[Ian Tucker]

Thanks so much Aaron. Yes, the new source tape is 1080i. I’m going to test out the Cinema Tools route and see what happens. Unfortunately, from what I’ve been told, this has to remain 23.98.
Sucks to be me 🙂

[Ian Tucker]

Thank you Adam for such a fast response.

So if the old materials don’t translate 100%, I assume, we will have to modify the material transparency settings in v11 for us to get a similar look to v10, but, the look will never be identical since v11 handles transparencies differently. Is that correct?

Cheers
Ian

[Ian Tucker]

Thanks so much Joe. I wasn’t even thinking about the “bigger” industry perspective and how this has had a huge impact on the way motion graphics work is produced.

Thanks again for your insight.

One more question that we’ve been throwing around – Are the sparks for ideas moving from the humans to the computers?
Now that the tools for creating motion graphics are becoming so sophisticated, is the software creating the ideas or is it the designers. Well, really, is it the programmers or the designers.
Do the plug-ins in AE or Photoshop create the spark for an idea or does the designer create the spark and the plug-ins help execute?
Is it the tool or the artist?

Ian

[Ian Tucker]

Well I got my JVC DV6000 to finally work with FCP. Here’s my solution for future reference.

If you are editing via the analog inputs & RS422 deck control

FCP 5:
In the device control presets in the audio/video settings, set the protocol to Panasonic RS-422 and the time source to LTC only.
Check “Use Deck Search Mechanism”
JVC-BR-DV6000:
In the Menu settings go to Remote – Rem FF/REW Mode. Change the FF/REW mode to “Search”.
Go to Menu setting – TC/UB/Clock. Change TCG Select to Regen.

With these settings I am a able to use FCP to black and code a DV tape and then assemble edit a program successfully. Incidentally the “Black and Code” function in FCP has always worked with my DV-6000 not matter the settings but the edit functions will only work with the settings I have put here. I can only assemble edit onto the DV-6000, even though the specs say I should be able to insert edit. I vaguely remember insert editing when I first purchased the deck when I had FCP 4.0 (I will always try to insert over assemble – just personal preference) but since I hardly ever master or edit onto DV I’m not sure where or when that function was lost. I reinstalled FCP HD and still could not insert edit so I assume it was some time between 4 and 4.5

Another thing to be aware of, the DV-6000 will seem to insert the first frame of video at an incorrect time-code – like 5 or 6 frames before your selected in point, however subsequent edits will be correct. An example of this is if my edit in point is 59:30:00 and my program start is 01:00:00:00 the edit on the DV-6000 will start at 59:29:24 but my program in point at 01:00:00:00 will be correct. I now allow for this by having 10 sec of black before my bars or slates at the beginning of my programs.

DV editing:
I have not been successful in editing anything accurately using DV. I have tried the NTSC DV presets that come with FCP and I have created my own with no success. I have tried Firewire device control and Firewire Basic – neither give me accurate edits. Actually editing to tape to the DV-6000 using DV seems to completely inaccurate with programs starting at random in points and stopping at arbitrary out points.

Anyway, this is what I have found from my tests. If anyone has had more success with the DV-6000 please let me know what configuration you are using, particularly if you have been able to insert edit. The manual for the DV-6000 explicitly claims that you should be able to insert edit via RS-422 and DV. I’m sure the good folks at JVC will undoubted say that this is a FCP problem. In any case, I don’t do enough editing to this deck for it to be a real issue however I really hate having a product that I can’t use to it’s full potential. Not being able to utilize features on this deck that are supposed to be standard really bugs me.

Ian

[Ian Tucker]

I’m having this same problem. Changing the RS422 protocol from Sony to Panasonic in the Device Controls in FCP seemed to fix it for a bit but now I have new problems where it will go into edit mode and start recording but lay down completely random new timecode. I was curious if you found a fix or work around.