• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Analog material to FCP via DSR11 & a host of other unrelated(?) questions

  Posted by Damon Miller on February 9, 2006 at 8:58 pm

  I understand the best way to capture material is recording it first to DV then capturing it ( I did read some of the other posts) but my question(s) relate to capturing from an analog source and the particular problem(s) I am having.

  I have a Sony Video 8 Handycam. From that via RCA cables going to a DSR11 inputs. Then out via a FW to my Mac G4. I get no video in preview and when I try to capture I get an error reading, “This operation could not be completed as there is no video.” The tape is playing in the camera and the connections have been verified. Am I missing something??? My A/V Settings are as such:

  Sequence Preset and Capture Preset both read DV NTSC 48 Khz.
  Device Control Preset – Non-controllable device
  Video Playback – Apple Firewire NTSC (720×480)
  Audio Playback – Firewire DV

  There is another problem that may go hand in hand with this. I am getting “No Communication” in my Preview window. By the way, I should mention if I capture from the DSR 11 using a DV tape everything works fine.

  Final question – If I capture audio only, I get an error reading, “FCP HD was unable to read the movie file just captured.”

  I am new to the FCP world and have taken some training but this is stumping me for I feel this process shouldn’t be that difficult so I must be missing something right in front of my eyes but my experience (lack thereof) is not allowing me to see it.

  Thank you and please feel free to contact me if you need further information.

  Damon Miller
  Mac G4
  FCP 4.5

  Petteri Evilampi replied 20 years, 7 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Petteri Evilampi

  February 10, 2006 at 7:30 am

  In this kind of problems, meaning no sound or picture, I have found the best to start from the beginning and go thru the whole signal path to make sure all the cables are working, connections are right, and switches and settings are right.

  So in Your case:
  Does the hi-8 camera give the signal out? Connect it with the SAME cables direct to TV or videomonitor. If it works, connect HI-8 to dsr-11. Be sure You connect it in to the right connectors, meaning IN-connectors. Now connect dsr-11 output to TV/monitor. Check out the position of dsr-11 input selector-switch on the front panel. It should be s-video or video depending the cable You use. Now roll the Hi8-tape. Does the signal go thru Your dsr-11 to monitor? If not, start over again. But if it works fine, as I suppose it does, chec the firewire-cable between dsr-11 and MAC. Now You should be able to see the picture in FCPro preview. If not, try to roll DV-tape. If You see the DV-tape signal in FCPro, but not Hi8, go to dsr-11 menu. There go thru this path: VTR SET – VTR – DV EE OUT. This DV EE OUT should be set ON. Now ewerything should work. In FCPro You seem to have allready the right settings.

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