Lee Berger
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Audacity at https://audacity.sourceforge.net/ is a free multi-track audio program for OS X and Windows. It has a noise removal filter that allows you to sample a few seconds of noise and filter it out. The Beta 1.3.3 program works quite well on my G-5. Soundtrack Pro also has this feature.
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In the capture window there is a check box for making a new file for each camera start/stop. Uncheck that box. It may still make some individual files if it detects a start/stop as a break in timecode.
I prefer individual files as it allows me to toss bad takes and false starts.
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Yes that should work. The last full HDV project I exported was in FCP 5.x and I exported using “current settings.” Then went to compressor to scale and letterbox. I haven’t taken a ProRes export past the test I did for this post.
Test a couple of minutes of your project and let us know how it looks.
By the way if you’re going to SD I have found that Compressor’s letterbox filter does a better job then FCP in scaling. There is a letterbox filter in Compressor’s Filter Tab (within the codec inspector).
See this post https://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showpost.php?p=789649&postcount=6
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Jesenko,
Steve’s response makes sense. There are differences between the 1500 and 1500A model. I didn’t know about the DV record issue. I did know that while the 1500 can play DVCPro it cannot send the signal over Firewire (huh?). They fixed that in the A model. Sorry if I caused any confusion.Lee Berger
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Select Menu > Operational Function > Record Format [Rec FMT] > select DVCam or DV
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If you export a QuickTime movie from FCP using “Current Settings” you won’t loose any quality because no recompression occurs (except for renders which you would have even if you could export to FLV directly). So I suggest that you export and then encode in your Flash encoder. Be sure that the “recompress all frames” check box is unchecked.
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[kent beeson] “export that timeline and choose uncompressed 8-bit NTSC 48KHz codec in the QT mov export settings box and I’ve got a better (re: text and graphics only) looking video for export than had I chosen “current settings”?”
I suspect that in exporting a DV sequence FCP renders in the Sequence Codec during the export. If this is true you would not gain any quality in graphics.
It works with HDV or XDCamHD sequences because you can select “Render in ProRes” in the sequence settings (FCP 6.x only). All of the render files therefore are ProRes. The “Render in ProRes” option is not available for any other sequence codecs such as DV. That’s too bad!
[kent beeson] “Wouldn’t we have to copy/paste HDV (or DV) timeline to an uncompressed 8-bit timeline? (I’m using FCP 5.1.4.)”
In this scenario you would see improved graphics, but you would have to render every DV or HDV clip in the sequence as well. On HDV sequences I find it best to export first (“By Reference” is not an option for HDV) and then encode in Compressor.FCP 2 is a worthwhile upgrade just for the ProRes codec and mixed resolution Sequence, not to mention the Smooth Cam Filter and Motion 3.
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[WideWorld HD] “From my understanding, when the sequence settings are HDV (even with it set to render as PRORES) then the EXPORT TO QUICKTIME will create an HDV file”
That’s true if you choose “Current Settings” but you can select any other QuickTime codec and transcode. I ran a test exporting from an HDV sequence to ProRes422 HQ 60i, 1920×1080. I applied color correction and rendered prior to export. I then imported the file back into FCP and it was identical in levels to the clips on the HDV timeline.
It seems to me that if you paste all of the clips into another timeline that doesn’t match the HDV codec then you have to render everything. The same result can be achieved by simply exporting from your HDV sequence to ProRes 422.
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Sterling,
Why do you copy and paste into a new ProRes Timeline? If you have the render set to ProRes in the HDV timeline then all of your renders are ProRes. You should be able to export your finished sequence into what ever flavor of delivery format.Lee
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Here’s a couple of things that work for me. First check the settings to be sure that the output is set for HDV or Auto. I have also found that exiting FCP and relaunching with the V1 turned on will initiate communications.
Lee Berger
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