[Brian Lindstrom]

David:

It worked perfectly! Thanks so much.

Best,
Brian

[Brian Lindstrom]

Hi Jerry:

Works like a champ. Thanks so much!

Best,
Brian

[Brian Lindstrom]

Okay, I did a test. I selected a short segment for printing to tape. The segment was conformed automatically, then I hit escape and exported a frame using QT conversion. Same problem–the frame that was exported was not the frame I selected.

I know this is probably not the best way to conform (indeed, perhaps the segment was no longer conformed once I hit escape) but I thought I’d give it a try.

Any suggestions appreciated.

best,
Brian

[Brian Lindstrom]

Hi Don:
I thought the GOP might be the culprit (but I guess I should avoid politics). I haven’t been able to exactly determine the number of frames it drifts. Some frames are very blurry, others clear. I will try your idea of conforming. How do I conform a short segment? I know “conforming to HDV” happens automatically when I try to print to tape, but I don’t know how to do it otherwise.

thanks so much.

Brian

[Brian Lindstrom]

Hi Gus:

This may be helpful:

https://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/new_page_wrapper.cgi?forumid=1&page=https://www.creativecow.net/articles/battistella_david/recapturing_HDV/index.html

Best,
Brian

[Brian Lindstrom]

Hi David:

Yes, I tried “Print to tape” with no luck.

Thanks,
Brian

[Brian Lindstrom]

Hi Dave:

Thanks so much for your suggestion. I put the sequence in the viewer window, and put my Sony HVR-A1U in play/edit mode (on HDV, of course) and still no luck. Any other ideas?

Thanks,
Brian

[Brian Lindstrom]

How do I render to an hdv file? When I try to print to tape, the computer automatically starts “conforming HDV”. Is this what David meant when he suggested I needed to conform first? I tried printing to tape using my Sony HVR-A1U as a deck (attempting both HDV and miniDV). Then I tried my old trusty TRV900 (miniDV). Still no luck.

Another possible solution I tried was converting to a QTmovie. But there is a sync problem.

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Brian

[Brian Lindstrom]

Okay, how do I conform?

Thanks,
Brian

[Brian Lindstrom]

So is it possible to print to tape in a different format–say, Mini-DV?

Thanks,
Brian