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DSR-11 – jerky quality in the log and capture window
Asked about this earlier – but I messed up and explained my problem totally wrong – and therefore wasted everyones time.
Sorry about that.Heres another go at it:
In the log and capture window – playback a MiniDV tape (PAL) from my DSR-11 ( set to PAL )
Audio/videosettings in FCP are all PAL.Still: the picture in the log and capture window – is extremly jerky – and has strange lines whenever something is moving in the picture.
When I playback from a cheap canon camcorder – with all the same settings – the preview in log and capture window is fine.
DSR-11 is brand new – and works like a charm in Imovie.
Im sure there must be a setup – setting or something – wrong in FCP – but have no idea what it could be.
*** Norwegian videojournalist & Editor***
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What’s the specs of the computer you are using?
Try this too — Apple 1 until the viewer closes… Apple 2 until the canvis closes… Apple 3 until the timeline closes… then Apple 8 to open Log and Capture.
Same issues?
CaptM
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MBP 17- 3 gigs ram.
Tried all your tips – no joy…
STATUS AS OF NOW:
In the LOG AND CAPTURE window – playback from canon camcorder is fine
BUT: playback from DSR-11 is so degraded that it is worthless.*** Norwegian videojournalist & Editor***
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sorry meant 2 gigs ram
*** Norwegian videojournalist & Editor***
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Hi Becker,
I was just recently using the DSR-11 for capturing some PAL footage from a miniDV tape into FCP. I thought I had everything set up properly in FCP, but the capture still wasn’t working properly- video and audio in the capture preview were intermittent. I could see on the front of the deck that the light indicator switched to PAL when playing back the tape; so I thought the deck just auto-detected the source footage and everything would be fine. But it wasn’t until I switched the tiny little switch on the back of the DSR-11 from NTSC to PAL that everything worked smoothly. So if you haven’t already done that, then give this a try:
Power down your Mac
Power down the DSR-11
Flip the switch on the back to PAL
Then power up again.Hope this helps.
Best,
Nathan
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I’ve used a number of decks & cameras on a number of FCP systems (everything from a 5yr old G4 to a new Intel Mac) and, as far as I can remember, the image shown in the Log & Capture Preview window has always been jerky and degraded. As long as the capture quality is fine I wouldn’t worry about it.
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