G5 External DVD recorder

[Shane Ross]

Output DV?

#8 External Monitor Viewing.

Shane’s Stock Answer #8:

A simple path is mac > firewire > camera or deck > rca cables > DVD RECORDER > tv

Then start up your camera and tv, then open fcp.

Then go View > External video > all frames
Video playback should be Apple firewire NTSC (If you are using an NTSC set)
Audio playback should be Audio follows Video

Techinially, this should send synched video to your TV

If for some reason you can’t view your timeline on your external monitor, there are a few things to try:

1) Make sure that the camera/deck is connected and powered on BEFORE you open FCP.

2) In the Final Cut Pro menu select AUDIO/VIDEO Preferences and make sure your signal is being sent out thru Firewire DV.

3) Go to the menu and select VIEW>EXTERNAL>ALL FRAMES.

4) Click in the % box above the image and select FIT TO WINDOW.

5) Go to VIEW->refresh A/V devices

6) Make sure the Log & Capture window is closed

If you want it to play in both the canvas and the external monitor you need to go to the FINAL CUT PRO menu and select AUDIO/VIDIO settings and make sure MIRROR ON DESKTOP is selected under the PLAYBACK OUTPUT sectio

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[Randolph Harrison]

Wow, awesome instructions. Thank you very much.

[Ben Oliver]

I do a lot of dvd encoding, and i have found that the dvdstudio pro discs are quite simple to make. discs burnt in dvd-recorder decks…are a bit more proprietary.

i love roxio toast 7. just export a reference movie, select auto play, and there it goes. your already talking realtime to play out to a burner….just que it up before u finish for the day, and when u wake up, there it is.

toast7 is also a HECK of a lot faster then Idvd. a LOT faster.