DVD Dub while Capturing in FCP?

[Jerry Hofmann]

The only burners that capture in RT are to DVD’s that are MPEG-2 I think… Is that what the other team members want?

If so I suppose you could record the analog outs, but the TC wouldn’t match probably… you could send out a window burn of it too with the right deck. But it would be MPEG and not DV..

Jerry

[Lisa Strong]

Jerry —

No one else needs the actual DV files. They’re just keeping tabs on content, what folks are saying, so mpeg2 is what they need. Precise timecode probably isn’t necessary either. It just needs to be close enough that I can fairly easily find a story or anecdote someone is telling.

So are you thinking just, deck to computer via FW for capture; simultaneously, analog out from deck (which now goes to the monitor on the deck), to an analog in of a DVD burner?

Is there such a thing as a firewire splitter so one split goes to FCP and the other goes to the DVD burner out from the FW deck?

LS-A

[Ernie Santella]

If your deck has both Firewire out and analog outs and you are capturing to FCP with FW, then you can feed the analog outs to a standalone DVD recorder. I have one and it’s great for quick dubs or reference window burns. It records in real-time straight to DVD.

Ernie Santella
Santella Film/Video Productions
http://www.santellaproductions.com

[Lisa Strong]

I wouldn’t be able to watch/listen to the footage on the monitor, but I could still see it in the capture window, so I think I could do that.

What model/brand of DVD external burner do you use? Are you happy with it? Would you replace it with the same thing today?

LS-A

[Bob Flood]

Lisa

2 things

1. great idea, use the composite video and analog audio out of a decent dv deck to feed a dvd recorder (we use a model called Lite On) the analog outs may even letterbox the stuff
most decks can display the “User info” and better decks will give you a window burn.
the caveat is if fcp chokes while capturing, you will have to make a couple of chapters on the dvd, stopping one where it choked and resuming on the next.

2. actually mentioned in one, we use a dvd recorder called a “lite on”. consumer grade, variable capacity (6 hours max). and the ability to stop and start before finalizing.

hope this helps

“I like video because its so fast!”

Bob Flood
Greer & Associates, Inc.

[Ernie Santella]

I use an older Panasonic E80H. It also has a built-in HD, so you can archive to that and make multiple dubs later. There’s plenty of DVD burners from Panny and other companies.

Ernie Santella
Santella Film/Video Productions
http://www.santellaproductions.com

[Chris Poisson]

Lisa,

I don’t know about the anamorphic issue, but the DVD recorder is a great idea, I have an off-brand made by LG called Insignia which I got at Best Buy for 180 bucks, it also has a vhs player, and ALL of it plays through component out, plus it has Firewire in. This deck is so cool, it can record perfect DVDs from off-speed MiniDVs and even controls the camcorder feeding in. I’m sure you would not go wron with any DVD recorder with Firewire in, however FW will likely not work while FCP is capturing. The advice above for analog probably would.

[Jeff Carpenter]

You’ve got a much easier solution at hand, Lisa.

You have a Mac. You have a DVD burner. Do you have iDVD version 6? (If not, it’s $80 to upgrade iLife.)

Once you have those elements, you’re all set! See here:

https://www.apple.com/ilife/idvd/features/onestepdvd.html

I’m not sure how to handle the anamorphic, but I know iDVD does do widescreen DVDs. I’m sure a little experimenting is all it will take.

[Chris Poisson]

Jeff,

If I read correctly, she wants to make the DVD at the same time she’s capturing the footage. How can she do that with iDVD?

[Lisa Strong]

I saw a review for the Panasonic DMR-T3040 DVD Video Recorder on Ken Stone