S-Video out newbie Q

[Jerry Hofmann]

Export a QuickTime movie of his project from his computer, and import that into yours… you could connect the two computers via ethernet for the transfer.

Jerry

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[Bob Cole]

Thanks Jerry! I shut down the PB and restarted with the S-video cable connected. Now I can see full-screen on my NTSC monitor, but not the movie from iMovie. We’re exporting a QT file right now.

For the future: I’m planning to put FCP on this PB and take it on location, edit a video on-site, then export the video to a Betacam tape deck for distribution. (That’s the way they want to do it.)

So I need to be able to use S-Video out for the video itself. Possible?

— BC

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

The S-Video on the Powerbook is NOT for playing video from FCP.
Leave that jack disconnected, it is for viewing the COMPUTER SCREEN IMAGE.
Any FCP window that shows on the computer screen is VERY LOW QUALITY.

The way to get from FCP to analog (S-Video or otherwise) is as simple as connecting to a Camcorder or Deck via FW.
You can use ANY camcorder with a FW input and since all of these same camcorders have an S-Video output (as well as audio) you can just connect the output of the camcorder to any other analog recording deck (VHS, Betacam, Hi8, etc.)

Here’s how to connect FCP to an external camcorder for monitoring.
You can connect an analog deck in place of the monitor that is described.
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Monitoring FCP on an external video monitor is as easy as:
Mac > Camcorder > Monitor.

Here’s how to connect it, step-by-step:

1. “Quit” the Final Cut Pro program.

2. Connect your camcorder to the Mac via FireWire.

3. Hook any standard monitor or TV (with a video input) to the outputs on your DV camcorder.
You can use the standard (usually colored yellow) video cable or the “S-video” output from the camcorder if the monitor has one of those kind of inputs.

You should ALSO hook up the AUDIO outputs from the camcorder to the same monitor, or any “amplified speakers” so you can monitor the FCP audio along with the video.

4. Turn ON the camcorder. Switch it to the VCR (player) mode, but don’t put a tape in it (unless you intend to record from FCP to a DV tape.)

5. Turn ON the Video Monitor and set to view the “Video Input”.

6. Open Final Cut Pro on the Mac.

7. In FCP, make sure under the pulldown menu: View > External > ALL FRAMES is set.

You should now see the output of FCP on the camcorder’s viewfinder screen AND the external monitor.

You will also hear FCP’s audio from the speakers that you connected to the camcorder.

[Jerry Hofmann]

Ditto Thax’s post…

Jerry

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Author: “Jerry Hofmann on Final Cut Pro 4” Click here

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