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Problems batching HDV through firewire on FCP 5.1.4
Hello
We are in the process of batching/capturing some HDV tapes into FCP using a ordinary log.
The process have been unstable all along the way, but now it refuses to work properly.We have a Sony HDV deck, going through firewire and being captured on a network-RAID.
It baches ordinarily untill its time to “reconnecting files”.
So the file is captured, but it doesn’t connect itself to the corresponding clip. Instead it still says “offline” and in the Scratch disk folder we find the captured files but with filenames such as:202584001.142816007137.mov
Anyone that has experienced something similar before?
We tried switching between deck and camera, a different G5, outputting a downsampled DV-signal instead (but then it refused to even begin batching)
And deleting all the FCP preferences, restarting etc.
We use the easy-setup 1080i50 – preset, FCP 5.1.4, QT 5.1.5, G5, 1,5TB RAID.
(this thing is supposed to be done on thursday so don’t be shy… 🙂
Tor
FlimmerFilm AS -
2 Replies
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Try capturing locally instead of thru the lan. You could copy to the LAN storage after capture..
Jerry
Apple Certified Trainer
Author: “Jerry Hofmann on Final Cut Pro 4” Click here
Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D
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Tor- Do you have any other hardware sharing the firewire bus? To establish stable HDV firewire digitizing we have learned that ALL other firewire devices must be removed from the computer’s built in firewire bus. If you need other firewire devices to be operational install an inexpensive firewire card in an open PCI slot to establish a totally separate firewire bus. And as Jerry suggests use the secondary INTERNAL sata drive as your scratch drive.
Hope this helps.
Jerry
G5 Dual 3GB Ram
FCP5 Studio
External 1 TB SATA Raid 0
Kona LH, Second system w AJA ioLA
Sony Z-1
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