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Importing
I am running the first version of Final Cut Studio and have had a few problems importing. When I import from JVC BR-HD50 hdv deck it will not let me import anything over a certain length. I will tell it to capture a 20 minute clip, for example, and it will import with out showing any errors but, when it finishes it will have cut the 20 minute import into multiple different clips. Any ideas on how to get it to one clip rather than a bunch of little ones?
– Andy
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Hey Andy,
Sorry to be pedantic, but first of all do you mean ‘capture’ rather than ‘import’? I assume you are trying to capture media from an HDV tape in the JVC deck.
Secondly are you saying that you are using FCP 4 or 5? You really should use the latest version as it is rather difficult to help when you are using obsolete software.
I’m also not sure what you mean by “I will tell it to capture a 20 minute clip”, are you doing this is the log and capture window?
So anyway, if you are capturing from HDV tape via firewire you are probably encountering timecode breaks. The User Preferences window (Final Cut Pro>User Preferences>) has an option to ‘Make New Clip’ when it encounters a TC break. You can set this to ‘Warn After Capture’, but I would not recommend it. This setting will keep the TC running from the start of the capture and thus the video and TC will not match after each consecutive TC break. You should keep the sync between the TC and the video in case you need to re-conform the edit later, though this is often horrible with HDV as it is a pretty rubbish format.
I would suggest you get used to working with lots of little clips rather than one large one anyway as it makes little difference to the edit process anyway. Experienced editors break long captures into subclips to make each clip easier to work with. FCP is helping you by making these separate clips.
Anthony
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“FCP is helping you by making these separate clips.”
FCP is NOT helping me by making these separate clips. FCP is making these clips at random, multiple times, in the middle of interviews.
I use FCP 6.0.6, and the closest approximation that I could find to a solution is to set my “capture preset” to “Apple Pro-Res.”
Pros to this solution: fewer (but not eliminated) timecode breaks, and fewer lost frames in between.
Cons: No batch capture capability. Just a “capture now-esque” function.
I have since read the myriad of problems that FCP users have with JVC hardware. I am never going to purchase a JVC again, as long as I edit on a map. (It might be worthwhile to note, also, that no JVC devices are supported by FCP7…yet. Ever?)
Good luck to the unhappy JVC FCP users out there.
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