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Can’t Capture both DV Audio Channels
Brand new G5 DC 2.3 gig and just installed FCEHD. First two days capturing video and both audio channels. Two days ago fired up the app. and all of a sudden I’m only getting one audio channel during capture. What gives? In Express there’s not much to setting up a capture (“Easy Set-up”). I’ve reinstalled FCE, Apple was absolutely no help, tried a second camcorder – same thing.
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Are you sure there’s audio on both channels? Did you use an external mic?
All the best,
Tom
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 2 Editing Workshop” Class on Demand “Complete Training for FCP5” DVD
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There is audio on both channels. I used headphones into the PD170 to make sure. There’s also camcorder VU meters that “show” the audio. The really wierd thing is, as a test I re-captured some clips that originally captured with both channels of audio and this time only a1 captured.
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When you play the tape in the capture window do you see the audio meters moving? Are they both moving? After you capture the clip and open it into the Viewer what do you get, one tab marked Stereo, two tabs marked Mono (a1) and Mono (a2)? Is there audio in one tab and not in the other? Or in the Stereo tab is there audio displayed only on one track and not on the other? The more detail you can give the better. Like how are you monitoring the sound in the computer? What’s happening in the meters when you play the audio back?
All the best,
Tom
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 2 Editing Workshop” Class on Demand “Complete Training for FCP5” DVD
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Okay, home (from “Real” job) and have been testing. I only see one (left) meter moving in pre-view as I view tapes in the capture window. If I choose “Capture Now” and capture a clip I get 2 channel Mono when I drag the clip into the viewer. If I choose “Clip” I get only a1. Strange. I’ve updated everything – I’m running FCEHD 3.0.1, Quicktime 7.0.3 and just updated Pro App 3.1 for OS 10.4. This very (as they say here in the South) “frustratin”.
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Again, did you record with an external microphone attached to the camera?
All the best,
Tom
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 2 Editing Workshop” Class on Demand “Complete Training for FCP5” DVD
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Yes, the camera mic.
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I can’t see how that can happen. Could you send me the project file?
All the best,
Tom
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 2 Editing Workshop” Class on Demand “Complete Training for FCP5” DVD
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I’ll try. Do you have an “offline” addy I can send this to?
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Click on my head at the top of the forum.
All the best,
Tom
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 2 Editing Workshop” Class on Demand “Complete Training for FCP5” DVD
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