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Capture Duration Wierdness
I’ve searched all through the forums and cannot find any other indication of this happening or if I should consider it normal or if it’s a bug in FCP 6
Logging and capturing DV Anamorphic using Firewire Basic (as needed for an Canon HV20). The capture presets don’t indicate any frame offsets and here’s what happens:
In the Browser prior to capturing the duration will show what appears to be correct for the logged timecode. For example:
Media Start – 00:00:11;09
Media End – 00:58:01;00
Duration – 00:57:49;20But when I go to capture, the window says that the media length to be captured is 57:46;06. A difference of 3;14.
I thought there might be a frame offset somewhere, but there’s no consistency in each clip. Another clip says Duration (browser) – 46:12;24 and the capture window says 46:10;00, a difference of 2;24. The longer the clip, the greater the duration discrepency.
Now, I’m in the middle of capturing so I haven’t seen the final result on what the browser will say the duration is once captured. Hopefully, this will correct itself. I only have a concern on how this will affect offlining and recapturing when I have edits and sequences in place.
Anyone else experience this? Is it normal? A bug that will or won’t hurt me?
Thanks for any input.
Brad -
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Just finished capturing one of the clips mentioned above. The capture window indicated an incorrect duration and the browser indicated the correct duration. When the capture was done, the browser duration of the clip remained the same and correct.
I can’t figure this to be anything I did. All my settings indicate I am using Drop Frame TC so that does not appear to be the issue. Not a significant issue, but disconcerting when in the middle of a large project and making me wonder if there is something wrong. I’d prefer the durations in the browser and capture window match.
I’ll send this to Apple via feedback.
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Hi Brad,
Sorry I can not help you with your problem. I’ve never used a Canon HV20, but whatever the kind of format you use, is not much recomendable to download one hour clips. You better chop it.
Rafael -
Thanks for the response. However, I’ve been capturing DV tapes 30-60 minutes long for nearly 7 years with no time code problems or sync issues.
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Brad,
Think that when you capture a long clip although you get only one file, FC chop it inside the HD. So if you chop it before hand, better for FC.
rafael -
I get something similar but different. I suspect batch capturing is broken just like Media Manager and Color and other “PRO features” of FCP.
Capturing from a Sony DSR-11, though I doubt that has anything to do with the drive is. I tried setting up a batch capture file with 5 minute intervals to make smaller clips. Nice clean start and stop points right? But then FCP changes things arbitrarily like stop points, stop points, durations… FCP has a mind of it’s own. Don’t try to fight it.
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