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fx1 and fcp
Hi there,
I am having trouble with my Sony Fx1 when using the inbuilt down converter from HDV to DV connected to Final Cut Pro 5.0.4…
The original footage is shot in HDV, but for computer limitation (Powerbook G4) i can only edit efficiently with DV… The problem lies with the settings i think or camera support in FCP..
What i am finding is that when converting useing DV Anamorphic (16:9) i am not getting the the full image displayed in FCP (both viewer & slug), it looks like the image has a black border around it… When i imported a tape shot in DV (same camera) with same settings in FCP i get the whole picture(that being 16:9)…..
I have tried numerous setting changes and cannot seem to get around this problem, i have captured some footage in HDV as a test useing Apple intermediate codec and the image is fine, full frame….
Any help would be more than appreciated….
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14 Replies
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I do what you’re doing with a 17″ Powerbook and 200GB LaCie Firewire 800 drive. First, you’ll have to get a Firwire PCMCIA card, as you can’t capture to an external drive from a camera on a portable, as there is only one FW Buss. The card adds a second data buss, so that you don’t overload the FW Buss.
Capture with the Apple Intermediate Codec set up (AIC), it’ll reduce the strain on your CPU, and keep your image quality.
Your Powerbook should handle that just fine.
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Thank you very much for your response,
Unfortunately i only have a 12″ powerbook, so do not have an expansion slot for a card
I have been using a 250gb Lacie, with a usb connector…. I tried using Apple codec but my computer was dropping frames during the render process (i was not receiving any errors but on review was missing chunks of stop/start record clips)
That problem may be related to the fact that i only have 768 meg of ram???
Have you used the hd – sd converter with any luck?
and do you know if the FCP 5.1 update fixed any compatibility issues with the Sony Fx1….
Thanks again… cjm
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I thought all Powerbooks had a PCMCIA card slot on the side of it.
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[bbalser] “Capture with the Apple Intermediate Codec set up (AIC), it’ll reduce the strain on your CPU, and keep your image quality.”
this would be true if he was going to work with HDV footage he only wants to work with DV footage
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[bbalser] “I thought all Powerbooks had a PCMCIA card slot on the side of it.
“No the 12′ Powerbookd did not.
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Once the camera is in HDV to DV down convert mode then it will be recognized just like any other miniDV camera in FCP.
It sounds like ether your capture settings, your sequence settings, or both are not set right.
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Wow, that suckes.
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Camera Settings:
1. VCR: HDV/DV Auto
2. Componet: 1080i/480i
3. I Link Conv: On
4. TV Type: 16:9Final Cut Settings:
1. Sequence DV NTSC 48k Anamorphic
Capture Settings:
1. Device Control: Firewire NTSC
2. Capture/Input: DV NTSC 48K Anamorphic
3. Set in and out points.After all these settings are achieved, hit log clip,
sometimes your in point will revert to your endpoint
so check and change back if needed.
After logging clip the clip will appear in your media
browser with a red slash through it, at this point hit
batch capture and Final Cut will do the rest. If you
do all of this correctly when you drag the clip into
your timeline you will immediately notice that there
are no black bars on the top and bottom of your clip
in the canvas, also set your cavas size to 100%, this
will speed up Final Cut’s performance. After editing
and exporting to MPEG2 you will need to set DVD Studio
Pro’s settings to a 16:9 aspect ratio. -
I would obviously prefer to edit in HD, but i will be compiling footage with another person, and they have only shot in SD…
Does anyone know the exact settings necessary? when capturing SD i have capture settings: DV PAl Anamorphiic
Sequence Settings : DV PAL Anamorphic
wanting to achieve 16:9 as shot by the camera….
(Am in Australia)Keeping in mind that when i captured a SD tape (shot on fx1) these settings where sufficient to give me full 16:9, not a condensed version?
I now realise that my USB Lacie hard drive is responsible for my dropping of frames when capturing in Apple Intermediate Codec….
I appreciate all comments…
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The settings I told you on the last post should work just substitute PAL anywhere I said NTSC
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