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DSR-11 and FCP – bad capture preview
Hey!
Just hooked up an DSR-11.
The capture preview is not good – and looks “extremely interlaced” on panning moves…. Dunno how to describe it….. but there are vertcal lines whenever the camrea does panning and I look at the capture preview.
The captured files are fine though..Chedcked the DSR-11 in Imovie – and the capture preview there looks fine…
I am in the PAL world.
The deck is set to PAL.
The capturesettings in FCP is Firewire PAL basic.Im on newest FCP – with all updates.
*** Norwegian videojournalist & Editor***
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10 Replies
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As far as I know that’s just normal. I’ve never seen it any other way.
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The capture preview always looks bad. Look at your captured clips on a video monitor to judge the quality.
joe
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Hm.. this is disturbing……
And I am not totally convinced..because:
When I capture directly from a cheap DV camera – the cature preview looks just fine…..
I cannt honestly belive that spending 3000 dollars on a DSR-11 – only would give me a deck that functions worse than a cheap canon camcorder??
*** Norwegian videojournalist & Editor***
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It’s not the deck. It’s FCP and its not a concern. It is only there to verify that you are digitizing something. We have a DSR 11, and digital betacams and the capture window looks equally bad for the $3000 deck and the $55,000 deck.
joe
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I am not capturing…..
I am previewing in the log and capture window.
THIS is where the quality is totally screwed from the DSR-11 – but good from a cheap canon camcorder.
*** Norwegian videojournalist & Editor***
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The LOG AND CAPTURE window is the last place to judge quality. All it does is give you a rough window to look at your footage. It will look like crap. It isn’t designed to look good, just to show you what is on the tape.
Hook a monitor up to your deck. That will show you what your footage looks like.
Shane
Littlefrog Post
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I agree with you.
BUT – I work in the field alot.. ( cannt bring ideal equipmwnt )
AND: In the LOG AND CAPTURE window – playback from canon camcorder is fine
BUT: playback from DSR-11 is so degraded that it is worthless.Guys: Look at the FACTS: playback from cheap canon camcorder GOOD – from DSR-11 USELESS.
So there is obviously something wrong here!!!
*** Norwegian videojournalist & Editor***
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I can’t explain that, but again, that window isn’t meant for what you are trying to do.
https://www.seriousmagic.com/products/dvrack/
THis allows your laptop to be used as a field monitor. Man, I saw a Mac verion at MacWorld but cannot remember the company name. Shoot.
Shane
Littlefrog Post
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Thanks…
As to what I am trying to do:
I am trying to LOG.
AND the picture is to messed up to make logging decisions.
*** Norwegian videojournalist & Editor***
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Just a thought. Is the deck switched to pal. The dsr 11 has switch on the back for ntsc or pal.
joe
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