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Capturing with Apple Intermediate Codec
We have the following problem:
We capture with a blackmagic decklink studio card (but I could reproduce the same problem using a MacBook Pro and the internal camera) with a MacPro and CS4. When capturing a live video feed (1280×720) with the apple intermediate codec (set to 29.97fps or to 59.94fps) everything seems to work just fine. But the resulting videoclips happen to be exactly ONE half of the total capture time. So if we capture in Premiere for about 1 our the clip is only 30 minutes long. If we capture for 10 sec., the clip will be 5 sec. long. It’s not that the captured clips play with double the framerate. Half of the actual footage is missing.
Any suggestions?
By the way: we live in a PAL50Hz country, but our video signal that needs to be recorded comes in as a 60hz signal.
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1 Reply
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To be honest, I’m probably not going to give you a solution, just a troubleshooting tip. You’ve indicated that this happens whether using CS4+Decklink or natively through your Mac Pro. The common denominator seems to be your apple codec, not a probable issue with CS4 (which would be of concern to this particular forum).
Try un-installing the apple software completely and then re-installing. Also, check the read me files – you might have to install things in a certain way. Also make sure your Quicktime version is compatible with the intermediate codec.
Weird things happen with software.
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