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Log and Capture Question
I am using FCP studio 2
On a brand new PowerBook running Snow Leopard.
I have my camera connected via firewire capturing a bunch of Mini DV tapes.
I just want to capture the entire tape, so I rewind the tape, hit play and capture on the log and capture window.
The problem is… every time I get to a cut on the tape, the capture software stops the tape, backs up to the timecode break and makes a new movie.
This takes forever and every 3-4 cuts, it gives me an error… it captures some clips, but not others.
I just want ONE seamless quicktime movie… with no breaks.
How do I do this?
thanks
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The problem is…you have timecode breaks on your tape. There’s the flaw. FCP is supposed to do exactly what it’s doing.
I don’t think it can roll across TC breaks the way you want. Tell your shooter (next time) to pad a bit extra, rewind into the good footage, and then hit record = continuous TC.
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In user preferences you can untick the Abort capture on dropped frame and also you have choices under On timecode break: 1. Make new clip 2. Abort capture 3. Warn after capture. Hope this helps.
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