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The audio is, by default, intentionally MUTED to the Mac’s speaker output during Log and Capture.
So you should normally monitor the audio directly from the camcorder or deck you are using to capture. (It is the preferred method.)
CAUTION:
Many people have reported that noise or “pops” appear in the captured clips if the Mac’s internal audio is left on WHILE capturing… so may want to choose “Off During Capture.”However, there is a way you can turn ON the Mac’s speaker if you really WANT to:
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In FCP4x and earlier:Final Cut Pro (menu) > Audio/Video Settings… > Capture Presets (tab)
“Duplicate” the Capture Preset you are now using, when the window opens rename it (I added “MacAudioOn” to the file name).
Click open the “Advanced” button in the Audio section and turn speakers to “ON during Capture.”
The Mac speakers/audio-out will now play Audio during the preview in the Log and Capture window.
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In FCP5x and later:In the Record Tool:
Clip Settings, near audio buttons, choose: Preview: “ON”
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Sorry, the link to the “imic” example did not work.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006BALQ/002-8357455-4444805
THAT one should be OK.
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You can connect it to the MIC input if you buy a “Line-to-Mic-level” patch cord or adapter. (Drops the higher line-level output down to a mic-level).
Or you can connect the DAT to a camcorder with a line-level input and either record the DAT to DV tape first and capture the DV tape… or, if the camcorder will “transcode” from its input directly to the FireWire output, you could capture the DAT “live” thru the camcorder.
You could go to the computer store and buy a Griffin “iMic” ($30-$40) that converts stereo line (or Mic) sources to USB and the Mac can use the iMic as its audio input source. Bill the client for the cost of the iMic.
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The first thing to always try is to Quit FCP, Restart the Mac, Open your FCP project and try again.
Next:
THE FOLLOWING COMES FROM THE KEN STONE WEBSITE:
“Over 5,000 years ago Confucius wrote: ‘If you are toiling away, you have changed nothing and FCP heads South on you, [starts behaving in strange ways] then it is time to trash your FCP Preferences.’ ”Click the following link for instructions.
https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/trashing_fcp_prefs.html
A great way to do this is to use “FCP Rescue” a free Apple Script that will Trash the Preferences for you (and restore nearly all of your user settings afterward).
There are versions for FCP (Pro) & FCE (Express) and a new one for FCP 5.Download these free Apple Scripts at
https://fcprescue.andersholck.com/
or
https://pistolerapost2.com/fcprescue/This is one FCP tip that has helped in solving hundreds of “odd” problems.
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You should not attempt a serious edit by only looking at the computer monitor for judging quality.
FCP is designed to be operated with an external video monitor connected
(through a camcorder is just fine) DURING the edit process.
The external video monitor should have shown you any flickers or “image buzzing” before output.Try this:
Apply the Video Filters > Blur > Gaussian Blur.Adjust the setting to 0.25 and keep adding “more” (up to 0.75 or even 2.0) as you observe the results.
As images (moving or stills) are more “complex” they can “buzz”on the video screen.
Adding the Gaussian Blur Filter can create an image that looks smoother.You need to RENDER the effect to view full quality on the external monitor.
In FCP 5 set your video processing to “Best Quality” (It defaults to “Normal”).
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Any recording unit you buy MUST have a MIC LEVEL input.
If the unit only has a LINE LEVEL input, it will not record from a mic at enough level to use.
A MIC can have “thousands of times” lower output than LINE.
That’s about all you need to know.
This applies to units that record on mp3, miniDisc, DAT, cassette, DV… anything.
BTW, the idea of recording to DV tape in another camcorder…
THAT is a GREAT PLAN.
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This is not something within the capabilities of video editing software.
This would need to be done INSIDE “pro” DVD authoring software.
The DVD player would need interactive “cues” to perform what your client wants to do whit the show.DVD players CAN do this, but it requires a lot of direct programming at the authoring stage of creating the DVD.
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[Bryce Whiteside] “If you had typed: canvas white
into the Search Posts – Terms you would have gotten an instant response.”Ya, but we would have missed this magical moment together if she had.
🙂
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Make sure you have chosen “Image and Wireframe” (or just “Image”) and NOT “Alpha” in the settings in the upper right of the Canvas Area.
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First thing I’d do is GET IT ONTO A DESKTOP MACHINE.
A 20-Hour feature on a Powerbook seems a bit too much.