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Avid Express Pro HD ;-capturing from Sony HDV Cam
I have Avid xpress HD on my PC, I was using mini-dv succesfully. I would now like to use the SONY HDR-FX1 NTSC version Handicam on HDV with this Avid version. Is this possible, if so what settings would I need to change.( I would be using the camera as a player to import. Sorry to be crass, I am a novice. Thankyou in advance.
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Under ‘Deck Preferences’ in the settings tab, you’ll have to identify your camera.
According to Avid (https://www.avid.com/content/8927/SUPPORTED%20DEVICES%20FOR%20AVID%20EDITOR%20PRODUCTS.pdf), the HDR-FX1 is fully supported for capture, but digital cuts are not frame accurate.
When you digitize, select the source and you should be golden.
BTW, this all works throught a firewire cable…
HTH,
Jon
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Thanks Jon.
I still have a few problems capturing.
I have upgraded to Avid 5.7 for PC. I have a SonyHDR FX1 NTSC camera. The project settings on the pop-up menu only recognise this camera as a PAL HDR FX1 (On a fire wire) and thus it will not capture from it. Is there anyway around these settings or do I have to re-invest in a PAL camera.
Any suggestions greatly received -
Try using the generic deck settings…
Jon
“So you want to throw out the old you – but the old you is old enough to know it won’t make it better”
Del Amitri – “Make it Better” -
Thanks Jon,
but still having trouble. The machine templates that it loads under generic only seems to have 3 choices:-
DVbasicdevice-PAL
DVdevice – PAL
DV transcoder – PAL
ie. I cannot load an NTSC deck, could this be because I bought this version of the software in the UK or am I missing something else??
Ford -
Thanks Jon,
but still having trouble. The machine templates that it loads under generic only seems to have 3 choices:-
DVbasicdevice-PAL
DVdevice – PAL
DV transcoder – PAL
ie. I cannot load an NTSC deck, could this be because I bought this version of the software in the UK or am I missing something else??
Ford -
Thanks for the help.I am now capturing all the pictures fine (I changed the project settings, sorry to be crass), but for some reason my PC is not generating any sound although I can see it fluctuating on the AVID. What could I be missing now?
I am a bit stuck, any suggestions welcome.Ford
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Make sure you check your audio settings (it should match your source materiel – for DV you should have it set to 48khz, but check your camera and see what its set at). Sorry to state the obvious, but make sure your speakers are up, the master volume on your PC is up, check the audio level within the Avid…
Jon
“So you want to throw out the old you – but the old you is old enough to know it won’t make it better”
Del Amitri – “Make it Better” -
Thanks Jon,
I am getting some PC maintenance next week as I think the sound problem may be more general. If I isolate the problem back to avid I will post again.
regards
JF -
I have an HVR-Z1U and capture with Avid XPress Pro with the settings: 1080 30p. I couldn’t get it to capture in the 1080 25p setting that the user guide’s and Avid documentation suggested. Seems to work for me.
I’ll be interested to see any other acceptable settings.
Cheers!
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