io HD noob

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Scott Phillips] “So, if I proceed with 24p footage in a 60p timeline, when the project is completed and I’m authoring a SD DVD, Compressor will analyze what I send over from the timeline and it will pull out the duplicate frames and get it to the frame rate required for a DVD?”

This might get a little but complicated for you if you are new to video, but since your 60p footage is 24p with pulldown, once you make a 29.97 SD DVD, your footage will retain the 3:2 pulldown it will just be interlaced. No reason to remove the pulldown. Make an interlaced 29.97 DVD and you will be fine (24p look will still be retained).

[Scott Phillips] “The FireWire connection between the ioHD and the Mac isn’t used for this purpose is it?”

Yes it is. You install the AJA drivers and that will in turn install the necessary parts for FCP. You take the video out of the ioHD and in to your video monitor and use the AJA easy setups to monitor your footage. There’s a manual that explains that in further detail if you need it. You need a video monitor, not a computer monitor (unless you are using the HP DreamColor, which is both).

Jeremy

[Scott Phillips]

OK–thanks.

I did install everything from the AJA disc and I have printed the included manual, but I cannot seem to get anything on the external monitor. It works fine when the camera is attached to the ioHD and FCP is capturing.

But, I cannot go from the Mac to ioHD to monitor. I’ve tried altering the AV settings in FCP, but cannot seem to get it to work.

Is there some other manual you are recommending, or were you just speaking of the one on the AJA install disc?

Scott

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Scott Phillips] “Is there some other manual you are recommending, or were you just speaking of the one on the AJA install disc?”

First, you should go to AJA.com and install the latest drivers/firmware (please uninstall your old ones first using the AJA uninstaller):

https://www.aja.com/support/io/io-hd.php

Install new drivers, then hit control-q to use an AJA easy setup. Manual is here:

https://www.aja.com/support/io/io-hd-documents.php

Jeremy

[Scott Phillips]

awesome–thanks. For whatever reason, the uninstall/re-install did the trick.

Scott

[Jeremy Garchow]

Did you update firmware too?

[Scott Phillips]

I believe the firmware is up to date–this is what the updater says:

[Jeremy Garchow]

Yep, that’s it. Nice work.

Jeremy

[Scott Phillips]

thanks Jeremy you’ve been a big help.

In regards to audio. If we use the setup as described (capturing the live feed directly into FCP via ioHD), how should we handle the audio? I’ve been testing with the built-in mic on the HVX200, but no audio is in the clip after capture. Naturally, I have an analog connection from the camera (red and white RCA) to the ioHD, and I set the control panel for audio to be analog, but still nothing.

Is the proper workflow to skip the camera all together and run audio from external microphones to the ioHD using the XLR connections? I guess “log and capture” will bring in that audio along with the video and put them in the clip together?

Scott

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Scott Phillips] “Is the proper workflow to skip the camera all together and run audio from external microphones to the ioHD using the XLR connections?”

If you have line level out of your mics, yes. If not, you should put a mixer in between the microphones and your ioHD, which is common practice. You can then loop the audio out to the camera for backup (if you are recording to P2 as back up).

Jeremy

[Scott Phillips]

ok–cool.

And, I see now that the RCA connectors on the back of the ioHD are for monitoring–not audio input.

Scott