FCP & the JVC GY-HM100

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FCP & the JVC GY-HM100

Posted by Raffi Asatoorian on June 17, 2009 at 12:33 am

Just got the JVC GY-HM100 and shot some footage in the XDCAM EX 720p24 on an SDHC Class 6 card.

I tried to drop the .mov file into FCP6 and I’m told/being directed to third party software?

I was under the impression that all I would need to do is drop the .mov file into the bin and then I’m off to the editing races…?

Hope you can help.

Raffi

Kate Bradford replied 16 years, 3 months ago 10 Members · 10 Replies
10 Replies

Shane Ross
June 17, 2009 at 12:51 am

[Raffi Asatoorian] “I tried to drop the .mov file into FCP6 and I’m told/being directed to third party software? “

What is the EXACT message you are getting?

Can you open the movie in Quicktime? When you do that press CMD-I to GET INFO and see what it says next to FORMAT.

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Rich Rubasch
June 17, 2009 at 12:56 am

Sounds like the camera is not set to record QT. You have a choice what format to record…can’t recall how JVC describes the two, but one is definitely QT and FCP compatible.

Rich RUbasch
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Gary Adcock
June 17, 2009 at 2:21 am

[Raffi Asatoorian] “Just got the JVC GY-HM100 and shot some footage in the XDCAM EX 720p24 on an SDHC Class 6 card.”

Because the JVC camera uses proprietary EX code you will still need to download the Sony Xdcam EX codec and drivers to gain functionality.

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Mike Raff
June 17, 2009 at 3:29 pm

Hi, Raffi

Rich and Gary are right. The JVC gives you two options: to record as FCP-friendly native QT or to record in the XDCAM-EX codec (i.e. mp4) which will require conversion before you can edit in FCP.

I’d go with the third party software for now, then re-read you JVC manual before your next shoot to make sure you get QT next time.

Hope that helps.

Mike Raff
Richmond, VA
Raffi Asatoorian
June 17, 2009 at 3:36 pm

Thanks for the assistance. It seem that all I needed to do was update my FCP software.

Now it works just as they say!

I can drag my .mov files right from the SD card to the bin and start cutting if I want. Nice!

Thanks again for your comments!
Jerry Vogt
June 19, 2009 at 7:29 pm

How does the quality of the video look?

and can you edit your JVC footage as a multi-clip with footage from another format?

Jerry
Dan Doskey
July 13, 2009 at 2:53 pm

In my scenario, the update to Final Cut was the key. My files were shot in the FCP friendly Quicktime wrapper, but would not load in and/or play correctly until I manually ran software update and got some add-ons. This was AFTER installing FC Studio 2, so be mindful of that. Before the manual update, I was running FCS2 6.0.1, now running 6.0.5, and it works perfectly without downloading the Sony codec.

Dan Doskey
Production Manager
Visual Evidence, Inc.
West Palm Beach, FL
Denis O’brien
July 15, 2009 at 7:30 am

Hi,
There is JVC ProHD LOG AND TRANSFER PLUG-IN Version 1.0.1 available from the JVC website

Overview
JVC ProHD Log and Transfer plug-in can be used with Final Cut Pro for editing MP4 clips recorded by JVC ProHD equipments. You can preview MP4 clips and transfer to QuickTime movie file by installing this software.
They also give the following warning:-

Known Issue
If you have already installed Sony XDCAM EX Log and Transfer Plugin Version1.0.0 to your system and then install JVC ProHD Log and Transfer Plugin Version 1.0.1, 720p SP clip recorded by JVC ProHD equipment may not display a thumbnail. To avoid this, please uninstall Sony XDCAM EX Log and Transfer Plugin software by following procedure.
[ How to uninstall SonyXDCAM EX Log and Transfer Plugin ]
– Delete the following folder and file.
/Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/ProApps/MIO/RAD/Plugins/SonyXDCAM.RADPlug
/Macintosh HD/Library/Receipts/XDCAM EX Log and Transfer Plugin 1.0.pkg
Juan Avila
October 30, 2009 at 5:06 pm

Hello,
I’m shooting QT format in 1920/601 (HQ) recording mode. Before I loaded the JVC codec into FCP 6.0.6 clips would appear with a wide grey bar across the middle and thin grey veritical lines along the sides of the clip. The JVC codec fixed the problem within FCP but when I try to export the FCP clips to a QT movie on my desktop to view rough edits, log interviews, etc. the same horizontal and vertical lines appear (audio is fine). Can anyone shed light on a fix? Thanks in advance.
Juan
Kate Bradford
January 28, 2010 at 10:36 pm

hello,
i just bought the jvc hm-100 and i’m shooting drop frame, 720/30p, and using .mov, for editing i am using fcp version 6.06. when i open a clip in quicktime, pan shots have a definite stutter though out the pan. but when i drag the clip folder into fcp the browser, everything plays back fine. if i create a quicktime conversion movie of the same clips from fcp and play back that quicktime file, i still get the stuttering.

what is a better file to shoot and work with? the .mov or the mp4 that will give clean, smooth images? if i change to record mp4 and use the transfer tool will i get a better product?

thanks!!

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