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FC Pro Log and Transfer’s “Add to Queue” stalls- what’s wrong?
I am a total novice to this so am very much in need of help.
The Specs:
All new to me: Panasonic HVX201 (PAL), Final Cut Pro 6.0.1 (now updated to 6.0.6) on a new Mac Book Pro running OSX 10.6.4
P2 media containing footage in 1080i/25p at DVCPRO50 (yes, have been told that is all wrong- but someone set it up for me and didn’t explain)
Connection between three pieces of hardware: USB from camera to MacBook Pro, Firewire 800 from Macbook Pro to external Lacie hard drive.
The Task:
I am needing to transfer the P2 data from the camera to the programme, but store it on an external hard drive’s Scratch Card.
What I’ve Managed To Do:
I bought and installed all hardware/software on new hardware. o_O
I was then unable to use the technique of directly importing it to the programme to store on the programme designated external hard drive. Previously I had used FCE with a Sony Handycam and they ran together in idiot-proof fashion- this venture is different.
I cannot get the programme to “capture” (now called log and transfer, right?) so resorted to copying the contents of the P2 card as per your tutorial here (thank you, it really was easy to follow) to my Scratch Disk on the external drive.
This was successful and launching the Final Cut Pro reveals the files in their designated folder.
They are playable, “in and out-able” etc etc. All with the expected white dot before them. 😉
Highlighting them and clicking Add Clip to Queue starts the process in “status” as I’d expect, runs for some time and stops.
Clicking on the “stalled” status icon turns it into the dreaded red exclamation. This, when hovered over, declares: “Error- no data”
Question:
What am I to check? What have I not done? What ought I to do?
I am really struggling to learn the ropes but will willingly check out or answer any questions arising. Thank you for reading and thank you for answering, if you do. 🙂
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2 Replies
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[Stefanie Mackay] “P2 media containing footage in 1080i/25p at DVCPRO50”
That’s physcailly impossible, but no matter as once the footage is able to import, it will come in as it was shot, whether that’s DVCPro HD or DVCPro 50.
First, go in to Log and Transfer preferences and make sure that the ‘Removed Advanced pulldown and duplicate frames” box is UNCHECKED. Try again, if that doesn’t work:
Make sure FX Factory is updated.
Quit FCP, uninstall Perian, restart the computer, try again. If you are unsure if Perian is installed, check your system prefs for the Perian logo towards the bottom. It looks like a Swiss Army knife.
make sure that you aren’t naming the clip in the log and transfer window with any odd characters, and try to keep the name short for now (under 15 characters).
Jeremy
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All I know is that the camera shows the following data: Rec Format: 1080i/25p and Rec Mode: DVCPRO50. It is also what the Final Cut Pro app shows the data to be. 🙂
Thank you so much for the information- it is all rather more than I know what to do with but I will do my best to follow through. Just typical that the firewire cable has just broken, the deadline is very soon and the learning curve is steep when under stress. They say little knowledge is a bad thing- so true in my case… LOL!
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