Is Final Cut the best way to capture Footage or is Imovie???

[Tom Wolsky]

Live keying will always produce better results than a heavily compressed format such as HDV. ProRes recorded media will produce better results and easier to key than Apple Intermediate Codec captured media. There is no way an iMovie capture can come close to a live key from a decent switcher, which thye TriCaster is.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Christina Rule]

Hey Tom,
Thanks for the advice.

Yea I figured that was the case. I definitely didn’t expect to get anywhere close to what we see on the tri caster.(i wish!)
So I guess it seems that the best thing to do now is switch to capturing via FCP so they can capture ProRes? (which Imovie can not do)

I can do that via firewire right?

-Thanks!

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[Tom Wolsky]

With an AJA box yes.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Christina Rule]

Is there any other less costly solutions. I definitely agree that this is something the studio should invest in. However for the time being I don’t believe it is an option.

Since the live capture is not necessary would it be smarter to just invest in P2 cards for the time being?

I’m not sure why they are set up capturing live at the moment..all i know is I dont think Imovie is not the proper software to be using when trying to capture clear HD footage to key out.

Thanks for all your patients and help!

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[Rafael Amador]

[christina rule] “Is there any other less costly solutions”
Plug your camera FW, and capture with QT Pro (Video recorder).
Capture the original HDV to the HD directly. No need iMovie or FC.
rafael

http://www.nagavideo.com

[Tom Wolsky]

That’s going to capture HDV isn’t it?

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Christina Rule]

Tom,
Are you referring to the suggestion about capturing using quicktime?

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[Christina Rule]

wouldn’t investing in p2 cards be the simplest and most cost effective solution (temporary)?

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[Rafael Amador]

[Tom Wolsky] “That’s going to capture HDV isn’t it?”
Yes.
Through FW can capture “native” (DV, DV50, HDV).
At least you avoid the AIC re-compression.
Rafael

http://www.nagavideo.com

[Rob Grauert]

Christina,

P2 cards are for Panasonic cameras. You’re using Sony. So buying a P2 card isn’t going to help unless you also buy a Panasonic camera that records DVCPro HD or AVC-Intra (NOT AVCHD).

I agree with Tom about getting a Kona card. The Kona LHi is probably all you need. But if you’re looking for a cost effective solution now, here’s a tutorial for capturing HDV to ProRes via FW:

https://library.creativecow.net/articles/poisson_chris/hdv-prores.php

Rob Grauert, Jr.
http://www.robgrauert.com
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