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  • HDCam breaks every 2 minutes

    Posted by Jim on August 27, 2009 at 11:41 pm

    I am attempting to digitize HDCam 1080i to DVCPro HD 1080i using Kona 3, on a PowerPC Quad FC 6.0.4 MAXX 8 drive RAID. After 2 mins the system says there is a timecode break. (every tape, every 2 minutes)

    At one point I thought there was a limit on the amount that could be digitized at one time, but I went into the setting and made sure it was set to 120 min. It does seem to be some limit that it thinks it needs to stop at, but I can’t think of what that might be.

    I have down loaded the AJA VTR_Xchangev4 and am able to digitize to DVCPro HD 1080i without problem, just not within FC. (BTW, I, of course, trashed prefs)

    Any thought would be appreciated.

    Doug Beal replied 16 years, 8 months ago 4 Members · 4 Replies
  • 4 Replies
  • Steve Eisen

    August 28, 2009 at 12:33 am

    Drop Frame vs Non Drop Frame?

    Steve Eisen
    Eisen Video Productions
    Board of Directors
    Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group

  • Michael Gissing

    August 28, 2009 at 2:33 am

    Are both deck and FCP I/O card receiving reference video and is the deck set to external ref lock?

  • Steve Eisen

    August 28, 2009 at 2:42 am

    Yes, Tri-level.

    Steve Eisen
    Eisen Video Productions
    Board of Directors
    Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group

  • Doug Beal

    August 28, 2009 at 3:41 am

    Is the 422 device control set to Sony?
    why tri-level for 1080i, it’s quite happy with black at 1080i. usually we stay ref to black for anything except 1080 23.98 Psf.
    seems like some easy setup issue if VTR x has no problem and sounds like a com getting overrun

    Doug Beal
    Editor / Engineer
    Rock Creative Images
    Nashville TN

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