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HDV Batch Capture and sequence questions
Hello. My thanks to Andy Mees for giving me some great advice earlier today. I enjoyed the article about HDV by the developer of HDVxDV. <https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/hdvxdv_wright.html> Interesting article.
I am currently capturing in HDV right now and wanted to know why does FCP make you scratch and claw to figure out that you have to set your capture and device presets for HDV in audio/video settings before intializing the the log and capture window to get that special log and capture HDV window? Why can’t it be just another codec offered under the regular log and capture window? Also is there a way to turn the preview monitor on(like it is when you capture analog video) for the special HDV log and capture window so that you can reference the video another way besides using the deck monitor?
If I don’t want to down convert and want to work in native HDV then what is the best Sequence codec that I should use that would allow me to import the HDV footage into it without rendering? If this is not possible then what codec is the best to use for my sequence? In the article that I read earlier, HDV Apple Intermediate Codec was praised. Will this give me good quality?
Thanks in advance for any advice. I’m running FCP studio on a G5.
Lee
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Name: Paul Provost
Date: Aug 30, 2005 at 12:48:45 am
Subject: Re: HDV Capture and sequence codecshey
we just started with hdv too and have a similar setup. from what i’ve found, do not use the “apple intermediate hdv” easy setup. this recompresses the video to all i frames, so you loose a generation. (it was a stopgap until native hdv was added to fcp 5 – from what i gather) just use the hdv 1080i 60 or whatever you need.
also it seems you have to disable the decklink video desktop in the system settings, or you don’t get capture window preview on capture. it does capture, but you don’t see it. i’ll try that tomorrow. we found the decklink hdv easy setup does a realtime downconvert to sd for output, so that’s pretty cool to monitor on your sd monitor.
fyi i’m new at this format, so i really don’t know what the h i’m talking about.
oh yeah, also on your captures it will break the video into multiple clips unless you uncheck the “shot/take” box on in the capture window. this makes a new clip every time the camera was stopped/started.Name: Luke Maslen
Date: Aug 30, 2005 at 3:07:31 am
Subject: Re: HDV Capture and sequence codecsIf you want to capture in HD from the HDV camera via Firewire, the only option available to you will be to use an Apple or Blackmagic HDV easy setup. When you then play out via the DeckLink Extreme card, it will automatically down convert the output to NTSC or PAL. Please also see the support note HDV capture preview missing in Final Cut Pro HD 5.0.
If you want to capture in SD from the HDV camera via Firewire, the only option available to you will be to use the Apple DV easy setup and you will also need to configure your camera to output DV rather HDV. You can then use a Blackmagic DV easy setup to output via the DeckLink Extreme.
Regards,
Luke Maslen
Blackmagic DesignThanks a mil, Guys!!
Lee
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