Using HDV 720p24 Easy Setup - no device control
I am trying to capture from a tape shot on a JVC HD cam using the HDV 720p24 Easy Setup and am not able to achieve device control of the deck, which is a JVC BR-HD50.
IS this possible?
The deck uses HDV Firewire as it's device control, so you need to change that. The easy setup uses something else... try that, and refer to this page: http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/resources/devicelist.php for more information about that deck and FCP...
Jerry
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Hi,
I created some Custom Capture and Sequence Presets. Then I created some Easy Setups that use these presets.
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These files are located in HD/Library/Application Support/Final Cut Pro System Support/Settings... so just drag the custom setups from there to a flash drive or CD and then place them in the other system's folder in the same path.
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Hi Jerry,
Thanks for the reply. The Easy Setups are in the directory you mentioned but the Custom Presets are not.
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Since the other Mac is 50 miles away I have no easy way to test this. If there are files I can bring rather than redoing the custom presets that would be quite a bit easier.
Thanks Again!
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Unable to initialize capture device and device control in HDV
I shot with a Sony HVR-Z1U/Z1N and am using a Sony HDV 1080i tape deck to digitize.
I recently purchased a MacBook Pro and installed FCP Pro 5 on it. After getting over some time code issues we were chugging along, when on the 4th tape the image on the log and capture screen suddenly dissapeared (I could get audio and could see the image on the tape deck). Well after taking the tape out, checking and rechecking it I popped it back in and ever since then, I have been getting this error mssg "Unable to initialize capture device and device control."
I have tried deleting the preferences and starting from scratch. If I do that, and choose the easy setup with HDV- 1080i60, it gives me this error "Unable to locate the following external devices- HDV (1440 X 1080) 30fps.
I upgraded to FCP 5.1.2 this morning and upgraded the OS to 10.4.7 and QT to 7.1.3 and still no change.
Im at my wits end, Ive been working on this for a whole week now.
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BugsIt has been reported to take more than one attempt to correct the installation but, if properly executed on a machine without other system problems, the QT reinstall process does work. The key element here is you must reinstall QT after you trash the receipts. The process is listed below.
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To do a full quicktime reinstall.
Go to /library/receipts and delete any files that say Quicktime followed by a number e.g. Quicktime703.pkg
Go to the Apple quicktime site and download the appropriate version of Quicktime to your hard drive.
Run the Quicktime installer.
Repair Disk Permissions for your System Disk (Disk Utility > Select the system disk > Repair Disk Permissions)
Reboot
If this doesn't work, then the problem lies elsewhere:
1. your system - user preferences, firewire ports or other system elements.
2. your equipment - camera/deck/firewire cables.
3. your process - not setting up the software properly or using the software erroneously.
Listed below is a troubleshooting process. Not all steps are appropriate but the general process of isolating the problem is useful.
Troubleshooting Steps for OS X
by Jan Johannsen (Collected from: Apple>User Tips Library>User Tips Contributions forum)
FIRST AID
01 Completely shutdown, wait a 5 minutes, restart
02 Make sure you're not running out of free space on the System volume
03 Check/fix the filesystem using Disk Utility &/or Diskwarrior
04 Repair permissions using Disk Utility
05 Create a new user account, and see if the problem persists there
06 Clear system & user caches
07 Run FCP Rescue
08 Unplug all USB, Firewire devices except Apple mouse
09 Startup in SafeBoot mode, and see if the problem persists there
10 Reset system firmware
MORE SERIOUS TROUBLESHOOTING
11 Reapply the latest combo updater
12 Run the Apple hardware diagnostic CD
13 Check the hard drive for bad blocks
14 Take out 3rd party RAM
15 Unplug 3rd Party PCI cards
16 Reset PMU
17 Archive and reinstall the OS
18 Reinstall the system from scratch
19 Send the machine back to Apple -
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Hello dal1820
Check out the article below on how to use multiple devices with one computer. The main idea that I want to point out is to have different users for each person as it is the easy way to make sure that no issue happen when syncing.
