David Battistella
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An easy way to remeber this is that Firewire captures are always data stereams and can not be converted VIA firewire.
WHEN RECORDING VIA FIREWIRE
DV IS DV
HDV IS HDVDVCPRO HD is DVCPRO HD
DV50 is DV50Technically Firewire is a data stream or a digital file transfer.
The only way to capture to alternate codecs is to capture via the HD-SDI Stream, when the video is coming in that wawy it can be captured in various formats.
Gary was spot on in his inital reply.
FYI the I/O uses the firewire Bus to transfer data. It is basically an IN OUT conversion box between either A to D or D to D depending on which box you buy. It acts like a video capture device on the firewire bus instead of on an internal PCI bus.
Whew! Bob you are right, threads get confusing for no good reason. how did the I/O get mixed up in this.
David
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Wes,
I recently had problems with FCP 5.1.2 and Avid codecs installed. The Software would not load with these codecs loaded in QT folder. I am sure you have a workaround as you are the pre-eminent FCP AVID AE “gobetweener”.
David
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A guess.
You are using a USB instead of firewire or firewire 800.
Also,
If it is firewire, then switch the input output /device order to the drive. IE. Change your camera/firewire signal path.
David
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Bob,
Thanks you so much for piping in. Once again, you’ve said it.
David
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Find something that will capture photo J-peg at 100%.
I think the only way you could capture this would be to a 4:4:4 codec with drives fast enough to sustain the data rates needed. I so not know of a Dual link SD deck.
Isn’t 10 BIT uncompressed 4:2:2 an adequate capture vehicle with a render to the 4:4:4 codecs.
Why the need to capture 4:4:4 in SD?
What’s the application?
David
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FYI,
As long as Quicktime is around Bitjazz will be around.
If you want to store files that are four to six times larger. That’s fine too. PNG is alos a nice alternative to Annimation and Photo J-peg at 100% is also a 4:4:4 codec and holds up very well.
The beauty of the Bitjaz archive it that if you drop it into a SHeer timeline you can use it right away. You will always have to render the annimation codec.
So you then have the double storage issue of the annimation codec plus the Render files you need to generate to actually use it.
PLease stay tuned for a very in depth article on the COW covering the use of these codecs in various workflows. ONe thing to understand Bitjazz and Animation (same quality)
David
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Get a capture card that will allow you to CAPTURE all of the footage to one CODEC (DVCPRO HD for offline for example)
A KONA card would allow you to capture all of the formats you mentioned to either HD or SD resolutions.
FCP is not a “drag any shot you want to into a timeline” type of system.
Get a professional to teach you haw to use it if you are new to it.
Use an easy setup to captue and edit anything to any codec, Just pick one CODEC to edit in and go with that until you rez up.
David
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I would buy and run a head cleaning cassette through the deck. DV is pretty clean. A five year old tape (depending how it was stored) should look good.
I would also try to borrow another camera to make sure it is the tape and not the device.
You can get a cleaning cassette for about 10 bucks at BH or somewhere like that.
PS: I am a big fan of dance!
David
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If you see white, then your home computer does not have the QT compnent nesseary to play back this file.
GO to Library Quicktime and copy the contents from your work computer to the home computer.
Then you will be able to view all of the codecs at home too.
David
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A guess.
Because the footage is captured to your boot drive.
David
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