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dropped frames during capture
OK, so I am a relatively new FCP user and am trying to capture some footage from camera using firewire. It is a sony handycam dcr-hc20, so it is old and not great. In the log and capture viewer window, the footage is shown clearly, but when I try and capture it drops every other second of video. I have the easy setup on, so all the basic settings are up. I am using an external hd as my scratch disk. I have tried changing the capture and firewire settings around but to no avail. Someone please help!!
Sincerely, Danreplied 17 years, 2 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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Tell us more about your system. What OS, version of FCP, kind of drive and type of connection, etc. If both your drive and camera are connected at the same time to your Firewire bus, that could be your problem as Macs have only one FW bus regardless of how many FW ports are on the machine. A slow drive could also cause dropped frames, but usually not a second’s worth at a time.
John
MacPro 8-core 2.8GHz 8 GB RAM OS 10.5.5 QT7.5.5 Kona 3 Dual Cinema 23 ATI Radeon HD 3870
ATTO ExpressSAS R380 RAID Adapter, PDE Enclosure with 8-drive 6TB RAID 5
24″ TV-Logic Monitor
Final Cut Studio 2 (up to date)Pro Tools HD w SYNC IO, Yamaha DM1000, Millennia Media HV-3C, Neumann U87, Schoeps Mk41 mics, Genelec Monitors, PrimaLT ISDN
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It is a G5 system, a couple of years old. I am not sure of the exact version of FCP, but it is atleast 2 or 3 years old as well. The firewire is connected to my camera and the tower, while my external hd is connected to a usb port in my monitor. I am not sure what is causing the problem
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USB is not recommended for video. It can’t keep up. That could very well be your problem.
John
MacPro 8-core 2.8GHz 8 GB RAM OS 10.5.5 QT7.5.5 Kona 3 Dual Cinema 23 ATI Radeon HD 3870
ATTO ExpressSAS R380 RAID Adapter, PDE Enclosure with 8-drive 6TB RAID 5
24″ TV-Logic Monitor
Final Cut Studio 2 (up to date)Pro Tools HD w SYNC IO, Yamaha DM1000, Millennia Media HV-3C, Neumann U87, Schoeps Mk41 mics, Genelec Monitors, PrimaLT ISDN
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