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capture problem diagnosis
When capturing – i get alot of abort captures because of “Stream Problem” or “time code break” – however, it is set not to abort captures at tc breaks in preferences.. which is odd – would this problem be because of my FCP, my tapes, or with my camera that I’m using to capture stuff from? – I assume it’s not the tapes, because it happens to multiple new DV tapes – I’m capturing 1080i HD –
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Hey Johnny…You ask a tough question. We need to know if you are using “capture now” or if you are capturing in the traditional mark I/O points capture dialoq window”.
I can tell you from experience if you are using “capture now”, and you press the capture now button, let the tape play and hit escape, and then start the next clip on that exact frame that you stopped on, it can cause some wonkiness in the way FCP references timecode. If I’m using “capture now” I always try to advance a few frames forward or a few frames behind the last clip that I captured.
Also, you could have large timecode breaks on your tapes, which usually comes from reviewing clips on the tape as you are shooting, and not rewinding to the exact “end of tape” position. Your camera should have a “find end of tape” function to relocate the exact frame it needs to be at in order to avoid strange timecode breaks. Hope that helps. STU
I know alot….but not as much as the other guy.
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