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Recording to FCP/ New Hard disk recorder
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So I hear what all you guys are saying about not recording MFX files to HD and it makes sense, but I just got off the phone with the Focus Enhancements people https://www.focusinfo.com/dynassets/documents/products/FS-100-DS-10Nov05-US.pdf and they’re claiming the new FS 100 will do so. So what’s this mean really? Are they converting to MFX files once they get the data stream from the camera? It sure is confusing to an old editor like me!
Don Wilson
AmericanaMediaInc.com -
[Barry Green] “Yes you can set the camera in 720/24P mode and capture directly in FCP. FCP will strip out the duplicate frames and record 720/24p directly.”
So that I understand this, set the cam to 720/24P mode without any p2 cards.
Attach the firewire cable to cam and your CPU.
Set your FCP sequence to 720/24P DVCProHD, and then just hit record?
Is that correct?
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Pretty much, yes.
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[david Saraceno] “So that I understand this, set the cam to 720/24P mode without any p2 cards.
Attach the firewire cable to cam and your CPU.
Set your FCP sequence to 720/24P DVCProHD, and then just hit record?
Is that correct?
“Actually, you need to capture at 59.97, and remove the flagged frames later, I believe. Apple may have integrated the auto-matice removal in FCP since the last time I did this, but the stream coming in over firewire is 59.97. If they did then on the sequence setup, it will show a check for removal of pulldown.
Open your capture window in FCP and then push the capture now button and that is all there is to it. To stop, push stop.
FCP does not capture Time Code in this mode, but it will indeed capture footage.
Hope this helps,
Jan
Jan Crittenden Livingston
Product Manager, DVCPRO, DVCPRO50, AG-DVX100
Panasonic Broadcast & TV Systems -
[Jan Crittenden Livingston] “Actually, you need to capture at 59.97, and remove the flagged frames later, I believe. Apple may have integrated the auto-matice removal in FCP since the last time I did this, but the stream coming in over firewire is 59.97. If they did then on the sequence setup, it will show a check for removal of pulldown.
Open your capture window in FCP and then push the capture now button and that is all there is to it. To stop, push stop.
FCP does not capture Time Code in this mode, but it will indeed capture footage.
What are the cam settings to do this to result in 720p/24?
What are the settings for FCP’s sequence?
Finally, after capture, is there anything else to do?
thank you
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Hi,
The Camera settings are 720P/24, not PN just plan 720P/24. This sends out a viable signal out of the camera that looks like a DVCPRO HD over firewire signal. Much like the VariCam signal being played back over firewire. You then need to remove the 24 frames using the sofware fram rate converter, that you can download from the Panasonic Website.
You have to set the Capture Window to 59.97 DVCPRO HD 720/60. Catpture into the bin. Remove the extra frames with the frame rate converter, save them as 24P files. Import them into a 24P footage. This is how they work it with the Varicam.
Now it may be that they have since, as I said in my last message, integrated the easiest removal (24P)into the sequence setup but I cannot be sure as I have not set up FCP to edit in a while, for using this style of capture. Perhaps you could just try it and see.
All I can say for sure is that what comes out of the camera on firewire is 59.97 with the 2:3 pulldown of the 24P and you will need to remove the extra frames in the computer after capture, but maybe during capture.
Good Luck,
Jan
Jan Crittenden Livingston
Product Manager, DVCPRO, DVCPRO50, AG-DVX100
Panasonic Broadcast & TV Systems -
Thank you.
This is yet is not implemented in 5.0.4 on the fly, and you still need to use the frame rate converter.
It’s may be implemented in FCP 5.1.
I wish it also would convert the file with audio.
Oh well.
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