Digitizing Fast Video

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

What is the TIMELINE setting?

What camera was used?

[James Haefner]

hi Thax

not sure what Camera, does that matter?

What timeline settings should I be looking at?

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

[James Haefner] “not sure what Camera, does that matter?
“

It can matter when tracking down a problem.

[James Haefner] “What timeline settings should I be looking at?”

Assuming DV, you should have chosen the “Easy Setup” for DV NTSC (or PAL, if that’s where you are.)

[James Haefner]

hi Thax

yes, I chosen NTSC DV, I tried trashing my preferences, I just tried this 3 times and do not get whats going on.

I am coming off a week from a drive crash and recovering files, now this, I am exhausted

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

Where did you get the tapes?

What are you playing them on (what deck or camcorder?)

Could they be PAL tapes?

How “fast” are the clips playing in FCP?

[David Bogie]

This is usually caused by trying to capture Canon miniDV tapes shot using LP mode using a Sony DVCAM deck.

bogiesan

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

[david bogie] “This is usually caused by trying to capture Canon miniDV tapes shot using LP mode using a Sony DVCAM deck.
“

Yes, I thought of LP speed issue (Sonys will play LP, just not the pro decks/camcorders) but the poster (James Haefner) said the tapes play fine on the player.
[James Haefner] “playback on deck is fine”

If it was an “LP playing at SP speed” issue (and it COULD be that,) the clips would LOOK sped up on the player and not just in FCP.

I’m suggesting the PAL issue because many decks and camcorders will play PAL normally, but a PAL clip would play 20% faster on an NTSC timeline (if at all.)

James, are you CERTAIN that the images play normally on the player?

[James Haefner]

should I put the deck in LP mode, I tried everything at this point… they were not shot in PAL

I tried this 4 times now and both clips I am testing play on the deck fine, but play fast in FCP.

What’s happening?

[Joe Paolo]

Check the audio sample rate on the tape. I’ll bet it’s 32K. Switch you digitize audio sample rate to 32K instead of 48K. Unfortunately you’ll have to render all your audio.

joe

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

[James Haefner] “should I put the deck in LP mode,”

The players automatically switch to the proper play speed (if they have that speed.)

Is there AUDIO on the tape?
Is the audio playing at the correct speed?

If the tapes are playing correctly, they should capture and play correctly in FCP.

Try dubbing one tape (at least a section) to another DV tape in another camcorder or deck (via FW)
and try capturing the dub.

Also… are ANY OTHER tapes (not from this shooter) capturing and playing OK in FCP?