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Video adjustments greyed out in FCP capture
I’ve searched around BMD’s support notes and the Cow archives, but haven’t found an answer to this.
I’m using a Multibridge Extreme on an Quad G5 with FCP 5. When capturing video, the input video adjustments are all greyed out and I can’t set proper picture levels on capture. Is this a BMD issue or FCP?
Confused in OH,
Jon Diener
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11 Replies
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Vid adjustments are greyed out by default for SDI input. It’s a straight transfer of digital data from point A (deck) to point B (hard drive)
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Um… yeah… except that I’m capturing analog component (Beta SP) through the MBE. There has to be SOME kind of control for ingest levels.
Jon Diener
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are you trying to use fcp input level sliders?
you need to use the ones in the BMD control panel -
And the BMD control panel would be found where? Are you talking about the System Prefs BMD panel, because I don’t see any video adjustments there. And as far as BMD apps, I see Deck Control, Disk Speed Test & Live Key.
So you’re saying I can’t adjust any analog video settings in FCP while capturing? Who’s the rocket scientist that came up with that concept?
Sorry for being a bit agitated, but this whole thing just defies logic.
Jon Diener
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yes the system prefs bmd panel.
there is a tab called “proc amp” which gives you gain sliders for component video capture.
I do notice that on my laptop that tab is not present (because there is no bmd hardware on the laptop obviously) so maybe you need to uninstall and reinstall your decklink drivers.
as for the controls in FCP, I have never seen those work from ver 1 on.
I think if you had an early analog Igniter card capturing mjpeg they were enabled. -
They don’t exist in the system preference BMD control Panel. The only choices are Video&Audio, Gamma, and VANC & 3:2 Pulldown. Nowhere can you make this adjustment on capture as far as I can tell.
I noticed you also can’t adjust the audio input level on capture. I used to do all this with our Cinewave setup.
Jamie
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If this is all true (no adjustments possible on capture), then that’s just plain ludicrous! I paid $2500 for a high-end capture solution, and I can’t even adjust the frickin’ input levels when capturing footage???
BMD, please tell me it ain’t so!
Jon DIener
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you can adjust ANALOG COMPONENT input via the bmd control panel. you cannot adjust SDI input, just as you cannot adjust dv input. digital signals come in exactly as they left the tape. this is the way it has always been.
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No. I CANNOT adjust input levels in the BMD control panel. THERE IS NO SETTING ANYWHERE THERE FOR ADJUSTING INPUT LEVELS – AT LEAST NOT WITH v5.4. And yes, I am capturing ANALOG COMPONENT, NOT SDI, NOT DV. I know you can’t adjust those on input.
Gosh, it would be nice if BMD would respond to the support ticket I submitted 5 days ago. Grant, you guys are killing me here.
Jon Diener
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ok-this might be a issue with the multibridge
we have 3 systems with decklink extreme cards. in the system preferences bmd control panel we have a third tab named proc amp which has been there for several years (yes we are on the latest everything on mac/fcp/bmd).
this is for adjusting input levels when capturing analog component.
I did a quick search on the bmd site and did not find any reference to it, although at one time it was a hot issue on the cow as there were inconsistent video levels from card to card during capture via anolog component.
I would repost as “component proc amp” or something and mention Kristian’s name in the post so he sees it for a quicker response.
fyi, I’ve never actually used the feature since we only capture sdi or composite analog.
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