[Ross Millward]

In answering another thread a moment ago I linked to this software, which should do exactly what you need:
https://www.squarebox.co.uk/lcplus.html

Thanks! I will download a trial version and check it out. It looks promising.

[Ross Millward]

Hi Paul,

Thanks for the info. I was using PJPEG for a while for the editors and in order to make the files small enough, I had to compress them to a point where some would complain about the quality. The audio editors using the Pro Tools HD rigs (like myself) are able to play back h.264’s no problem, though i am sure that particular discussion would be more appropriate in another forum…

I guess it just goes to show you can never please everyone with the simple solution. lol. 🙂

Thanks again to everyone who takes the time to respond.

Ross

[Ross Millward]

David,

Thanks for the info. I will check it out and take that info to the powers that be… Skymicro also makes a card which will do direct H.264 encoding as well as HD mpeg encoding. I use their SD card all the time for some of our digital asset management work and it functions very well. http://www.skymicro.com. Digital Rapids also makes a hardware encoder that works exceptionally well, http://www.digital-rapids.com/Products/IndividualProducts/StreamZHD.aspx, but it’s tough to pitch a $100,000+ piece of gear to the boss without a direct payoff. 🙂

For the present I will continue to use “capture now” and use 360×240 Anamorphic H.264 and let the editors “fit to screen” when they spot the picture in pro tools.

Aside from the organizational aspects, is there a difference in the actual captured file if it is “captured now” or properly “logged and captured” with FCP controlling the deck?

Ross

[Ross Millward]

David,

Thanks for the response.

So, are you saying you’ve sucessfully done this? And, are you saying you’ve done this without dropping frames?

Yes I have. Successfully. Numerous Times.

I can’t imagine why it would be valuable if it were even possible, as H.264 is not an editing codec, it’s a delivery codec.

I understand the fact that H.264 is a delivery codec. To be honest I am not a video editor and I won’t be using the H.264 files to edit video with. We have numerous SOUND editors who need the clips to edit to in Pro tools we also do split ADR sessions with post houses overseas and I need files that will fit on a data DVD to be overnighted or that can be easily uploaded and downloaded via ftp. If I just capture uncompressed DV the files are like 20GB. If I use my method, I don’t need to waste the time waiting for the files to render after I capture them. Time is money…

Why are you even wasting your time with this?

Its not a waste of time if it is the means to the end I am looking for.

I would appreciate any other thoughts on the subject.