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HDV Edit to Tape
I have a ProRes422 sequence, nested in an HDV sequence, in 6.0.4 FCP which I am trying to “Edit to Tape” out to a Sony 1500 HDV deck to retain the original time code. I keep getting a message “Cannot output via Edit to Tape with HDV capture, must use Print to Video”. Is there any way to get the sequence out with the time code?
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Nope. You cannot EDIT TO TAPE with HDV, and there is no way to master to HDV with timeline timecode. HDV is an acquisition format only, not mastering.
Beside that, capturing HDV as PRoRes, or converting to ProRes later, then converting BACK to HDV, results in a bit of quality loss. If you knew you wanted to go back to HDV, you’d best be served by editing in an HDV format. But you can’t master to HDV, so… Not with sequence code anyway.
Shane
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Earl- As Shane says you can’t use Edit to Tape with HDV. You can use Print to Video and your HDV tape will have time code. I believe you can preset your time code in the 1500 then you add bars, black and slate in the Print to Video dialog box. FCP will need to go through a conforming process before it asks you to do a hard record on the deck. Tedious but you’ll have an HDV master with time code.
HTH,
Jerry
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