[Andy Mees]

the LH has all the right connections … and you don’t necessarily need to upconvert to the XDCAM HD codec.
you could use it to upconvert to an alternate HD codec such as DVCPRO HD (saving yourself a potential world of MPEG editing trouble along the way)
with that setup you would also input your XDCAM HD to the FCP edit system as DVCPRO HD via HD-SDI

i assume, if you are entering the HD world, then you are mastering to HD.
as most HD decks can downconvert to SD, for delivery you can output the HD masters as required (including going back to XDCAM HD via HD-SDI) and make then your SD masters, if required, by dubbing from the hardware downconverted output of your HD deck

[Andy Mees]

please post the exact error message and the exact steps taken to produce it.
also, what format are you shooting: HQ, SP, LP, or DV ?

remember we can’t see what you’re seeing

[Andy Mees]

not sure it has the specific info you want, but you could try these:

https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/basic_audio_filter_tutoria.html
https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/audio_essentials_fcp_4.html
https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/audio_fcp_4_editors.html

all from here: https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/fcp_homepage_index.html#audio

[Andy Mees]

i think it does, or rather i have assumed it does … when you tell the ETT window to do, for example, an audio only insert on channel 3&4, how does the deck receive this necessary control information if not through the rs422 control?

[Andy Mees]

>I can’t tell you how many times a day I try to expand the Timeline with an option-plus or option-minus, only to have my Viewer start swelling because I had last clicked up there to reposition something.

Thats just your fingers slipping onto the Command key instead of the Option key (or you’ve remapped the keyboard)
In the default keyboard settings, Opt + and Opt – will always zoom in / out on the timeline regardless of the active window. (Cmd + and Cmd – will zoom in / out on the active window)

[Andy Mees]

>5. Change Cinepak to DV/DVCPRO-NTSC

that will work, but choosing DV-PAL will result in skipped frames. if you are working with PAL, then save it first as a standard Quicktime MOV file (Export > Quicktime Movie), then use MPEG Streamclip’s “File > Export to AVI” method with Compressor set to Apple DV PAL in the Export window.

[Andy Mees]

Try using the deck’s own control’s to switch to FAM mode, instead of the FAM Driver Tool.

I use the F70 deck regularly using this method on my Intel mac. I do not use the FAM driver tool unless I am using a deck that does not have manual access to this control (eg PDW – D1)

[Andy Mees]

yes indeed, however if there is a purchasing decision involved, and if you are platform agnostic, then I would recommend waiting a couple of weeks and seeing what is the status of the Apple/Sony XDCAM integration post NAB.
as it stands, there are other NLE’s that have better XDCAM HD integration than FCP is “currently” offering

[Andy Mees]

my Region Blur filter is free and does exactly what you want

[Andy Mees]

maybe next month