• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  FCP and SONY Compatability

  Posted by Dave Vander bloomen on February 3, 2009 at 5:39 pm

  Hello-I’m new to the production side of things. I have been being warned that the HVR-Z5U Sony I am planning on purchasing may not be compatible with my FCP 6. Any suggestions? Thanks!

  Ade Cove replied 15 years, 6 months ago 4 Members · 3 Replies
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  Walter Biscardi

  February 3, 2009 at 5:52 pm

  HDV is fully compatible with FCP. If you have a version earlier than FCP 5.1.4 then you would have issues.

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  Lee Hoffman

  June 9, 2010 at 10:55 pm

  Hey Walter-On this note maybe you can help-this is wierd. I’ve got a Sony Z5-U camera and have been capturing HDV footage with no problem for over a year using FCP 6.0 on an older Power PC MAC tower-duel G5-running 10.4.11, out of the camera into firewire 400 with these A/V settings:

  Sequence Preset: HDV-1080/60
  Capture Preset: HDV
  Device Control Preset: HDV Firewire
  Video Playback: Digital Cinema Desktop Preview-Main
  Audio-Default

  Now here’s the wierd part: I’m trying to capture on my new MacBook Pro-using Snow Leopard. I’m just looping the camera into the Firewire 400 connection through my external drive, then out to the laptop through the FW800 connection. Tested a capture using IMovie to check the connection and that sees it just fine, but with the EXACT same A/V settings as on my older tower, FCP on my laptop says the device is not connected. I’ve tried every other sensible Device Control and other Preset in the menu-including the Sony HDV presets-no dice. Nothing works-This baffles the hell out of me.

  Is it some device control firmware or codec issue with SnoLeopard, or am I missing something stupid? Please help. Lee
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  Ade Cove

  October 21, 2010 at 5:32 pm

  just reviving this old thread as I have the same problem.

  I have the latest macbook 10.6.4 and z5e camera and trying to capture hdv to fcp 6 .

  it will capture downconvert to dv. but not hdv

  imovie will capture in hdv and the computer recognises the camera. connected from firewire to 400 cable with an 800 adaptor.

  and i have tried a variety of settings in fcp

  any suggestions?

  i am in uk / pal.

  many thanks

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