[Shane Ross]

The Mac can read most PC formatted drives. BUT…when it comes to capturing media for FCP…the drives need to be a specific format…Mac OS extended. I’m sorry that you can’t then hook that drive up to a PC. YOu might consider:

Shane’s Stock Tip #24: Transporting files between Mac & PC

Get a transport drive. A FW drive that is formatted for both PC and Avid that is used for transporting footage only. A drive you use for transporting files only…not for use as a capture drive. It can be FW, or USB…just as long as it is formatted for both PC and Mac so they can both access it.

Like a bus powered Porche drive, or FireLite drives:

https://www.macconnection.com/ProductDetail?Sku=462950
https://www.macconnection.com/ProductDetail?Sku=456765

Then you can export a QT movie (self contained, sequence setttings) and take it into AE on the PC to work with.

Then when he is done on AE…export using the sequence settings…like DV/NTSC…and put on that drive. Bring the drive to your Mac, copy the files off it onto the Capture drive and put it in a separate folder like AE Comps…then import into FCP.

[Shane Ross]

I have to agree with Brett. Family weighs heavily with that decision. Midwest with benefits.

Moving to a big city with lots of competition and no contacts going freelance is what you do when you have either a lot of money in savings or not many people depending on you for food/shelter.

[Shane Ross]

[bogiesan] “Much like Media 100 and Avid before them”

What’s an Avid?

:^)

[Shane Ross]

Capture 24P as is 23.98 fps? Then no. If your final will be output to tape, then capture at 29.97.

[Shane Ross]

[bogiesan] “ood lord, Ross, you actually READ my stuff? “

Heck yeah. Cookman is teh main Grump, but you and are are mini-grumps. I like your stuff.

[Shane Ross]

Bogie…that “what’s an Avid” is starting to get a LITTLE old. I don’t hear you saying “What’s Media 100?”
(Not that that will stop you…)

:^)

ANYWAY…what version of Avid allows you to view the clip in the bin on the NTSC monitor? I use Avid daily and never seen such a thing. I always double click.

OH…unless I highlight the clip and press the L key…then it will play…is that what you mean?

Either way…nope. you need to load it into the viewer. Just two clicks…

[Shane Ross]

WAIT! I am wrong. The decklinks don’t do composite or s-video…component video only.

https://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/connections/index.asp?prodID=2

NONE of the decklink cards accept composite or S-video input…odd, I thought I recalled that they did. Hmmm.

Best bet would be the ADVC line by Canopus.

[Shane Ross]

The Decklink SP card will do it for you. But at $595, it’t more expensive that getting an ADVC-100 or 110 which cal also do it…but for $265-$299.

[Shane Ross]

Shane’s Stock Answer #8:

A simple path is mac > firewire > camera or deck > rca cables > tv

Then start up your camera and tv, then open fcp.

Then go View > External video > all frames
Video playback should be Apple firewire NTSC (If you are using an NTSC set)
Audio playback should be Audio follows Video

Techinially, this should send synched video to your TV

If for some reason you can’t view your timeline on your external monitor, there are a few things to try:

1) Make sure that the camera/deck is connected and powered on BEFORE you open FCP.

2) In the Final Cut Pro menu select AUDIO/VIDEO Preferences and make sure your signal is being sent out thru Firewire DV.

3) Go to the menu and select VIEW>EXTERNAL>ALL FRAMES.

4) Click in the % box above the image and select FIT TO WINDOW.

5) Go to VIEW->refresh A/V devices

6) Make sure the Log & Capture window is closed

If you want it to play in both the canvas and the external monitor you need to go to the FINAL CUT PRO menu and select AUDIO/VIDIO settings and make sure MIRROR ON DESKTOP is selected under the PLAYBACK OUTPUT section

For all the stock answers, click on this link:
https://discussions.info.apple.com/webx?50@941.OTrRaOS9SEl.0@.68a3b883

[Shane Ross]

Yep…gonna need an HD capture card. Decklink would be a good option. A fellow at the Aple forums found this tidbit of info:

“Blackmagic DeckLink v5.0 includes a host of new features including full support for all the new features in Final Cut Pro HD