Kona 2 – capture HDV as DVCPROHD via firewire?

[Bob Zelin]

yes, you are correct – Sony will SOON release the HVR-1500, which is an HDV VTR that has HD-SDI built in to it.

1) this VTR is not released yet.
2) this VTR will cost more than a HVRM-15U or HVRM25U, and there will always be the people that simply will not want to spend the money for the HVR-1500. So thank God that products like the HD10AVA and Convergent Design HD-Connect-MI exist.

Bob Zelin

[Hd Freak]

“I am considering purchasing the LHe for my home studio and will be capturing HDV as DVCPROHD via the analog outputs on my camera. For audio I will run the camera outputs through a mixer and convert to XLR cables for the Kona input. And for device control I would still be using FireWire.”

I have the Sony Z1 and the Lhe card, Mac Quad and FCP.
I read AJA’s document on importing from HDV to DVCPro HD. But all they talk about when it comes to Sony is using one of the Sony decks, not the camera component outputs. When talking about one of the other cameras they talk about using firewire as device control.
I have’nt been able to get this to work yet so if any of you can throw any light on this I would greatly appreciate it. The Lhe card is expensive so I really want to make best use of it by capturing DVCPro HD straight from the camera. Do I have sufficient equipment or is one of those adapters needed?

Terence

Would be DVCPro HD editor
Interested in everything HD

[Walter Biscardi]

[HD Freak] “When talking about one of the other cameras they talk about using firewire as device control.
I have’nt been able to get this to work yet so if any of you can throw any light on this I would greatly appreciate it”

Your Firewire needs to be set up for DV, not HDV, for device control. This is also true of the decks.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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[Hd Freak]

Thanks Walter,

I’m in Pal land so in the settings I have:
Sequence Preset: AJA Kona LH 1080i 25 DVCPro HD
Capture preset: AJA Kona LH 1080i 25 DVCPro HD
Device control preset: Firewire Pal

FCP cannot “initialize the video deck” is the message I get. I changed the settings on the camera to output DV but that has’nt changed things.

Any advice