[Queezy Buzell]

Right.

I think I have left an important part out…this clip has to be edited with SD 60i footage. When you pull this clip into a 720×480 project it has to be rendered, shrunk, or it’s stretched…whenever I try any of these 3 methods…I always come away with a fuzzy 720×480 clip. Right size…poor quality…and that;s essentially the issue.

How do I reduce the size of the clip while maintaining a similar quality as the uncompressed .mov….this is the question.

God 1st!

[Queezy Buzell]

Hey Craig,

I downloaded the trail version of DVRack HD and it doenst recognize the DVCPRO50 footage.

I shot some Pro25 and some DV…and it recognizes those fine…but when it gets to the DVCpro50 footage…I just get a black screen.

Is there something else that you have done to get this to work?

[Queezy Buzell]

Good luck.

We have been fighting this issue for months now. The best I can come up with is an SDI capture, not using the FireWire at all.

However, I have heard that it is possible to capture DVCPro50 over the FireWire connection…but I’m still trying to find out where we can get the codec from.

I’ve talked to everyone from Matrox, to Bluefish to Studio Monthly guys…even posted on here a few weeks back.

Still clueless.

If you find out that information…please post b/c it seems to be a mystery!

[Queezy Buzell]

Thanks Peter…the more I’m reading…the more it looks like SDI is the way to play. I’m sure that Premiere 2 doesn’t have a problem handling DVCPRO50…but it looks like FireWire is not the best route for I/O unless there is something I’m missing.

Most of the people I’ve spoke with at Bluefish, Digital Voodoo, and AJA also agreed with the SDI route…and they all ave cards available that can handle a SDI I/O of DVCPRO50.

If there is someone that uses the a FireWire I/O with Premiere 1.5 or 2.0…I would like to pick their brain though…and I hope that they respond. We have a AJ-SD93P deck that we have been attempting to use for transfer but have been unsuccesful.

Just out of curiosity Peter. What deck are you using to come from to capture…and what card are you currently using to do that with?

PS- the SDX900 is a GREAT buy…I’ve been in love since.

[Queezy Buzell]

Ironically, I think I may have stumbled across that answer about an hour ago. Which ain’t great…but at least I understand why.

But I have read…and continue to read that many have I/O DVCPro50 with a simple FireWire/IEEE1394 connection.

Every computer that we have in house shuts down upon attempt of capturing DVCPRO50 across the FireWire connection…

is the Bluefish Envy the ONLY solution to this problem? I was under the impression that FireWire should have no problem capturing DVCPro50. Is SDI the only OTHER answer?

Or is there something we are overlooking?

Or does this all sound like Spanglish?

God 1st!