitor running at 1900X1200 and playback is on my 32" Tube Sony Trinitron TV would like to use S-video, but also was thinking of buying an Apple TV but really need to save money. Was also thinking of buying a second PCI ATI Video card to run s-video if this is even possible? Any advise would be greatly appreciated...
Jim
Message was edited by: Jim J. Farrell, IV

Hello, what I recommend is save money and buy a new LCD tv I seen really good deals at Walmart 37" 720p for $398, most new tv's comes with a PC input, the video quality is great. After you buy your tv go to this website: monoprice.com and get the cables that you need for a really good price.
hope this help.

Higher volume for video playback?

Hello everyone!
I am new to the boards and to the touchpad. I have a question about adjusting the volume in video playback. I woudl like to know while during the conversion process, are there any converters out there that can boost the volume? I have been playing with Movavi, AVS, and Cucusoft. I am converting an AVI to MPEG-4 or Ipad format, whichever is on the menu. When I transfer the converted file, the video looks great and the audio plays back. However, the volume to me is not high enough. I have also used my headphones and it still does not play as loud as my iphone 4 and they are basically the same file and format. I bought this because of the price and I am going on vacation later this year and I want to use it on the plane so that is why I am having the volume issue. To me it seems it wont be loud enough on the plane. Is there anything I am missing? I have also tried to upgrade to the latest OS version but the TP is always coming back with the unable to connect message. I am still working on that. I cant get the web doctor to work but that is another thread.
Thanks very much
Post relates to: HP TouchPad (WiFi)

Ok, I think I have mastered how to convert my movies to play on the TP with no issues. However, I need to somehow increase the volume level of the converted movie. I have already installed the preware option that increases the internal volume levels, but some of the movies I have converted seem a little low for my taste. I have been trying trial versions of several video converters such as DVD fab, Xilisoft, Cucusoft and others but I like Handbrake's track record and it's free!
What I would like to know is if there is a volume setting in Handbrake? If not does anyone know a way to increase the volume levels when you convert movies any other way?
Thanks very much.
Post relates to: HP TouchPad (WiFi)

Minimum hardware for video PLAYBACK? Flash 8?

Does anyone know a resource where I can learn about minimum
system requirements for Flash8 or later playback?
I encoded a video using FlashCS3 video encoder - and on most
computers, it looks just fine/as expected. Just to see what would
happen, I tried to view it from the web, on a Mac G4/867 that we
have sitting around because it has PCIx cards for SCSI in it... It
is running OSX 10.4.11 -- Safari 2.x. It has 1.25 gigs of ram.
Video simply will not play back on this dinosaur (well, it
plays, but 1 out of 10 frames, if I'm lucky - and audio is total
sputter, it is unusable) ... ok, this box is ancient. BUT must I
assume all current web visitors will have rocket-ship speed
hardware?
Is there a guide that's been assembled with guidance? For
video encoded with VP6, do not exceed Y x Z dimensions at 15 fps in
Flash player 8, etc... ???? I've searched...
Thanks in advance for any VP6 encoding guidance.
Bonus question: since I own CS3 and QTpro (Final Cut Studio),
is there a true benefit from Flix or Flix Pro (or another stand
alone encoder)? My primary machine for this is a MacBook Pro C2D
2.33. Thanks.

PS -- the internet bandwidth on this machine is superior...
10megs downstream... on the same network (wired) as a few other
(faster/newer) machines that have no issue viewing my video. The
video is ~72mb.

Sansdisk sdhc not compatible for video playback

video playback jumping in iphoto when using a 32 GB Sansdisk sdhc card to import video

If you didn't format the Sandisk to Mac before storing anything on it you will have to transfer them to or burn them to a CD or DVD and hopefully they are all .jpg then you shouldn't have a problem. If you are going to use the Sandisk on a Mac it must be re-Formatted because they come formatted fat 32 for PC. You may be low on ram as well if what you have stored is Video. You may have to download a different Player like VLC it will play just about everything.

Does JMF Support multilingual absolute paths for video playback?

Hi everyone,
I hope I can find some answer here.
Does JMF supports multilingual paths for videos? E.g. I have a video located by the following URL:
G:\video\Stürmische\video.mp4
When I try to open this video by JMF, I get the following Exception: Problem playing video+
javax.media.NoPlayerException: Cannot find a Player for :file:/G:/video/Stürmische/video.mp4_
When I use the same video.mp4 file with path containing only simple latin letters, it's played normally.
Is there any problem with JMF regarding to multilingual paths?
Many thanks,
Armine

868310 wrote:
I assume that it's a JMF cons. and IMHO, multilingual support for video paths/names should be added in it.Several things...
1) JMF is designed to play both local files and RTP/RTSP file sources. As such, it uses URLs as resource locators. It makes perfect sense to make that design decision.
2) URL encoding only allows alphanumeric characters and a handful of special characters. Considering the internet was invented by the United States army and our keyboards don't have those symbols, it makes perfect sense to make that design decision.
3) Most importantly, JMF hasn't been updated since 2002 and development has been completely discontinued... so "multilingual support" won't ever be added to it.
And it isn't multilingual support you're asking for, it's support for non-ASCII characters.
It is my understanding that you can take a path like:
G:\video\Stürmische\video.mp4
Run it through some encoding procedure, and come out with a usable URL like:
G:%5Cvideo%5CSt%FCrmische%5Cvideo.mp4
Which I got by using the encoder on the following website:
http://www.blooberry.com/indexdot/html/topics/urlencoding.htm
Coincidentally, had you done the research that I suggested you do, you might have learned that Java already has something built in to handle encoding non-compliant URLs for you.
http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/net/URLEncoder.html
So, I'd expect you could use the URLEncoder class to implement suggestion #3 from my previous post.

Is there any hardware acceleration for video playback

Hello,
Nice to hear about this framework
Will there be any other new features regarding perfomance and hardware acceleration for video plaback in this new framwork?
(except the existing FullScreen harware acceleration available in flash 9 )
Thanks!
Adrian

OSMF is a framework built entirely in Actionscript 3.0, which means that it can only take advantage of those features which are enabled by the underlying Flash Player. So no additional hardware acceleration. That being said, we work closely with the Flash Player team and the FMS team, so any new features they add should find quick support in OSMF.
Brian -- Adobe

Shortcut for Video Playback

I find myself constantly needed to switch video playback from SD 480i to either a particular version of 720p or 1080i, but can't find a way to map a shortcut.
Anyone have a solution rather than groping my way through the list of (often very similar) video playback options each time?
I've tried mapping it in Apple shortcuts, but although the shortcut faithfully appears listed beside the option in FCP, it fails to actually trigger the option.
Thanks

Hi,
Here is an update. I typed the code myself. I typed:
var vid = sym.$("player");
vid.html('<video width ="390" height="219" controls = "controls" src="santa.mp4" type="video/mp4"</video>');
I then exported in Edge the file to an OAM file and then placed that file into my Muse test site. But the results is not working. Here is the test:
http://designerandpublisher.com/hs_test/our-story.html
The 20-sec MP4 file does not play (it played when I was testing it in Edge). Also on frame 20 I put a "stop" command to stop the timeline, but that doesn't seem to work as it's looping. The MP4 file is in the directly like it should in the above code .
Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Using a Sony HVR-M25U for video playback

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for