[Ray Chung]

I don’t know, I don’t have it in front of me….just trying to figure out how one were to shoot a straight 1-1/2 hours to a card, as you brought up in your query in regards to it. I’d assume that if she were shooting with a Panasonic HPX 300, it’d be a P2 card, of which a 128GB has a roughly 2-hr capacity at 1080i/720p. And even though it’ll break the data into ‘sections’ on the card itself, is it still labeled as that one big shot when you access it in FCP in log & transfer? If so, and you try to l&t the whole big clip, I could see how it might automatically break it up, kinda’ like it does when loading a whole HDV tape as ProRes or what have you. I’m interested in finding out about this as well, because I’ve only worked with separate takes/shots on P2, but I do work with people who shoot live events and keep a camera-2 rolling the whole time and what not…so this could come up at some time down the road. Although, if the clip is automatically broken up, it’s not exactly difficult to just put one after the other….or pick in’s and out’s with l&t, for that matter. 😉

I guess we’ll have to wait to hear more info from Candice to find out.

[Ray Chung]

Let’s say you’re shooting a live event and just letting the camera run….can you fit 90 min onto a card? I guess a 128GB card or so?

[Ray Chung]

Don’t know if this is the answer, but maybe it applies. Look towards the end of this discussion….

https://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1918928&tstart=0

Apparently, there’s a strange audio/sync bug when doing an HD project when the initial FCP ‘easy setup’ startup settings are NTSC/29.97.

[Ray Chung]

Live footage?

[Ray Chung]

Was the HD Extreme working fine before, or is this the first time you’re trying it? Did you choose the right PCIe slot to install it in, and did you make sure the speed is set right (i.e. 4x, etc)?

[Ray Chung]

If you were getting flickering, it sounds like there’s just something wrong with your unit. As far as I can tell, the unit should just turn on with a constant white pilot light, or not be on when not in use. They should just send you a replacement unit.

[Ray Chung]

Yeah, sounds like it could be the power supply (as in inside the Multibridge enclosure). Sorry to hear about it, but yeah, you’ll probably need to send it back now. Were you able to get any customer support via phone?

Does the little white light on the left side of the front panel come on when you turn on your computer?

[Ray Chung]

What is the format/frame rate of what you shot/loaded, and what is the ‘easy setup’ format/frame rate of FCP when you open it up?

[Ray Chung]

Page 6 of the Multibridge for Mac manual:

Installation for Capture and Playback
Connecting to your Mac

1. Shutdown and remove the power plug from the back of your Mac. This is a safety precaution
before opening your computer. Ensure that you are statically discharged by using a static strap.

2. Remove the side cover of your Mac to gain access to the PCI Express slots.

3. Remove your Multibridge PCI Express card from the protective static bag making sure you don’t
touch the gold connectors on the base of the card. Although there are no electronics on this
card, these precautions should be taken when handling any PCI Express card.

4. It is best to use the top slot, slot 4, with a Mac Pro but any slot can be used on a Power Mac G5.
Unscrew the captive screws in the PCI bracket and remove the bracket. Remove the port access
cover from the slot in which you plan to install the card.

5. Insert your Multibridge PCI Express card and ensure that it clicks firmly into place.

6. Secure the card with a screw or the PCI bracket and replace the side cover of your Mac.

7. Connect the PCI Express cable to the PCI Express card at the rear of the Mac and connect the
other end of the cable to the PCI Express connector on your Multibridge. Please make sure you
connect the cable to the PCI Express connectors, and not the Mac display connectors!

8. Connect USB 2.0 cable from host computer to Multibridge.

9. Power up Multibridge first, then reconnect the computer power and start up.

[Ray Chung]

I mean did you leave the USB plugged in? You need to leave it plugged in even when you’re using it with PCI-E.