FCP5 multichannel audio capture

[David Roth weiss]

1. To capture four channels of audio simultanously you would have to capture via SDI. Are you? There are only two analog audio inputs.

2. Problems with Tiger??? What exactly would those be?

DRW

[Orwa Nyrabia]

David,

thank you first.

We are capturing via SDI. but the audio capture settings are only offering: first two channels or 3+4 channels.

We have Tiger… but have not installed it as we are on a rolling work period. many users reported QT problems and incompatibility issues… would you recommend upgrading while working on unfinished projects?
Would we also have to upgrade Tiger after installing it in order to gurantee a good workflow?

But anyway, shouldnt we be able to capture the 4 channels (at least) with our current system?

Orwa

[David Roth weiss]

Orwa,

Yes, you should be able to capture (at least) four channels of audio. I’ll get back you later today after I have a look at the settings on my system.

As for upgrading to Tiger, consider a complete reinstallation on a new drive, and keep your present system drive as a backup until you are absolutely certain that everything is working well. Its a very simple way to upgrade without any pressure or concern about losing anything.

DRW

[David Slater]

if you are using QT 6 you can only capture 2 channels
if you are using QT 7 you can capture 24 channels IF you have a compatible capture device

DAVE at Movies Rock in Toronto

[David Roth weiss]

Thanks Dave. You saved me some searching. That must be Orwa’s problem.

[Orwa Nyrabia]

Thank you very much guys…

I recieved the following from BMD’s support team:

<< Hi Orwa, You should be using OS 10.4 with our v5.x driver and Final Cut Pro 5 for multiple audio channel capture. We do not support 10.3.9 as this configuration has been reported to be problematic by man of our customers. Regards >>

But will try QT7 first as it is compatible with 10.3.9 as apple.com says!

[Orwa Nyrabia]

Thank you very much guys…

I recieved the following from BMD’s support team:

<< Hi Orwa, You should be using OS 10.4 with our v5.x driver and Final Cut Pro 5 for multiple audio channel capture. We do not support 10.3.9 as this configuration has been reported to be problematic by man of our customers. Regards >>

But will try QT7 first as it is compatible with 10.3.9 as apple.com says!