[Mike Maloney]

There have been several posts about this box including mine. I have given up on the box. It was a waste of $150.

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[Mike Maloney]

I have given up on the mini-monitor. The best I can ever get is a static image, never motion.
I tried virtually all of the BM codecs with a fistful of sequences. I gave up.

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[Mike Maloney]

In my exuberance to get up and rolling, I just connected the device, but conveniently overlooked the instructions to install the software.

Thanks for grounding me back to reality. LOL.

Mike Maloney

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[Mike Maloney]

I am not using a card. It’s an iMac. I’m using an AJA T-tap with Thunderbolt.

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[Mike Maloney]

Thank you for an extraordinary amount of input. It is certainly appreciated. Your suggestions will be heeded. As you should know, this is not a new venture, but one developed over 18 years of shooting and posting. We have run a gamut of issues and problems of the years and I’ve not posted on the Cow for quite sometime relying on our skill and expertise. I found an issue that was problematic and troublesome and I appreciate someone, in earnest, taking the time out of their day to help address the issues. I hope I can return the favor someday. I am a dead aim at Pro Tools should you ever need help in the audio arena.

OH BTW, the old SONY DVCAM machine was one of the first machines we purchased (along with our trusty Beta SP1800) it just does a grand job when everything else goes awry.

Mike Maloney

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[Mike Maloney]

I had not tried the AJA VTR Exchange until today. Works satisfactorily, somewhat surprising flexibility. Could be an easy answer to other issues in capture. Anxious to try some HD 24p.

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[Mike Maloney]

Oh, Tape Stock was mentioned: JVC ProHd for HD/DV. We use exclusively.

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[Mike Maloney]

Be happy to give you a run down.

First, Camera is the JVC GY110.
Second the Deck is the BSR – 50.
I use a KONA LH card for capture.
I always use a Firestore now, which eliminates most of these issues, but I still periodically must go back to tape if the Firestore didn’t get programmed correctly. We also shoot both.

We used FCP 6.06, Mac G5, 8 Gb Ram. 2.7 dual processors, etc, with SATA 2 TB Drive for capture.2

In attemtpting to capture several clips, the BSR usually goes into a Non capture mode after the first clip. Whatever that clips name is slated as, it will contine to capture, almost randomly with all the clips with a numeric code after each clips such as “Dancing Clip” Dancing Clip-1, Dancing Clip -2, etc. overwriting what would have been the original capturing editors dialog.

This has been used primarily with component out of the machine and deck control. We prefer this method and, it’s the only method allowing us to work in HD. Capture in HD is essentially the same.

I have been able to take my same tape and drop into my older SONY DVCAM deck and capture successfully with firewire on most projects. But that machine has limitations and will not allow HD captures.

The machine has NOT always done this. In fact, when we first installed the unit, we could capture without error all day…..progressively this problem has become worse over time.

So, we capture, when necessary with “capture” now, one clip at a time and must retitle each clip.

Not sure if you thought I was flaming JVC because I am not. I am merely frustrating with the deck as it is not peforming as it should. I have contacted JVC 2 times about this problem and they insist that there is nothing wrong with my machine rather in my set up.

But while set up has a little to do with capture, repeated time code breaks, or errors in finding time code when they are clearly on the tape and can be read by another machine are a machine problem.
And yes, I’ve cleaned the heads.

Any other thoughts?

Thanks for any wisdom.

Mike Maloney

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[Mike Maloney]

Thanks for that, I’ll disconnect the deck control. Never know.

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[Mike Maloney]

Lawrence,

There’s a lot of wisdom in what you say. I tried desperately to get Pro Tools and KONA LH to co-exist on the same computer (an early model G5). No amount of tech saavy could get it to gel.

Ultimately, it was to go back and run KONA dedicated to a G5 and Pro Tools on a different unit. My world is a much more content place–maybe not as streamlined, but I can get work done.

Mike Maloney
Maloney Marketing Group
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