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Can I capture from most HD sources into DVCProHD codec using Kona LH?
I have a New G5 dual processor running FCP5 and Kona LH. I understand that many people are using sata drives and firewire 800 drives to edit the DVCProHD codec which is what I currently have. I have not purchased my HVX200 yet but plan to. Here is my question. I have a JVC DVHS deck with a sample 1080i DVHS tape. Can I come component out of the JVC into the Kona LH and capture it in the DVCProHd codec? Should I be able to play back one stream with the drives I have? What would my audio/video setting be?
I tried this last night and was able to get the HD signal to pass through to my monitor. However, when I tried to capture it, I could grab a few seconds but it would stop with a message about dropped frames. Also the few seconds I was able to capture would play back on the canvas but would not play out to production monitor. I am almost sure the kona capture setting was 1920 which I feel I did not want. The problem is when I selected other codecs to capture the footage, no signal would pass through. Any constructive comments would be appreciated. Is there an easy setup that would work?
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The bitrate of DVCProHD is 100 Mbit/sec Thats 15 MB/sec
The SATA drives easy push 30 MB/sec, even more if you RAID them.
So the playback is no problem.In FCP you have alot of presets, just choose one.
The best thing is to go native and capture over firewire from camera, that way you don’t even need to use the capture card.Yes, you can go component, composite or SDI.
You need to set up your AJA Kona controller to the inputs you want to use. It only “listen” on the inputs you say it would. (and outputs)
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