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Sony FX1 Capture on CS5.5 Problem
Hi,
I have a project was shot by the Sony FX1. I have the camera and need to render the tapes off. The footage was shot on the HD setting and I have about 7 tapes.
I’m able to control the camera each way (dv or HD on the camera settings and Adobe Premiere Pro Settings), see the footage being played on the CAMERA LCD, but on the screen, the output video box remains black, regardless if I rewind, play, etc. I can control the camera by the computer, but can’t get it to record. When I click play and record, it says “Capturing from Hardware” and then when I click stop, if it’s on the DV setting, it says “Captured 0 frames” and if it’s on HD settings, it doesn’t give any error messages. I looked on my scratch disk location and nothing is there…
Can you help?
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Hi Matt,
I have the Z1P and use that to capture DV, HDV and HDV downconverted.
There is a couple of things to be aware of when using the camera in the different modes.
Before anything set up the VTR playback with the camera NOT connected to the Computer!
1. Check if the Camera in VTR mode is set to Auto, DV or HDV. If it is in Auto you will be ok in most cases. (If you are having issues set it to the dedicated tape recording type)
2. Check if the down convert function is on and showing the output light at the firewire connection on the camera is set to DV. Playing the tape might activate this light to change if it doesn’t seem to be responding despite the Menu settings showing it is on. If you want to capture HDV then make sure this setting is off and the light indicates a HDV signal output when playing back.
3. Get this signal output correct before you have the camera connected, turn off the camera, plug in the firewire at camera and the other end in to the computer.
4. Launch Adobe Premiere Pro.
5. At the Capture interface go to the Settings panel and select the Edit… button under the Capture Settings box.
6. Make sure it is set to either DV or HDV (in your case HDV) so the software can recognize the correct signal coming from the firewire. If the setting was wrong then the camera will read as offiline.
7. Correcting this may require the camera to be switched off and on again.
8. Finally, set the Capture location so you KNOW where it is going.
9. When capturing HDV with Adobe Premiere Pro you won’t see the video in the capture screen, that is the way it is designed to capture HDV. Don’t panic it still captures it – done it a hundred odd times.
Let us know how you go.
If this doesn’t work you may have fried the firewire connection by plugging it into the computer while the camera is switched on. That can be expensive to fix, but there is no other way if you know nothing is seeing the camera or able to control it.
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Hi Jon,
I did all the notes you said and have the same problem. I made sure all the settings are correct and tried other settings just in case, and it is still the same issue. When I set everything for HD, I get a “Capturing from Hardware” and doesn’t capture any frames. I do go to the capture folder and have the clip there but it’s 546kb and there is nothing…
When I do DV settings (because I think my friend said he was able to figure it out but he had to do it through that way) it just acts like it’s capturing but when I click stop, it says didn’t capture any frames…
I’m stuck… I tried a different firewire card (same type but another one) and different firewire cord but still same issues. I’m able to control the camera fully, but not able to grab footage off and capture it to the computer, both on the HDV route and the DV route.
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Hi
I have exactly the same problem…
I’m able to control the camera and see the footage being played on the CAMERA LCD, but nothing in my screen monitor.
Everything was fine in ADOBE CS5;
I quite sure my configuration is ok.Any help ?
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