[John Ryan]

We have a problem that might be related.

We used Sony clip viewer to copy files to our MacBookPro and zapped the SxS card. Now File Transfer 2.1 cannot see the files on the drive, it can only see files on the SxS card. I tried dragging and dropping the files back to the SxS card to trick it but it did not work. Although the files are on our HD File Transfer cannot open them, so they are unusable.

Any workarounds for this?

We put some full res 1080 images up at http://www.hd24p.com

Thanks
John

[John Ryan]

Yes, on set only 1080p23.98

[John Ryan]

It would seem to lose sync from the camera at random times. The video would flash green junk in the FCP capture window and on the monitor output. Both the io and computer would need to be restarted and then FCP would work until it happened again.

It would also lose sync another way without the green flashing and we could just unplug the SDI and plug it back in and it all worked.

[John Ryan]

I got one the first day they were out. We have been putting it though it’s paces. We have run cameras to it (F900R, F900/3 and EX1) and have onlined and CC’d a national spot with it in SD uncompressed.

When it comes to using a laptop with it (the reason we bought it) let’s just say it has a few problems that hopefully can be fixed with software updates. One example: we took it out to a movie set in the very cold desert to capture ProRes from a F900 and although it was great when it worked right it crashed too many times to be useful.

Once I get to the bottom of these issues I am going to post a very detailed report on our experience with the IoHD.

I think it will be great when the kinks get worked out.

John

[John Ryan]

Bob, where are my cookies? And could you or anyone else with a IoHD tell me if you can see a blinking green LED inside after it has booted up and is pluged in with FCP running? Mine has 1 sometimes 2 blinking LEDs inside.

Thanks
John

[John Ryan]

MacHollywood has them in stock on Sunset in Hollywood CA 323-957-9557

John

[John Ryan]

Yes I did and had one firewire light turn off with the new cable and that was on a eight core Mac Pro, so it is not the FW800 on the laptop.

John

[John Ryan]

Yea I know 1080 23.98 prores is pushing it but it is working and able to capture and playback fine from the 5400RPM standard MacBook Pro drive. The main problem I am having is the flakey timecode and the firewire turning off.

I noticed by looking into the vent holes by the handle that when the IoHD boots up lots of the green LED’s are blinking but then go solid except for one that keeps blinking AND when the firewire stops working anther LED is blinking for a total of two. If that means anything…..

Thanks

John

[John Ryan]

Thanks for the response. So far I am capturing to the internal drive, with no other devices on any other bus, the drive captures fine using uncontrollable in FCP and after one restart was working perfectly with timecode for a couple of hours until the firewire light went out again for the third time.

I am wondering does the FW800 bus go to sleep? All three times it has happened were during periods of inactivity, of 15 min or more, the computer was on and being used but not the firewire. Or does the IoHD go to “sleep” if not being used? Last night I put a clip on loop and let it play though and it was still playing fine when I woke up, thats why I think nonuse has something to do with it.

Thanks

[John Ryan]

yes people love it, ProRes blows it away, I will never touch DVCproHD again.

John