[Nicholas Johnson]

cool

that helped

I’ve got a pretty solid mp4 at about 3gb – which is a-ok with me

thanks!

[Nicholas Johnson]

Here’s the properties of two files from the same INT – as you can see the dimensions are different for some weird reason!

CLIP 1:
File Path: /Volumes/Viking Drobo/Documents/Premier Documents/Capture Scratch/NewRoof-Rick pt2.mov
Type: QuickTime Movie
File Size: 148.3 MB
Image Size: 720 x 480
Pixel Depth: 24
Frame Rate: 29.97
Source Audio Format: 48000 Hz – 16 bit – Stereo
Project Audio Format: 48000 Hz – 32 bit floating point – Stereo
Total Duration: 00;00;40;23
Average Data Rate: 3.6 MB / second
Pixel Aspect Ratio: 0.9091

QuickTime Details:
Movie contains 1 video track(s), 1 audio track(s) and 1 timecode track(s).

Video:
This movie appears to have DROPPED FRAMES.
There are 1221 frames with a duration of 1/29.97th.
There is 1 frame with a duration of 1001/10000ths.

Video track 1:
Duration is 0;00;40;24
Average frame rate is 29.95 fps

Video track 1 contains 1 type(s) of video data:

Video data block #1:
Frame Size = 720 x 480
Compressor = DV/DVCPRO – NTSC
Quality = Normal (3.00)
Temporal = Normal (3.00)

Audio:
Audio track 1 contains 1 type(s) of audio data:

Audio data block #1:
Format = 16 bit – Stereo
Rate = 48000 Hz
Compressor = 16-bit Little Endian

Timecode:
Timecode track 1 contains 1 type(s) of data:

Timecode data block #1:
Start Time = 00;36;37;11
Reel name =

——————

CLIP 2:
File Path: /Volumes/Viking Drobo/Documents/Premier Documents/Capture Scratch/NewRoof-Rick pt1.mov
Type: QuickTime Movie
File Size: 244.3 MB
Image Size: 655 x 480
Pixel Depth: 24
Frame Rate: 29.97
Source Audio Format: 48000 Hz – 16 bit – Stereo
Project Audio Format: 48000 Hz – 32 bit floating point – Stereo
Total Duration: 00;01;07;06
Average Data Rate: 3.6 MB / second
Pixel Aspect Ratio: 0.9091

QuickTime Details:
Movie contains 1 video track(s), 1 audio track(s) and 1 timecode track(s).

Video:
This movie appears to have DROPPED FRAMES.
There are 2012 frames with a duration of 1/29.97th.
There is 1 frame with a duration of 1001/10000ths.

Video track 1:
Duration is 0;01;07;08
Average frame rate is 29.96 fps

Video track 1 contains 1 type(s) of video data:

Video data block #1:
Frame Size = 720 x 480
Compressor = DV/DVCPRO – NTSC
Quality = Normal (3.00)
Temporal = Normal (3.00)

Audio:
Audio track 1 contains 1 type(s) of audio data:

Audio data block #1:
Format = 16 bit – Stereo
Rate = 48000 Hz
Compressor = 16-bit Little Endian

Timecode:
Timecode track 1 contains 1 type(s) of data:

Timecode data block #1:
Start Time = 00;35;31;22
Reel name =

[Nicholas Johnson]

Nope – have been shooting at 4:3 with this setup. It’s weird because it could be do it to one clip from the same interview and not another – it’s baffling me!

[Nicholas Johnson]

hmmm so what would be my best bet if I wanted to ever access those projects again?

[Nicholas Johnson]

great. thanks!

I think it’s all figured out 🙂

[Nicholas Johnson]

use square pixels even when I’m putting in video from my 5D mkII?

[Nicholas Johnson]

I tried to set up the sequence at 976×544 but it looks WAY too long

https://www.flickr.com/photos/44325995@N04/5309762651/in/photostream/

I then imported a PSD file set at 976×544 (DV NTSC Widescreen pixel ratio) to compare and you can see it off…

https://www.flickr.com/photos/44325995@N04/5310350802/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/44325995@N04/5310351010/in/photostream/

what am I doing wrong?

[Nicholas Johnson]

So they’re running FCP 6.0.6

A little more detail: the camera was setup in 24f and drop frame mode – I understand the reason for DF versus NDF (for broadcast sync/alignment) but would this affect the FCP capture too???

I’m plugged into the Mac Mini and the capture scratch is on a lacie external drive

tapes are sony HDs

I was also just trying to dump down the whole tape, then half the tape, as the client first wants to have all the footage digitized to have their staff transcribe it – then we’ll do a paper edit and get the clips we want (while deleting the digitized copy on the tape)

HD space is running at about 68gbs on the external and about 25gb on the internal system drive… which to me seems ok if I’m trying to capture about 10gb of vid off one tape

Also it’ll sometimes seem to be capturing 100% fine and then when the clip should end, the capture stops, but a new clip is put into the browser with a “-1” from the original logged name and its not the correct length nor does it have ins and outs set… but no error of drop frames!!!

this is so confusing – not sure what to “fix”

[Nicholas Johnson]

So they’re running FCP 6.0.6

A little more detail: the camera was setup in 24f and drop frame mode – I understand the reason for DF versus NDF (for broadcast sync/alignment) but would this affect the FCP capture too???

I’m plugged into the Mac Mini and the capture scratch is on a lacie external drive

tapes are sony HDs

I was also just trying to dump down the whole tape, then half the tape, as the client first wants to have all the footage digitized to have their staff transcribe it – then we’ll do a paper edit and get the clips we want (while deleting the digitized copy on the tape)

HD space is running at about 68gbs on the external and about 25gb on the internal system drive… which to me seems ok if I’m trying to capture about 10gb of vid off one tape

Also it’ll sometimes seem to be capturing 100% fine and then when the clip should end, the capture stops, but a new clip is put into the browser with a “-1” from the original logged name and its not the correct length nor does it have ins and outs set… but no error of drop frames!!!

this is so confusing – not sure what to “fix”

[Nicholas Johnson]

thanks – I had setup based on the first article actually in HDV 1080i60 but maybe could try option 2 of HDV1080p24