Simon Webb
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Did you say that you have 512 MB of RAM? If I’m not mistaken, 512 is the absolute bare minimum of RAM needed to run FCP. You should think about increasing your RAM to at least 2 GB.
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Here’s what I’ve done in the past:
I’ve used Cinematize to extract the video and audio, then imported it into FCP with no troubles whatsoever. This, of course, doesn’t work with copy-protected DVDs.
Otherwise, I’ve done what you have done, which is to say that I played the DVD through an analog to digital converter, but with one difference from your method: I recorded the DVD on to a DV tape and then used the DV tape my source for digitizing into FCP.
best of luck to you!
Simon
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I believe that if you download the Avid Meridien Codec for OS X, it should work with FCP.
https://www.avid.com/onlinesupport/supportcontent.asp?productID=10&contentID=3555&typeID=
Hope this helps.
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You have to render the audio tracks.
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I ran into a similar problem myself some time ago and my solution was to run the Magic Bullet Suite in After Effects (making sure to use the 4:1:1 de-artifactor which, by default, is off), then rendering out an uncompressed QuickTime which was then used as the element for keying in Combustion.
It worked surprisingly well despite the DREADFULLY SLOW After Effects render time.
I’m not sure if what I’ve written will help you in any way, I’m afraid, but good luck. I have my fingers crossed for ya!
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Is this DVD a store bought DVD? In other words, is it encoded with copy protection (macrovision)?
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I own both the Magic Bullet Suite for AE and Magic Bullet Editors for FCP and I can’t say enough good things about them.
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Interlacing is a normal function of television. A computer monitor is different from a TV monitor. Don’t worry about it.
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This may be a silly question, but is it possible that the date stamp isn’t on the physical tape but rather a setting that can be switched off before capturing?