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FCPHD Capture Problems with Canon GL2
We’re having problems capturing video into FCPHD and even iMovie with the Canon GL2’s. Every time we get indications of numerous time code breaks; however, when I pop the exact same tapes into my Panasonic AGDVX-100p everything captures without any problem. Anyone have any idea why the GL2’s are giving us such headaches? We’re using Mac G5’s with the latest OSX. Thanks.
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Did you shoot the tapes on the GL2 or are you just using it for playback/capture?
Canon’s version of DV is slightly off and this can cause all kinds of horrible issues. The only solution is to use the earlier Canon machines for shooting and ingestion of the same tapes. You can play some Canon MiniDVs on some decks but I cannot recall much success from folks using the Canon GL or XL to play tape recorded on Sony or Panasonic machines.
Worst case scenario is to dub your tapes and capture from the dubs.
You can search for the Canon GL2 and find hundreds of similar threads.
bogiesan
This is my standard sigfile so do not take it personally: “For crying out loud, read the freakin’ manual.”
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The tapes were shot on the GL2’s for a video production class I teach. This semester has been very frustrating because students will shoot on the GL2’s and then have to capture on the one Panasonic that is available; this, of course, really slows things down.
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> Anyone have any idea why the GL2’s are giving us such headaches? We’re using Mac G5’s with the latest OSX. Thanks. < Search for the camera model in the FCP forums. You will find lots of problems and lots of suggested solutions. > The tapes were shot on the GL2’s for a video production class I teach. This semester has been very frustrating because students will shoot on the GL2’s and then have to capture on the one Panasonic that is available; this, of course, really slows things down. < I understand your frustration but I'd have to say that if the GL2 is shooting tapes that can play in other machines but not onboard, you've got a GL2 problem, not an FCP problem. Could be the FW port, could be Canon's oddball DV codec at the FW port (that the Panny is ignoring or correcting) or lots of other things including, but I doubt, the version of QT you are using at your facility. The other part of the debug that is impossible to work on from where I sit is has it always been like this or did this start with an OS/FCP/QT (pick one) update? If you cannot fix it, you've got to make the snafu part of the real world experience. Your production facility just had a fire and half of your capture stations are in ruins but your clients still require their productions on time. That's life in the video biz. It's up to the students to figure out how to cope with scheduling and sharing so everyone gets their grades. bogiesan This is my standard sigfile so do not take it personally: “For crying out loud, read the freakin’ manual.”
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