DVD recorder with HD for direct output from FCP???

[Shane Ross]

Send the signal out to your camera or deck, then route that INTO the DVD recorder via RCA. That should work.

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I use Shane’s method (dub to DV tape first) except I recommend using the S-Video connector for the best image signal, not RCA.

I also have another set-top DVD recorder with FireWire input that I can connect to my DV deck/camcorder for a very clean digital transfer.

I COULD hook it directly to the Mac & FCP, but outputting to tape allows me to save the version that I am burning, and I can continue to edit while the dubs (I need to make several) continue, away from the Mac.

[Tom Matthies]

Many Firewire DVD recorders, while working prefectly with a camcorder, don’t work trying to go out Firewire directly from the computer. I recently bought a DVD burner with the same work flow in mind. While it works great with my small camcorder, it won’t recognize the FW output from the computer directly. The computer’s output actually crashed and locks up the DVD burner. I’ve tried it with two different burners with FW inputs. Neither would work. Try before you buy.
Although not a clean as FW, I’m using the S-video output from AJA La (by way of a S-video DA) to feed the DVD burner. Audio goes out thru a Beringer mixer. The quality looks very good.
I’ve nearly got all of my clients trained to accept DVD approval copies now. My goal for ’05 is to try to eliminate VHS check dubs. And DVD burner is so easy to use and looks so much better than VHS. The blank DVDs are actually cheaper than blank VHS tapes as well. I haven’t needed to turn on the VHS rack for a while now. Yay!
Tom

[Steven Gonzales]

Here’s a post from May 29, 2005 that says Pioneer 320 and 520 will work. I have no personal experience to verify this.

https://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/new_read_post.cgi?forumid=8&postid=839073

“Good news: The Pioneer 320 and 520 will not only rec’d from FCP
time-line…They will also play into FCP Non-Copy protected DVD’s”

[Walter Biscardi]

[Don] “Anyone using a DVD burner with Hardrive to take direct output from FCP via firewire. Want to be able to do quick approval disks for clients of rough cuts. Any recommendations?”

I just send a composite signal out of my Kona 2 K-Box along with RCA Audio outputs directly to my Philips DVDR-75 DVD Recoder for client approvals. Works really well.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
https://www.biscardicreative.com

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