Phil Balsdon
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No problems with Shake just so long as you install it before FCS2.
Apparently if installed after FCS2 it over writes some newer shared FCS frameworks with it’s own older ones.
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In hindsight (unfortunately) you can avoid this problem by shooting with a shutter speed of 1/100th second (or 1/50th if you can set it in the camera).
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I had this experience with FCS2. Smoothcam was lost from FCP6, not sure what else. Motion and Compressor wouldn’t open at all. Aperture was also lost.
Uninstalling FCS and re-installing over the top of Shake didn’t work. In the end the only fix was a complete system re-install. It would have been nice if Apple had warned about this problem in the “read first” instructions, I would have waited until I’d finished the almost completed project I was working on in FCS. I know you shouldn’t upgrade FCS during a project but Shake is not part of the suite so I thought it would be okay.
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Once in ProRes the worflow is smooth through all the Final Studio Apps. Generally I use Compressor but I you need to consider your final output format.
It’s difficult to give advice without more specific details and many others more experienced than I can help over on the Final Cut Forum.
Working with such a heavily compressed original format such as HDV can produce great results but it requires care throughout the process.
I and many others have discovered slightly different workflows for different input / output formats can preserve the quality in the end result.Cinematographer, Steadicam Operator, Final Cut Pro Post Production.
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I normally bring everything from tape in as Apple Pro Res, or material from from Firestore DR HD100 I convert to Pro Res straight away. This gives a smoother workflow throughout the whole process especially if you intend using Color and Motion.
Here’s how I import the HDV from camera via firewire directly to Pro Res
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You won’t be losing as many lines as you might think. The 1080 is interlaced meaning you are only seeing 540 lines each interlaced field. The 720 is progressive which equals 720 lines every frame (no fields with progressive).
Make your decision on the progressive versus interlace aesthetics, basically if you want “live television look” shoot 1080 interlaced, if you want a “filmic look” shoot 720p especially as your HD200UB is capable of 60p.
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Could be a blown firewire port on the camera. Did you connect the camera to computer via firewire before turning anything on?
Try using a trial version of VeeScope live to see if that connects the camera https://www.dvdxdv.com/NewFolderLookSite/VeeScope/Products/VeescopeLive.try.htm
if it doesn’t you probably have a hardware problem and may need to borrow / rent another camera or deck to bring in the footage.Always connect the computer to the camera / deck with everything powered down.
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They are HDV Quicktime (in the frame size and rate shot at), they are not H264 which is not an editing codec. I use Final Cut Pro so know little about Premier. A friend tested this camera and bought it straight away, but his workflow is also FCP.
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The JVC HM100u records .mov (Quicktime) files direct to a card. They can be 1080i or p, 720 30p or 60p. If Premier can work with Quicktime files there should be no problems.
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Import as ProRes SQ. Follow this video tutorial, but set your frame rate to 50fps.
https://www.steadi-onfilms.com.au/vlog/12/04/2009/jvc-hdv-video-into-final-cut-pro-6
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