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Capturing DVCPRO NTSC into FCP4.5
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I have footage shot DVCPRO – NTSC 25fps. I am trying to digitize this into FCP 4.5, but in the log and capture window, under capture settings, I don’t see a setting for DVCPRO NTSC. All is see is DVCPRO PAL, and DVCPRO HD. I’ve tried capturing it Firewire NTSC, but it won’t work, the log and capture screen won’t read my footage. Is there an FCP plug in that I need to download to let me edit this?
Thanks for all your help!
-Justin
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No… there is not. Try setting your Easy Setup to DV50 NTSC 24p, unless you’re working in PAL since you say your video is NTSC 25fps. NTSC can only be 24p, 30p or 30i, not 25fps. That would be PAL.
DV50 is DVCPRO 50 which is a great codec to work with. Apple just wanted to mess with your mind…
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Wayne Carey
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My error – it was shot DVCPRO25 at 24fps. Can I still bring this in using DV50 codec?
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Are you hooked using firewire? DV NTSC is the same thing as DVCPRO25 according to FCP. But if you are hooked up using component video out and analog audio, then DVCPRO50 is a better compression than DV25.
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Wayne Carey
Schazam Productions
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Yeah – I’m going firewire in. When I try to capture, all I see in my capture window is “Preview Disabled”… timecode is running, but no picture. This never happens when I go normal DV-NTSC in… but only when I try and capture from DVCPRO tapes. (Get this – if I hook up the deck S-video to my DV Camera, and then go Firewire out of my camera into FCP 4.5, then bring it in as an Uncontrolled device, I can see the preview just fine. NOT THAT I WOULD WANT TO… I just can.)
I can see the signal on my external monitor… so it’s getting lost/jumbled somewhere before getting to FCP. I’m using a Sony DSR-2000 deck.
-Justin
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In that case, I would have to say that there maybe a setting on your machine for firewire output. And knowing Sony, I’m sure that you can only play Sony DV and DVCAM thru the firewire, not DVCPRO. I’m just guessing… Sony have been know to do stuff like that.
Do you have a capture card installed on your Mac? You may have to do it that way, if there’s not a machine setting that can be adjusted.
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Wayne Carey
Schazam Productions
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Groan. Page 1 of my manual: “When playing back a tape recorded in DVCPRO(25M) format, the SDTI and i.LINK outputs of this unit are muted.”
I don’t have a capture card on my FCP system… i’ve always used firewire. So, other than going S-Video into my camcorder and firewiring it out of there… do I have any other options you can think of?
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Does your DVCPRO camera have a firewire connection? If so, then capture using that.
Or make a Firewire to Firewire dub from your camera to the DSR-2000 and record on a DVCAM tape.
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Bud… I’m sorry… But that doesn’t suprise me in the least. Let ask you this… I know the deck has a price of around 15k, so is it possible for you to invest in an AJA IO? You can pick up a used one for around $1000 and a new one for about $1500. It would be a very worthy investment for you to consider. It is a firewire interface so that all you need to hook it to your computer and it gives you all of the analog and digital connections available. If you had an AJA IO, you could have come out of your machine using the SDI connection and placed it into any codec available.
Just something to really consider…
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Wayne Carey
Schazam Productions
http://www.schazamproductions.com
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