• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  FCP Log and Capture w/ older camera

  Posted by Jonathan Poff on September 23, 2007 at 2:43 pm

  Hey-

  So, i am trying to import my 25-30 hours of home video footage, and in an effort to not cause too much wear on my XL2 heads, I decided to use my sony handycam (mini dv, firewire). I went into log and capture, and when i began to play the video to set the I/O points, i got these horizontal lines that were green and purple… I don’t know what is happening! Please help. I really don’t want to have to use my XL2 for this.

  -Jonathan

  Jonathan Poff replied 18 years, 11 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Don Greening

  September 23, 2007 at 4:11 pm

  Hi Jonathan,

  Welcome to the COW. What model of handycam do you have and how old is it? I’ve been using a little Sony DCR-HC30 as a deck for a couple of years now have never seen the types of glitches you’re describing. It sounds almost like a head alignment issue when your Sony is playing back the tapes or the heads need cleaning. At this point it doesn’t sound like a FCP issue.

  It also could be a problem with the FW connection at the camera. Try plugging/unplugging the cable to check for a bad connection.

  For what it’s worth I use my little Sony to capture footage from an XL2, GL2 and a Sony PD170 all the time without a problem.

  – Don
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  Jonathan Poff

  September 24, 2007 at 9:55 pm

  Okay, it looks like it is a DCR-TRV30, and i have tried unplugging, with no luck…

  Thanks for your help!

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