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Capturing footage to DVD
Hi,
I’m a newbie here so forgive me if I inadvertently do something wrong!
I want to know if its possible to capture Mini-DV footage to FCP and then transfer that footage (either by DVD or a HD) to another computer with FCP and start working on it?
So effectively could I give someone a DVD of footage as opposed to the actual Mini-DV tapes which they can import in to FCP and work on?
I would appreciate any help you guys can give.
Thanks,
Jack
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6 Replies
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Jack,
Sure, what you want to do is possible, but it’s not called “capturing to DVD,” you are looking to “capture DV to FCP, then burn the Quicktime files (as data files) to DVD.
However, a 1-hour DV tape yields a 13gb file when captured, but a typical DVD holds just 4.7gb of information. So, you would have to capture each tape in three segments in order to to “burn” the files to three separate DVDs.
Typically, for transporting video files, most editors have an inexpensive firewire drive that they copy files to and use to transport the material to clients or other facilities.
Hope this helps,
DavidDavid Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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Hi David,
Thank-you very much for your response.
Some further questions:
1. Where would these captured quicktime files be found?
2. Does it matter what version of FCP you use to capture the media?i.e. If captured on FCP 6, would the material still work with previous versions?
Thanks,
Jack
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[Jack Dee] “1. Where would these captured quicktime files be found? “
That depends on where you set your scratch disks to.
[Jack Dee] “2. Does it matter what version of FCP you use to capture the media?
i.e. If captured on FCP 6, would the material still work with previous versions? “That depends on the format of video you are capturing.
There are no “technical solutions” to your “artistic problems”.
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[Jack Dee] “1. Where would these captured quicktime files be found?”
As Zane said, it depends where you set your scratch disk. If you didn’t do that, then the easiest way to find them is to search using Spotlight in a Finder window.
[Jack Dee] “2. Does it matter what version of FCP you use to capture the media? “
Most of the time it doesn’t matter — however, as each new version has been released, new codecs are supported, so backwards compatibility can be affected if the codec you’re using wasn’t supported in a legacy version of FCP on another machine.
BTW, I highly suggest that you watch and memorize the following brief tutorial, which shows how to properly begin new projects using FCP. If you follow the instructions religiously, you will go on to fame and fortune using FCP.
https://library.creativecow.net/articles/biscardi_walter/realtime_sequences.phpDavid Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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Thank-you very much for all your replies (especially David) you’ve been a great help…
Regards,
Jack
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You’re more than welcome Jack. Come on back when you you get stuck, there’s always someone here to help.
David
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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