How to use multiple iPhone, iPad, or iPod devices with one computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1495
Regards,
-Norm G. -
Working with Pixel Dimensions and HDV Presets in Easy Setup
hi there, i’ve got another question...
i am still learning the in and out’s of hdv capture. I wanted to verify that the easy setup HDV 1080i plugin is what I want to use for import for my HDV footage which was shot with a Sony A1U HDV camera. I believe it was recorded at 1920x1080 and the imported quicktime file says it is imported at 1440 x1080(and in parentheses it says 1888x1062)..why does the HDV 1080i FCP preset not import at the same frame rate as it was recorded at….?
also does a Sony FX1 use the same HDV preset at the A1U?
many thanks
adamTom,
You’re right, …again!
Up till now, I really thought that I had true HD coming out of this camera; shame on me! It really does look good.
I’ve browsed the specs of my Canon HV30 User’s manual, and no where does video say 1920x1080; only 1080i ! That’s why when I ingest and capture using ProRes 422HQ, I only see the 1440x1080 Browser frame size.
(Still images from this camera do produce a 1920x1080 and 2048x1536 sizes)
Let me ask your opinion and that of anyone else out there.
If I were to use video from this camera, and move up to an external BluRay burner and player, ……would I achieve better looking DVD video quality than what I’m currently seeing when burning DVD’s using iDVD-Best Performance and playing back on a standard def (upscaling) DVD player ?
And if not, which consumer camcorder would you recommend that DOES provide true 1920x1080 for capturing into FCP, and costs under $1000 !
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Device Control Capture from Beta SP Deck into a G-4, Using Firewire ???
Hello,
I have been told by many people that it is possible to capture video with device control from a Beta SP deck, if you have the correct setup. But no one seems to be able to tell me exactly how using a G-4 Dual 1.25, or G-5 single processor computer. What I'm hoping to do is establish a serial interface that will allow for device control from a RS-422 circumstance. I'm hoping that I can do this, and still capture using DV- I don't want to have to resort to using a video capture card, for an assortment of reasons that I won't get into.
Question: Is there anyone out there converting video from a beta sp deck to firewire in FCP, using device control, and if so, what is your set up?
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What easy setup do I use for the Canon A1 1080i60?
What easy setup do I use for the Canon A1 1080i60?
I called tech support and they were no help.
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4:3/16:9 combo. What easy setup & export settings would you use?
Trying to export a sequence combing 4:3 and 16:9 clips, expecting to get a dvd that plays 16:9 at full screen and pillarboxed 4:3. Instead I get full screen 4:3 and letterboxed 16:9 on my flat screen tv. Shot the 4:3 on my pre-16:9 Sony VX1000, and the 16:9 on my Sony Z5U. Working on FCE 4.0 and authoring on iDVD.
Have tried different easy setups and compression types, but always check the 16:9 choice when it comes up in FCE or iDVD. What am I missing here?
ThanksFor the future change your preset to the correct DV Anamorphic preset.
For this sequence I'm not sure. Try this. Set the correct DV Anamorphic preset and make a new sequence. Copy and paste the contents of the incorrect sequence and paste into the correct one. Select all the clips and use the Remove Attributes function. This should reset the anamorphic material into the correct aspect ratio. I'm not sure what it's going to do to the 4:3 media. Try it. -
Easy Setup - Format used for importing MPEG-4 clip
I am trying to import a movie to FCE and wonder which format should be set in the Easy Setup. Thx
Used MPEG Streamclip to check the info:
Video Tracks:
Generic MPEG-4, 640 × 480, 29.97 fps, 997 kbps
Audio Tracks:
MPEG Layer-3 Audio stereo, 48 kHz, 64 kbps
Used QuickTime Player Inspecter to check the info:
DivX 6.0, 640x480, Unknown
MPEG Layer3, Stereo, 48.000 kHzYou'd better first convert the movie (using MPEG Streamclip you already have) to the standard NTSC format: open your file in MPEG Streamclip, then Export to QuickTime (cmd-E - NOT Export to DV!) with Compression: Apple DV-DVCPRO/NTSC, Quality: 100%, fps: 29,97, Audio: uncompressed, Stereo, 48 KHz.
