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shot in HDV, offline in 15:1s, camera not recognized
I’ve shot a documentary in HDV and I’ve got a lot of footage. To conserve space, I want to offline in 15:1s. I’ve captured HDV footage fine, but I can’t capture in DV. I’m working on Avid Xpress Pro 5.7.2 I’ve switched the project format from HDV to 30i NTSC, and I’ve switched the camera’s iLink conversion HDV -> DV on. When I power up the camera, the computer recognizes it’s there, but the avid insists there’s No Deck.
Are there any other format settings I need to change, or has anyone else had this problem?
Thanks!
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Hi,
I have the opposite problem. I can capture HDV footage as SD, but not HDV native. I am shooting with a Canon XH A1 at 24 frames. It’s not supported, but I’ve heard some have had success. I’ve gotten it to capture in SD. Here’s what I did (it’s admittedly ghetto as I have yet to perfect it):I use the 1394 port directly instead of the Adrenaline. You can set this in Deck Config., but also I found I needed to toggle the Adrenaline to the 1394 in my Sequence. I set the deck to Generic DV Device NTSC. I also make sure that my camera is set to output HDV, but to downconvert (this may be different for your camera). On my camera, you can only set this before you plug it into the 1394. Then I when I open the capture window, I toggle the Source in the capture window to Offline (icon with line through VTR). I do not set an in point or out point. I start the deck playing and then hit capture. I hit escape to stop. Obviously this primarily works for long captures, like the whole tape.
It’s that easy…
There is probably a better way, but I’ve searched and tried many ways and have not found it.
Good luck!
Brett
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