SOMEBODY PLEASE

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

If the video software is capable of monitoring “live” via FireWire:

Connect the FireWire from the computer to the the camera.
Connect a video monitor to the the camera’s S-connector or composite (yellow) connetor.
Connect amplified speakers to the camera’s audio output jacks.

Turn on the camera (in VTR/Playback mode).

Open the video software.

[Reggie Spires]

Doesn’t work … The stupid thing is that it worked with a 200.00 camcorder but won’t work with a 3k one…

[William Busby]

You must be doing something wrong. Make sure the a/v I/O switch for composite connections is set for output.

[Reggie Spires]

Where is this switch .. in the camera settings .. I have been through them a hundred times. I can get a signal to the monitor when I play a tape from the camera but not when I open adobe AE PPro

[William Busby]

behind the terminal cover. Actually it doesn’t say in or out… I was doing this from memory (which is dangerous :)) It switches from V2 (bnc) or the A/V1 terminal. Page 99… at least in the pdf manual.

[Reggie Spires]

Yeah that was set correctly won’t work though

[Warren Morningstar]

Try the av-dv button on the remote control. Haven’t done it myself with my AH X1, but that’s how it works with my other Canon cameras…

[Donald Berube]

Hi,

Are you trying to monitor Standard Definition DV from the XH A1 -or- are you trying to monitor HDV in real time as you edit?

Please do let us know asap so we can help you out.

– Don
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[Reggie Spires]

Trying to Monitor AE time line.. but I have also tried to monitor Ppro Standard and HD and neither works… I did this with a cheap Sony camcorder before and it worked fine

[Warren Morningstar]

I just connected my AH X1 to Premiere Pro and it is displaying SD output on both the viewfinder and external monitor. I don’t think that you can pass HDV video back up the firewire to the camera.

One thing to watch out for – fire up Premiere before you connect the firewire to the camera. Otherwise the camera will stay defaulted to what it was doing before – If you were passing HDV, the camera won’t switch to DV.