Which Capture Settings

I just shot footage with a Canon XL2 in 16:9 & 24p. To retain the best picture from this setting, which capture, codec, and or video audio settings should be used?

Use the DV NTSC easy setup for anamorphic footage, then change the device control setting to "Firewire Basic".
If you want to remove the pulldown you can during capture as long as it was 24pa, and you have a fast enough Mac.. not just 24p - that requires another procedure. There would be little gain in doing so unless you intend to print to film however.
Jerry

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Batch capture settings do not match project settings

Batch capture audio settings do not conform to project settings-
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For editing with IEEE1394 (FireWire/i.LINK) DV equipment.
Standard NTSC video (4:3 interlaced).
48kHz (16 bit) audio.
Drop-Frame Timecode numbering.
General
Editing mode: DV NTSC
Timebase: 29.97fps
Video Settings
Frame size: 720h 480v (0.9091)
Frame rate: 29.97 frames/second
Pixel Aspect Ratio: D1/DV NTSC (0.9091)
Fields: Lower Field First
Audio Settings
Sample rate: 48000 samples/second
Default Sequence
Total video tracks: 3
Master track type: Stereo
Mono tracks: 0
Please note audio setting for project 48kHz (16 bit) audio.
When I set for batch capture by creating off-line clips using the "Log Clip" option the off-line clip shows audio as
32KHZ 16-bit everyting else is correct as project settings.
Just prior to creating the off-line batch capture clip I had sucessfully captured from the same device using the same tape shot with the above settings including 48khz 16-bit audio by using standard " Capture" by setting in & out then clicking Capture>In/Out.
I've looked at capture settings etc...unable to determine to change audio settings etc or why the audio settings under batch capture do not conform to project settings...
Any ideas?
Tnx,
mick

Thanks for your reply, Harm....
Well now...having negated all the possibilities you listed, I decided to do a an actual batch capture with clips which I previously logged which reported audio at 32kHz instead of the project setting of 48kHz:
1. two clips were selected from the same device/tape ( both selected from the logging util which erroneously reported audio at 32kHz) for the batch
2. both clips captured "flawlessly"
3. both clips after the batch capture then reported audio as being 48kHz
Btw, I also did a batch capture from the same device/tape in Pr 6.x...and it reported and captured at 48khz...I must say, I must prefer the legacy version of Pr 6 for batch capture which creates a log .pbl file which can then be easily exported as a csv to and .xls etc..IMO, much more useful...and useable..
Mi dos pesos(.002US)
So it would appear there is some kind of bug in the Pr cs4 batch capture util that is erroneously reporting audio settings?
Should this go to the devel as a possible bug?
Tnx,
mick

Change capture settings to 32k audio sample rate???

I have a DVCAM tape that my client recorded and the audio sample rate is 32k. I have noticed that the audio seems to get out of sync when I capture it using the 48k NTSC. I also get a warning saying that my source tape's audio sample rate doesn't match the capture settings and that audio could be out of sync. I looked at past posts and it does seem to be the 32k verses 48k.
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John,
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Please help future users to find answers more quickly, who knows, you may find yourself in the same situation someday.

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I think I'd just capture useing the easy setup for DV NTSC, and use "firewire Basic" as a device control setting for that camera.
24p is recorded at 29.97 with a pulldown added, and you needn't remove this pulldown for any real gain with short programs.
Jerry

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stef./.\

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There are definiitely some advantages to editing in DV rather than HDV for easy workflow and faster renders, etc.
To capture, you'll have to get the settingns on the deck and in FCP to match. If you have the deck/camera set to HDV then choose the appropriate easy setup in FCP such as HDV 1080i60. If you want to capture as DV, then set the deck to downconvert to DV, and choose the DV NTSC easy setup. You'll want to check the anamorphic box for you capture settings and sequences, but keep in mind if your are working with DV or any SD format, that the anamorphic setting can be esaily applied to clips and sequences after creation or capture.
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Up untill today i had been using the same workflow EXCEPT i had been capturing over firewire using DV PAL anamorphic to work in the DV PAL format.
Comparing the final result of both workflows im not seeing a huge difference (the original footage is the same in both cases).
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I just want to make sure im not arsing up the capture and that i am capturing as much info as i can from the digibeta masters. The files created from he digi's are a lot larger then the files from the Dv stuff but i just dont feel im seeing that on screen - any advice?
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S

All the original footage was shot on 35mm by a pro cinematographer - me:) Each project was mastered to Digibeta. What i want to do is show that footage in its best "light" so to speak, but i am limited to presenting it on SD DVD until Blu-ray takes off.
Up untill recently i had been using the Digi to DV to DVD workflow i had described above. With a recent desktop upgrade i am now recapturing all the same material from the same Digimasters using the uncompressed 10bit to dvd workflow descibed above so that i can avoid the afrementioned dv compression in the middle.
Obviously i can see a difference between uncompressed and Dv footage natively but when i view them both on DVD on a PAL monitor i cant see as big a difference as i had hoped i would see.
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TV@ Plus, what video capture settings to use?

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Quote from: HenryW on 12-September-06, 04:25:48
I have a TV@ Plus and am unsure what video capture settings to use. I've had it for several months and solved my audio problems and need to know what Video Input Format, Capture Format (Profile), Capture - Size, Quality, Bit Rate and Audio Format settings to use.
I already had transferred and converted some of my old VHS and VCD movie collections into DVDs (using Composite Input).
The higher the bit rate the better quality video output you will have - but bigger file size.
To give you an example:
A 2 hour video captured on MPEG set at 4000/bps will be translated it to 3.58GB. More than enough to be written on a 4.7 DVD.
For audio bit rates, you can choose from 128/bps to 224/bps. As for me I set it to 224/bps. Again the bigger bit rates the better audio output. And don't forget to slide up the audio record level to 100%. That will give you a better and clearer recorded audio output.

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I just boght the XL2 and FCP, and need to capture a four hour interview I shot today in 16:9 24p 2:3:3:2. I just don't know how to set up the capture settings correctly.
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Well, 2:3:#:2 pulldown refers to the way your camera flags the frames while they're recorded, in other words there's not real 24P recording while using tape, because video runs @ 29.97fps ,(what the camera does is to tell to your editing machine that it has to spread the 1st frame over the two first fields the second frame over the next three fields the third frame again over three fields and so on, from there it why it's call 2:3:3:2 pulldown) so in fact to capture true 24P for editing you have to remove the pulldown and remember,if you later are going to edit to tape you'll have to re-apply the pulldown so it prints well to a 29.97 device.
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bump... HDV audio monitoring during capture, I have been unable to figure out how to shut it off.

Which compressor settings should i choose?

Hi guys. need a little help.
I've edited a 40 minute summer camp video together and i've been using a HD camera that shoots in MTS files. my final cut pro 7 has been converting all the footage to Apple Pro Res 422. The problem is the file size is huge and i need to get it onto a dvd. my exported final is around 30GB.
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Why not?
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