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FCP6
I’ve just started the process of capturing and logging my HDCAM tapes, but I’m having trouble with the J-H3 deck communicating with my system. It’s going though the Kona 3 card, using the HD-SDI connection. I’m using the ProRes codec, and have Tiger not Leopard, so none of those issues. I can play the footage into the capture & log preview window, but there’s no time code coming through and I can’t control the deck from FCP (only manually). The message under the preview window is ‘No Communication’. I’ve tried numerous setups in both FCP and the AJA control panel, but nothing works. I’ve checked the cables and redone them to make sure they’re hooked up properly from the deck to the Kona 3 breakout box and then from the breakout box to the computer. Sheesh, this is driving me nuts as this ought to be the easy part. (I’ve been messing with this all weekend and am at my wits end.) Any ideas out there? (And yes, there is time code as this was shot with the Sony 900R and I can see the code on the deck.) Thanks.
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What Easy Setup are you using to capture? That should set the deck control properly right there so long as you have the RS-422 cable properly connected on both ends.
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Double check your framerate everywhere, on the tape, outputting from the J-H3, and in your project. Make sure they are EXACTLY the same. Make sure the timecode on the tape label is actually the same on the tape too. It’s easy to have a mis-match somewhere. I’ve done this before and it’s quite mysterious when it happens.
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Final Cut Pro cannot capture HD-SDI time code, nor can it control the deck that way.
You need to hook up 9-pin serial control (also known as RS422).
There’s a port for it on the KOna Break out box, and there’s a port for it on your deck. You can use an old VGA monitor cable, but you will need to get a $2 gender changer (Female to Male).
Jeremy
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