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PROBLEM CAPTURING 30p FOOTAGE
Hello, i have recently shot some footage with a Panasonic DVX100-B set at 30p. I use a Sony HDV 1080i deck to capture my footage. I currently use FCP version 5.1.4. I set the capture presets at 1080p 30 48 Khz. As for the other settings i’m afraid it’s a bit of a mess since i have tried so many different options… Anyway here is what happens when i try to log and capture.
First the image lookes squeezed, like in 16:9 (maybe it’s normal, never tried to capture in progressive mode before, then no matter what i do (capture now, or capture a batch of logged clips) the action is aborted and i receive those messages:
“capture encountered a problem reading the data on your source tape. This could be due to a problem with the tape. Capture has been aborted and your clip has been saved” (the clip only lasts for a few seconds…!)
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“capture encountered a problem reading the data on your source tape. This could be due to a problem with the tape. To capture as much of your footage as possible please log and capture a clip that ends before this segment and another one that starts right after it”
I pre-striped my tape.
Please someone take me out of my misery!
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[Rupert St Leger] ” i have recently shot some footage with a Panasonic DVX100-B set at 30p. I use a Sony HDV 1080i deck to capture my footage. I currently use FCP version 5.1.4. I set the capture presets at 1080p 30 48 Khz”
Well, the DVX-100 shoots DV only…not HD. So the HDV settings won’t work at all. You need to choose DV/NTSC as your easy setup. DV/NTSC ANAMORPHIC.
[Rupert St Leger] “I pre-striped my tape.”
Why? You NEVER pre-stripe tapes you shoot with. That is a process for POST only…not production. All that does is make the tape now a USED tape, and more prone to dropouts. That’s a VERY old video urban myth.
Shane
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Well thanks, i’ll try that and will definitely have a look at your blog!
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Hi,
Not sure if this helps, but I ran into a similar problem early on … I own a Sony M25u deck which plays DV, DVCAM and HDV … this deck will not play ANY progressive format … Sony eventually upgraded the model of the deck (I think to a M25ua or M25AU) which DOES handle Progressive formats.
The thing that was confusing is that the message on the unit didn’t say “can’t handle progressive” …
If you’re using this deck, try your footage in a different deck …
thanks,
js
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Great! It worked, i always try to complicate things…thanks a lot, as for the myth it must be as old as I! 🙂
Sure i’ll be back soon when i’ll encounter all sorts of more miseries while trying to export a sequence for internet…
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