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can’t see DVCPro HD on an IMAC G5 with FCP 4.5 HD
Hi,
I have a G5 IMAC with 2.0Ghz and 1.5GRam. I have fcp4.5HD. I have downloaded the components from Apple.com. I have read tutorials and followed all instructions.
I can’t see the footage. What do I have to do?
Mick
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13 Replies
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What are you trying to capture from and how are you connected?
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
https://www.biscardicreative.comNow in Production, “The Rough Cut,” https://www.theroughcutmovie.com
Now editing “Good Eats” in HD for the Food Network
“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters
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the footage is already captured on a drive. it is a usb2.0. i have also transferred a clip to the harddrive. i hear it but see white on both quicktime and fcp.
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if the apple download updates the quicktime components that fcp uses, shouldn’t i at least see the footage? i applied the dmg file onto the imac harddrive and restarted. is there a specialty to this step?
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You might want to make sure you have the DVCPRO HD QuickTime component installed. If not, you can download version 1.1 for FCP 4.5 from here:
https://www.apple.com/support/downloads/dvcprohdcomponents.html
Hope that helps,
Tom Lietz -
yes, that is what i downloaded. shouldn’t i be able to see the footage either in quicktime or fcphd?
mick
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[mickavid] “the footage is already captured on a drive. it is a usb2.0. i have also transferred a clip to the harddrive. i hear it but see white on both quicktime and fcp.”
USB 2.0 is not fast enough for DVCPro HD from what I understand. I certainly wouldn’t use it for editing.
Are you sure it’s DVCPro HD? Usually a white screen means that you don’t have the codec installed on your machine.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
https://www.biscardicreative.comNow in Production, “The Rough Cut,” https://www.theroughcutmovie.com
Now editing “Good Eats” in HD for the Food Network
“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters
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Dimensions: 1280×720
Codecs: DVCPRO HD vout 720p60
Imdc, Integer (Big Endian)
Timecode
Channel Count: 1
Duration: 29’58that is what appears on the get info window for one of the clips. this footage was captured at a post house using the dvcpro deck and fcphd.
i downloaded the codec from apple and installed it. so what else is there?
mick
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[mickavid] “Dimensions: 1280×720
Codecs: DVCPRO HD vout 720p60
Imdc, Integer (Big Endian)
Timecode
Channel Count: 1
Duration: 29’58”That’s not a DVCPro HD clip. DVCPro HD is 960×720 which is stretched by FCP to 1280×720 on the way out. Its dimensions in your browser will appear as 960×720.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
https://www.biscardicreative.comNow in Production, “The Rough Cut,” https://www.theroughcutmovie.com
Now editing “Good Eats” in HD for the Food Network
“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters
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so what do i do then?
mick
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Either have the post house recapture the clips using a DVCPro HD preset or cut on a system that supports uncompressed 720p like the Kona 2.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
https://www.biscardicreative.comNow in Production, “The Rough Cut,” https://www.theroughcutmovie.com
Now editing “Good Eats” in HD for the Food Network
“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters
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