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strange problem with batch capture, urgent
hi all,
i am having a strange problem when trying to batch capture,
first of all, using a g4 powermac, final cut hd 4.5 and a sony GV-D300e-Pal mini dv deck
when i log the clips i enter the in and out points, press log clip, put in a name, a comment, press ok, the clip occurs in the bin
but when i then batch capture the in and out points have changed, if i double click on the icon in the bin, on the offline clip, it has different in and out points then the ones i typed in
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even more strange all the in points i entered become the new changed outpoints, the new mysteriously changed in points are of no logic to me.
does anyone know what is going on?
i cant find any place in the preferences where this might stem from
as i am working with a tight deadline and i have to capture asap, got about 20 hours of footage, so batchcapture is the way i want to do it.
any advise is very much appreciated !
many thanks in advance
carola
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6 Replies
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The first thing to always try is to Quit FCP, Restart the Mac, Open your FCP project and try again.
Next:
THE FOLLOWING COMES FROM THE KEN STONE WEBSITE:
“Over 5,000 years ago Confucius wrote: ‘If you are toiling away, you have changed nothing and FCP heads South on you, [starts behaving in strange ways] then it is time to trash your FCP Preferences.’ ”Click the following link for instructions.
https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/trashing_fcp_prefs.html
A great way to do this is to use “FCP Rescue” a free Apple Script that will Trash the Preferences for you (and restore nearly all of your user settings afterward).
There are versions for FCP (Pro) & FCE (Express) and a new one for FCP 5.Download these free Apple Scripts at
https://fcprescue.andersholck.com/
or
https://pistolerapost2.com/fcprescue/This is one FCP tip that has helped in solving hundreds of “odd” problems.
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HI,
We are running the latest version of FCP so the following is based on some dim memory.
As PAL users we were inflicted with a bug in version 4 or 4.5 that behaved as you describe. We had a PAL DVW500 DigitalBeta deck connected and had a suitable PAL Device control selected and the system changed our entered timecodes as we logged each clip. It was adjusting the values to a 30fps rate so this only affected PAL users.
This behaviour only occured if a tape was not inserted in to the desk at the time of logging. That is, if you had a tape inserted then the timecodes entered during logging would be correct. This bug was noted by apple and corrected in a point release.
Hopefully this is the same for your deck….
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hi matt,
thanks for your answer,
tried the one with restarting and reopening, and also having a tape inserted
the problem remainedso now i will trash the prefs,
if it works i ll report later
if not maybe i can find out something more about this 4.5 bug in the net
regards
carola -
tried bining the fcp prefs, problem still remains…
so do i have to reinstall final cut?
dont know what to do…
carola
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Go to File -> Easy Setup
Are you using a DV PAL setup?
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Perhaps a workaround might be to create a batch list in a text editor and import it into Final Cut instead of creating the batch list in Log and Capture. The manual suggests exporting a batch list from Final Cut as text, opening it in a text editor and using it as a template to make sure the new one you create has the proper format and information.
Regards,
David
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