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Trying to Batch Capture for Online Editing, getting “Unable to Initialize HDV…”
I’m working on a project that was done by someone else, using HD offline proxies of a 4K Red shoot. I’ve media managed a new project that is 4K so that I can replace the proxies with the original 4K files, however following RED’s instructions, I add the 4K files to L&T and then go to Batch Capture, however Final Cut tells me unable to initialize HDV device but obviously that’s not what I want. What is it I’m doing that makes FCP think I want to capture off tape?
Thanks
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3 Replies
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If you are going to grade in Color, then a better workflow is to reconnect to the RED r3d files after doing and xml export from FCP. That way you grade with the RED media and can use the color temp and ISO settings in the RED tab.
The graded output can be rendered in ProRes 2k to go back into FCP to online. FCP can’t online and playout 4k media so you are obviously trying to convert the media to ProRes which is best done post grade.
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Thanks for the response – I would use Color except the sequence has a lot of animated transforms and some transitions. Also the files are not quite 4K, but really 2x HD (3840 x 2160) and seem to work fine in FCP when used to conform a new native sequence for example. So that’s why I was asking about staying in FCP. With that in mind do you have any comments on my original question? Or else given that there are things that won’t transfer to Color, how else?would I convert this to full resolution?
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RED have free tools like REDrushes to batch convert r3d files to ProRess with the same name. If L&T won’t work, then you might have to batch capture specific files from the rushes and then reconnect in FCP. You will have all sorts of issues with frame sizing as the original sequence using proxies will be based on 1920 x 1080.
The workflow that I prefer with RED is to convert to ProRes before edit, rather than using their proxies so i am unfamiliar with your issue trying to recapture via L&T
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