[Seth Siegler]

Oh yeah, I’m running OSX 10.4.9

[Seth Siegler]

ok the mystery continues to unfold.

I exported the film from FCP to a quicktime movie. It does indeed look a hell of a lot better then it did on the canvas but here is the thing.

When the camera is still, it looks good. But as soon as there is any motion at all, the whole picture seems to scramble a little bit. All edges get scrambled. It’s not a focus issue though because remember I just watched the same film straight from the camera on my TV with HDMI connection and it looked great.

So… I feel like I’m getting closer to the issue here… Is it the USB 2.0 HD? The computer sucks? Or something cheaper……. I hope….

Thanks again everyone, I really appreciate the help.

[Seth Siegler]

My easy setup is set as follows:

1080i HDV 29.97 fps using firewire

Sequence preset: HDV 1080i60
Capture Preset: HDV
Device Control: Sony HDV FireWire

The camera is set up to: HDV, i.Link (FireWire)

I also just plugged the camera into my 42″ HD plasma via HDMI. It looks ammmmmaaaazing. I have to figure out how to get that picture onto my computer. Thanks for any info anyone can provide. Let me know what other information you may need.

Could it just be the HD issue? I need a firewire one? I only have a FW400 port. Is that ok?

[Seth Siegler]

To clarify some of the details of this information, the Mac is a single processor G4.

I tried capturing to the mac HD which is only about 40gb and has 12GB free. I also tried capturing to my usb2 500GB External HD which is almost entirely free.

I have the Camera set to HDV filming and exporting. I think I have things set up fairly right in FCP. The picture, when it makes it to the canvas, just looks not at all sharp. Lines are wavey and blurred. Anyone know what’s up? Do I need to get a new computer?