connect external TV monitor to play back FCP stuff?

[Shane Ross]

#8 External Monitor Viewing.

Shane’s Stock Answer #8:

A simple path is mac > firewire > camera or deck > rca cables > tv

Then start up your camera and tv, then open fcp.

Then go View > External video > all frames
Video playback should be Apple firewire NTSC (If you are using an NTSC set)
Audio playback should be Audio follows Video

Techinially, this should send synched video to your TV

If for some reason you can’t view your timeline on your external monitor, there are a few things to try:

1) Make sure that the camera/deck is connected and powered on BEFORE you open FCP.

2) In the Final Cut Pro menu select AUDIO/VIDEO Preferences and make sure your signal is being sent out thru Firewire DV.

3) Go to the menu and select VIEW>EXTERNAL>ALL FRAMES.

4) Click in the % box above the image and select FIT TO WINDOW.

5) Go to VIEW->refresh A/V devices

6) Make sure the Log & Capture window is closed

If you want it to play in both the canvas and the external monitor you need to go to the FINAL CUT PRO menu and select AUDIO/VIDIO settings and make sure MIRROR ON DESKTOP is selected under the PLAYBACK OUTPUT section

Shane

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[Bill Lee]

I always troubleshoot the basic setup with iMovie HD – it either works or it doesn’t and you avoid the myriad settings that can make it not work in FCP.

After you get the setup right:
Good: Computer -FireWire-> DV-Deck -composite video->Television
Good: Computer -FireWire-> DV-Deck -stereo audio->Television

Better: Computer -FireWire-> DV-Deck -S-Video->Television
Better: Computer -FireWire-> DV-Deck -stereo audio->Amplifier and Speakers

Best: Computer -FireWire-> DV-Deck -component video->Broadcast-Monitor
Best: Computer -FireWire-> DV-Deck -stereo audio->Amplifier and Speakers

Then Shut it all down. Power Up the DV Deck first, then the computer. Run iMovie HD and see if it talks to your deck and can capture and output video. If so, then your FireWire chain is correct. Then run FCP.

Apart from that, Like What Shane Said.

Bill Lee
“iMovie: the Go/No-Go guage of FireWire FCP workflow”

[Bret Williams]

With the myriad of settings I find it odd that nobody mentions the easy setups. For DV, to make sure everything is set up correctly, obviously hook up your deck and make sure it’s on and that’s IT’s input is set to DV. Then launch FCP. Then press ctrl+q. Choose the NTSC DV setup. That’ll get you started.

[Keely72]

Thanks Bret and everyone. I changed the DV deck’s input to DV and it worked!! I guess i must’ve done that before but forgotten. Thanks!

Keely