Nevin Styre
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If you open up the clips in quicktime, then go to Window->movie properties and under the video and audio tracks does it show a “Timecode Track”? If not you might be outta luck, if so resaving the file within quicktime might enable the timecode within FCP.
Note I’m using quicktime pro for this feature, you should have it if you are a final cut editor though(if not buy it).Although I just checked some avi’s captured with our old vegas station in quicktime pro and there was no timecode track visible to quicktime. This may be a difficult issue.
A Possible solution without re-rendering
If you can find some way to export the timecode tracks from your avid files on the avid machine you should be able to open up the timecode track in quicktime, select all, copy, then open up your corresponding avi clip, go to window->properties and paste the track in and resave(without transcoding).
This is theoretical, I don’t know what would be involved in just saving a timecode track on your avid machine, perhaps someone else here could enlighten the subject. -
there is no preview check box for audio when in the HDV log & capture window/clip settings tab
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In the presets drop down menu select “custom” at the bottom. With all the ntsc settings already in there just change the pixel aspect ratio to “NTSC D1/DV Anamorphic”.
Then to view it properly in the canvas go to your “view” drop down menu and turn on “correct for aspect ratio”. -
by the way I’m on a quad core 2.66 mac pro with 5gb ram 500gb system drive, 2 750gb drives in software raid 0(editing off of this) and 1 320gb storage drive, x1900xt 512mb video card(running dell 24″ and 19″ 720p lcd tv).
Running the latest final cut studio 2 w/ updates, osx 10.4.11, and Quicktime 7.3.1. -
It didn’t have an extension(but it had the proper icon), but that was one of the first things I tried and it didn’t help.
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What I like to do is open up my clip in the viewer find the section I like, set the in and out points(with a some handles) then export that clip to prores HQ, import the new prores clip and apply the smoothcam filter to that.
That way I’m not applying the effect to the entire clip(which is a major problem if you capture your tapes as 1 whole clip), and smoothcam works a lot faster with prores than it does with HDV or XDcam HD, which is what I’m usually editing. -
Firewire is what to use for capturing.
The best way to set up for hdv is go into your final cut pro menu and select “easy setup” then have it set for hdv 30p720.
the Log and capture process should be the same as you are accustomed to.
I’m not sure about using the camera as a deck, I know you can do it with DV cameras but I just tried it with a hvrz1u for hdv1080i60 and was unable to get final cut to recognize it as a playback device.
I’ll let you know the process in case it works for you:
After everything is connected and the camera is recognized by final cut go to your “view” menu, hit refresh A/v devices, then make sure Video playback is “All frames” and External video is HDV(1280×720) 30p