Then in FCE select the DV-NTSC Easy Setup before creating the sequence you'll use for editing.
Finally import the converted .mov file into FCE and drag it into the new sequence in the timeline.
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Piero -
Hi everybody....I am trying to get started on an edit of some 16:9 mp4 files that I created from .mod files using MPEG Streamclip. I can now import the files into FCP and chose DV NTSC Anamorphic as the easy setup, and am having two problems for starters:
1. The canvas window is showing me the edit as a 4:3 letterbox
2. When I try to render clips, I get the message: "Render Error: Insufficient Disk space. Free up space with render manager and retry?" ....but even if I try to gain space by using that manager there is nothing in the list to remove anyway.... and so I am unable to render clips.
Any suggestions?#1 - FCP doesn't edit mp4 files. That is not an editing codec. Convert to DV/NTSC using MPEG STREAMCLIP.
#2 - if you drop a clip into the timeline and have to render, that is a BIG CLUE that something is wrong. You should never have to render just a base clip if everything is setup right. That means converting the footage to DV/NTSC, and using the same settings in FCP.
#3 - Where is your media stored? And what type of SCRATCH DISK do you have? do no use your system drive to store footage or render to.
Shane -
Has Anyone Else Got A "Non-Controllable Device" Easy Setup In FCE 4 ?
Well has anyone got a PAL "Non-Controllable Device" Easy Setup in FCE 4 ?
I am completely confused as over the past few months I have been fiddling with FCP and FCE.
I am sure I created this Easy Setup in FCP 6 and saved it to default position of HD>Library>Application Support>FCP System Support>Custom Settings.
Strangely it has appeared in FCE 4 ......... I'm sure it is mine because it has the wording, "... capturing via A/D Converter", which I am sure is my phrasing and not Apple's.
Other FCP Easy Setups I have made have not appeared in FCE - just this one.
Now here's something stranger ........ I have deleted the file from the Custom Settings folder but it still appears in both FCE and FCP !
Below are a couple of screenshots from FCE 4 :-
Can anyone explain this weird behaviour please ?Ian, heres my take on the way it works ...
When FCP/FCE loads up then any Custom Settings are loaded (and held in memory along with everything else) ... when you quit, those settings are written to the prefs file. From that point on they are there for good ie you can trash the Custom Setting but it will still be loaded from the prefs file at launch. Only when you delete the prefs file will the setting go (along with everything else). I'd file it under bug.
By the way, this is not new, its been like this since forever.
Cheers
Andy -
Changing audio pre-sets (i.e. not using easy setup)
Easy setup (DV-NTSC anamorphic) is forcing me to use a 48 hz audio preset and I did not record my video in this setting. How do I change it to 12 hz (I always re-do the audio later, but while capturing, warning window is annoying.)
I did not have all the options clicked. When I did this, the right option popped up.
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I just upgraded to FCP 5.1.2 and a new HDV video camera (Sony HDR-HC3) and have just reformatted and installed the Final Cut Studio suite and Shake. Now when entering the setup for FCP--what Easy Setup would be best? HDV 1080i (50,60, 24, 25)?
Thanks.Please click on the or buttons over posts as appropriate...
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when you need to output back to tape you need to use the Print To Video method
(File > Print To Video)
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Which Easy Setup when using stills only?
Hi,
I'm just wondering if anyone knows which Easy Setup preset option I should choose if I'm not using video at all, but just jpeg images to create a movie. I'm outputting for DVD to show on a regular (4:3) television.
Thanks,
VicDepending on your region: DV-NTSC or DV-PAL...
Regards
Nolan
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