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Weird HDV capture problem
I have a really weird thing happening with capture in FCP 7. As I said earlier, I had captured HDV with the settings HDV, 1080 30P and all was fine. Captured, at start stop new clip created and all was fine. When I placed in Pro res 422 time line, the first clip of every tape would have an orange render bar over it. but none of the other clips from the very same tape shot with the very same camera. When I looked at the clip properties in the browser, each first clip of every tape captured with capture now would have an upper even field dominance. the rest would be none and would not have to be rendered. When I placed in HDV native timeline, the same problem. Can anyone explain why this may be happening. I am at a loss. It happens every time I recapture. Again, I used the same camera with the same settings for the entire shoot.
gigih7
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2 Replies
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hi
are you sure you shot 1080p?
did you try working with easy setup for HDV?
you can try setting capture to prores (there should be a capture preset)
hdv – prores 422also, is the camera that shot the tape being used for capture?
hdv is notorious for mismatches between manufacturers that lead to many different complications…as a last resort you could have it captured via SDI and capture card to a compatible system, then edit the files on any station
on a side note, if possible, i think hdv should be avoided… its a terrible format…
hope this helps
Hector Berrebi
Schibber Group
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Thank so much for you’re reply. And yes to answer your question, I for sure shot 1080 30P native on my Z5U. I saw it when I played it back again in the Cam. I think I figured out what happened. I always stipe the camera with black before the shoot, and realized I had stripped the tape black at 1080 6i. I let 5 seconds pre role before I started shooting then the rest was shot 1080 30P Today I passed over the black and started recapturing that portion of the tape that registered 60i in FCP and low and behold now it says the correct 30P. Strange on capture now before, that it just did this to the clip following the black 60i. I don’t know if this is a FCP Bug or if I should never capture now with clips on one tape of different frame rates.
And in regards to HDV, I wish I had HD camera. Unfortunately, I shoot about 50 weddings a year from other companies that require the raw tapes sent. Not economical to send capture cards. These companies are out of town. Someday, hopefully these cards will come down in price like tapes, and are lives will all be easier. I am buying more Hard drives, and for my own projects, I will capture to pro res 422. I have just started doing that and life is so much easier. This wedding was already shot and pretty much edited by the time I got to this clip. I am Rendering as prores 422 and that is a great help.
Thanks for your time. I am not a good troubleshooter but was pretty proud of myself for figuring this one out. There is hope for me!!!!
gigih7
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