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Capture Problems with FCP
Hey guys,
Alright so I am trying to capture footage that was filmed on a Panasonic DVX1000. I am using my Sony PD-170 as a capture deck and I am capturing to an external HD hooked up through USB 2.0 on my g4 Powerbook (1.67 ghz, 2gb of RAM).
Every time I try to capture the footage I get extremely jittery footage with time-code breaks and strange pixilation. The audio drops every once in a while as well. I tried cleaning the heads on my pd-170 using a cleaning tape, which made no improvement.
Also, I just captured footage that was filmed with a VX2000 using my PD-170 and it worked perfectly.
I’ve heard that capturing footage that was taken by a different camera than what you’re using to capture can cause problems like this, however is there a work around? Capturing the footage on the camera it was recorded on is the LAST option. Thanks in advance.
DJ
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[deejay] “I am capturing to an external HD hooked up through USB 2.0”
This is your problem. Video requires at least a firewire connection. USB 2.0 will not work for video.
Shane
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Sorry, I wasn’t clear about my connections. I am using a firewire cable from my camera to my laptop, but the footage is being captured to my eternal HD which is connected to my computer through USB 2.0.
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deejay,
This setup will cause you problems. End of story.
USB 2.0 drives are kinda just quick enough to cut off (sort of), but they do not give the sustained data rate that firewire does. They share a similar peak speed, but the sustained data rate is really what makes your hard drive video-capable.
Get a firwire drive, or better yet FW800 if your computer has it. Otherwise, at a pinch, you could digitise to your internal drive and copy the files across. But you will still end up with problems using the USB 2.0 drive to cut.
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