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FCP Won’t Capture HDV?
Hey guys,
I have a project that was shot entirely in HDV, miniDV tape. I have tried and tried and I cannot get FCP to recognize either of the devices I’ve attempted to capture from. I have tried the camera itself (don’t remember which model, it was borrowed, but I will find out), and I’ve tried a Sony HVU-M15AU. The ONLY way FCP will capture from either device is with the Apple Intermediate Codec, which I’ve been told reduces quality. I can’t seem to capture straight HDV, no matter what I try.
I’m working with a 15″ Macbook Pro, in FCP 5. I’ve tried turning off the downconvert option on the HVU, and the iLink, no help. I’ve tried every Easy Setup, and every other setting I can see. Nada. Can anyone help?
I’ve been thinking about getting a FCP 7 upgrade, would this help??
On a whim I tried capturing with Adobe Premiere, and everything went fine. Go figure.
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I believe FCP 5 only captures HDV as Apple Intermediate codec. FCP 6 & 7 will do straight HDV, but you don’t want HDV anyway. 6 & 7 allow you to capture as Apple Prores and that’s what you want. Don’t worry about HQ…regular Prores is perfect. Do a search on the workflow. You really need to upgrade. If and when you do, wipe your drive and start from scratch with a full fresh install.
Hope that helps!
Tony Brittan
Apple Certified Pro – FCP
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Thank you, that helps tremendously! I was hoping to avoiding spending money on the upgrade right now, but I suppose its time anyway. I will give it a shot, thank you!
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If you do end up getting FCP 6 or 7 – capture HDV-Apple Pro Res.
However, definitely do NOT CAPTURE Apple Pro Res “HQ” unless you have a capture card.
Pro Res HQ via FireWire crashes your system, gives you corrupt clips, and capturing hell.
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You can capture HDV with final cut pro 5. it was the first version that supported it.
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I’m on FCP 5, and I can’t get it to recognize or capture from either device that I’ve tried. If there’s a trick to it I’d love to know, because I’ve tried everything I can think of.
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Was that version 5 or 5.1 that worked with HDV?
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