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P2 files going straight to FLV (Flash)
I’m encountering errors when importing a 38 minute PAL P2 clip (SD). It won’t ingest using either P2CMS or Final Cut. Given that I’m only doing this in order to convert the video to FLV, am I on the right track?
Or should I be bypassing FCP altogether for this. There is no editing to be done, just the file conversion.
I’ve tried the HPX-500 in host mode, and then again as playback, using Log and Capture – neither one works.
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Well you have to get it on the comp to convert.
What happens when you are using P2CMS to transfer the card media onto the comp?Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC -
Thanks Chris. I got this figured out in the end. I set my HPG-20 to PAL, and used it to copy the clips down onto a freshly formatted P2 card.
Setting up for the shoot, under very rushed circumstances, I had caused problems by leaving some cards in the camera with NTSC footage on them.
Then had swapped the camera system over to PAL, and I THOUGHT I had chosen a freshly formatted P2 card on which to record the new PAL footage.
New rule : don’t leave partially recorded cards in the camera! I ended up with a card that had mixed PAL and NTSC clips on it – not a recipe for success.
It seems that this error should not have caused problems, but I suspect that it did.
Grant.
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