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  • Is live capture to FCP X possible using Sony HVR-Z1U?

    Posted by Tom Mcafee on January 25, 2013 at 8:32 pm

    I’m trying to capture live to FCP X from my Sony HVR-Z1U.

    It will capture from the camera’s VCR (tape) mode just fine, and I find the clip saved in the browser ready to edit. But when I switch the camera to record mode to show the live image, the image shows up in the capture window, but with a “camera not controllable” message in the dialogue box in the upper left corner of the same capture window. When I then click on import, a time counter replaces the “camera not controllable” message for a split second, then reverts to the same “camera not controllable” message. In the browser, I find a clip with a single frame.

    I have tried the same procedure with a SONY HVR-Z7U, and with a Sony Handycam HDR-HC3, same results.

    I have no problems at all when using FCP 7, but that’s not an option on this job.

    Any advice or ideas will be most appreciated.

    Chris Tompkins replied 13 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Chris Tompkins

    January 26, 2013 at 1:46 pm

    Have you tried asking this question in the FCP X forum?

    Chris

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