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Voive Over Inputs – Would this (slightly cunning) method work?
I’m trying to set up a VO session and I have just hit a stumbling block. The audio capture card that I had been using in my old G4 – the MOTU PCI 323 with 2408MK2- is no longer compatible with the PCI slots of the new G5. I no longer own said G4 so I have had an idea but I wanted to see if anyone could say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ before I order some cables. So here’s the plan….
I have a Blackmagic Extreme card/interface. I would like to use the XLR audio inputs as my input from my microphone (via my trusty TL Audio compressor). I have already tried to use the Voice Over tool by setting the relevant audio inputs and playing a tape, however it will only recognise the inputs and record onto a track when I open the the Log & Capture window (which I guess is kind of understandable). So using this workflow will I be able to ‘cheat the system’ and connect my microphone output (via the TL Audio XLR out) to the Blackmagic audio input and record my VO with the Log & Capture Window open? Will there be issues given that I am only recording a mono source? Or maybe there is a trick to let me access these inputs without having to open the Log & Capture window? Like I say I will use this method but am slightly scared of ordering a 30m cable to go to the mic booth if this is doomed to failure.
(I will upgrade to the MOTU 424 G5 compatible card in due course but they are out of stock and the session is sooner than I can get hold of one)
G5 DP 2.5; 4Gig Ram; Blackmagic Decklink Extreme; 23″ Cinema HD Display; Sony HR Trinitron PAL monitor with SD card; 500 Gig Lacie Big Disk Triple Interface; FCP HD; DVDSP3; After Effects 6.5; Photoshop CS; Illustrator CS; plus many others
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Why not just record to a TAPE (in a camcorder or deck)?
You’ll have Timecode and its easily stored for future use.
The only “advantage” of using the VO Tool (being able to play the timeline at the same time) is lost if you use “Log and Capture” anyway.
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The timeline functionality still works, its just that if I am trying to use my Blackmagic XLR audio input I seem to have to have the LOg & Capture window open at the same time
G5 DP 2.5; 4Gig Ram; Blackmagic Decklink Extreme; 23″ Cinema HD Display; Sony HR Trinitron PAL monitor with SD card; 500 Gig Lacie Big Disk Triple Interface; FCP HD; DVDSP3; After Effects 6.5; Photoshop CS; Illustrator CS; plus many others
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[Dan Brazil] “The timeline functionality still works, its just that if I am trying to use my Blackmagic XLR audio input I seem to have to have the LOg & Capture window open at the same time”
Having the L&C window open is one of the main roadblocks when trying to PLAY the timeline out via FireWire (basically, the FW “output to the DV device” won’t work with the L&C window open.)
If you’re not using FW out to a monitor, and you have no problems viewing the timeline PB on an external monitor (I’m assuming you’d have an external monitor in the booth for the talent) then go ahead and try your workaround.
As to capturing a “mono” (1 channel) or “stereo” (2-channel) source, the software won’t “care” if you don’t.
You’d just pan it where you want it as you continue to edit. -
If you have a DAT deck, you can put it in EE and pass the audio signal through it and out the optical output into the optical input on your
G5. Works perfectly here with the digital in selected in the VO tool. -
As one other person has said, I have always recorded VO to tape, keep it rolling, then if you have to shuttle the timeline back and forth for a pickup, you get everything on tape, even the comments over the talkback, and you can edit it down later – and you have it with timecode for future easy use.
Mike
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