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Canon GL2 and FCP
Hello to you all!
I’m having a weird problem lately and can’t figure out what process or config change made that happen…
I’m trying to capture with my Canon GL2.. FCP sees it but when I go to capture, I can only capture about one second or two before it stops with the “locating timecode break”… I can’t capture more than 3-4 seconds at a time… But I’m able to capture HD with no problem… I know it’s not my drives or firewire because I can capture with Roxio’s Toast..
QT has been upgraded, I have the latest upgrades on FCP + OSX.. I’m using a Powerbook G4, 1gig RAM, 128meg ATI, 1,67mhz processor…
(I’ve check the past posts and didn’t find an answer)
thanks,
Markyyy
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2 Replies
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When I encounter this problem, I resort to capture now.
I also go
Final Cut Pro > User Preferences
General tab
and change the On Timecode Break drop down to, Warn After Capture.
If I hit a bad chunk of tape where there are hits, I capture now on either side of it.
Cue the camera to the first good frame. Freeze it.
Hit Capture Now in FCP. The window will report that it is waiting for time code.
Then hit play on your camera.
Not ideal, but should get you over the hump. Remember to return your preferences to your normals when you are done.
Best,
Tom
ps The Canon DV cameras seem to be particularly troublesome with FCP. I’m not enough of an engineer to say why, but that has been my experience.
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Hi Tom..
thanks for the tip, but It does capture, but after my 2 seconds of good capturing then it starts to freeze every frame or so… I gave it a try, maybe it was only on the screen that it was freezing, but no.. the final captured footage is jerky as well…
I guess I’ll be putting a Canon GL2 up for sale soon 🙂
thanks,
Markyyy
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