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John Griffin · March 5th, 2009, 11:16 AM

Could someone please tell me how to connect 2 xha1's and dub a tap. Or call me at 618-214-1759.

Thanks,

John

John Stakes · March 5th, 2009, 11:24 AM

Not sure what you are asking here. Are you asking how to connect two A1s for a live shoot?

Are you asking how to take edited footage from both cams and create a new tape?

JS

John Griffin · March 5th, 2009, 12:16 PM

I want to take a tape with footage on it and connect to another XHA1 and dub the footage to a blank tape.

Thanks,
John

Kevin Lewis · March 5th, 2009, 02:25 PM

John, if you find out, please post the results here as I need to do the same thing. I previusly started a thread called "Best way to Preserve footage". If you check that thread you will see alternate ways to back-up your footage. But like yourself, I simpy want to record from one camera to the other. From what I understand, one camera will need to be on play and the other on record. But i'm not sure how they get connected.

Battle Vaughan · March 5th, 2009, 02:29 PM

Never done this, but looks like you could set one up for hdv out (page 109 of manual) and one as hdv record (page 106). Rather than trying to paraphrase it, let me point you to the manual in the stickies at the head of this thread.....we have done something similar with Sony HDV tape decks, I can't see why this would be any different..../Battle Vaughan/miamiherald.com video team

Brian Pratt · March 5th, 2009, 05:50 PM

I'm not sure about XHA1 to XHA1 but it easy to do in most video editing software, in Pinnacle Studio for instance capture footage into timeline (via firewire) as you normally would do, then in Make Movie select Tape as output (and XHA1 as output device) to copy back to a clean tape in your XHA1, put XHA1 into Play mode and press Rec (under handle flap) when software is ready to output. I suspect the same method is used when two XHA1s are connected together via firewire but I've never tried this. You can also do the same thing with a Canon HV20 where the manual describes this as Digital Video Dubbing (p70), theres not much mention of it in the XHA1s manual but it can definitely be done from a PC.

Chris Soucy · March 5th, 2009, 06:36 PM

It's easy...................

Simply connect the two cams using a Firewire 4 pin to 4 pin cable.

Put both cams into VCR mode.

Line up your tapes and hit play on the source and record on the destination cameras.

Page 103 - HDV/ DV In.

Not exactly obvious but it's there.

CS

John Griffin · March 5th, 2009, 06:51 PM

Chris,

Thanks for the reply and yes that's what i thought also. This was no big deal on xl1s, xl2. Anyway on page 106 is the HVD/Dv in setup, but don't forget to look over page 108. If the recording camera, under signal setup, is set to the av>dv ON it will not receive a signal through the dv connection. So now that this has been turned off will get back with results.

Thanks,

John

Kevin Lewis · March 5th, 2009, 10:03 PM

When you capture to your editing software and then output to a Dv tape, is the new tape something that can be recapurted and then editied again?

Chris Soucy · March 5th, 2009, 11:34 PM

As far as I know, if it's captured to a DV tape it's pure DV, so yes, it can be re - captured if required.

CS

March 5th, 2009, 11:16 AM	#1
John Griffin Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Woodlawn Ill Posts: 61	Need help! Could someone please tell me how to connect 2 xha1's and dub a tap. Or call me at 618-214-1759. Thanks, John

March 5th, 2009, 12:16 PM	#3
John Griffin Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Woodlawn Ill Posts: 61	Tape I want to take a tape with footage on it and connect to another XHA1 and dub the footage to a blank tape. Thanks, John

March 5th, 2009, 06:36 PM	#7
Chris Soucy Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fairfield, Dunedin, New Zealand Posts: 3,682 Images: 18	Hi guys.............. It's easy................... Simply connect the two cams using a Firewire 4 pin to 4 pin cable. Put both cams into VCR mode. Line up your tapes and hit play on the source and record on the destination cameras. Page 103 - HDV/ DV In. Not exactly obvious but it's there. CS

March 5th, 2009, 06:51 PM	#8
John Griffin Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Woodlawn Ill Posts: 61	Ok Chris, Thanks for the reply and yes that's what i thought also. This was no big deal on xl1s, xl2. Anyway on page 106 is the HVD/Dv in setup, but don't forget to look over page 108. If the recording camera, under signal setup, is set to the av>dv ON it will not receive a signal through the dv connection. So now that this has been turned off will get back with results. Thanks, John

March 5th, 2009, 11:34 PM	#10
Chris Soucy Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fairfield, Dunedin, New Zealand Posts: 3,682 Images: 18	Hi Kevin............. As far as I know, if it's captured to a DV tape it's pure DV, so yes, it can be re - captured if required. CS

March 5th, 2009, 11:24 AM	#2
John Stakes Major Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 558	Not sure what you are asking here. Are you asking how to connect two A1s for a live shoot? Are you asking how to take edited footage from both cams and create a new tape? JS

March 5th, 2009, 02:25 PM	#4
Kevin Lewis Major Player Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Philadelphia, pa Posts: 705	John, if you find out, please post the results here as I need to do the same thing. I previusly started a thread called "Best way to Preserve footage". If you check that thread you will see alternate ways to back-up your footage. But like yourself, I simpy want to record from one camera to the other. From what I understand, one camera will need to be on play and the other on record. But i'm not sure how they get connected.

March 5th, 2009, 02:29 PM	#5
Battle Vaughan Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami, FL USA Posts: 1,505	Never done this, but looks like you could set one up for hdv out (page 109 of manual) and one as hdv record (page 106). Rather than trying to paraphrase it, let me point you to the manual in the stickies at the head of this thread.....we have done something similar with Sony HDV tape decks, I can't see why this would be any different..../Battle Vaughan/miamiherald.com video team

March 5th, 2009, 05:50 PM	#6
Brian Pratt Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lancs, England Posts: 48	I'm not sure about XHA1 to XHA1 but it easy to do in most video editing software, in Pinnacle Studio for instance capture footage into timeline (via firewire) as you normally would do, then in Make Movie select Tape as output (and XHA1 as output device) to copy back to a clean tape in your XHA1, put XHA1 into Play mode and press Rec (under handle flap) when software is ready to output. I suspect the same method is used when two XHA1s are connected together via firewire but I've never tried this. You can also do the same thing with a Canon HV20 where the manual describes this as Digital Video Dubbing (p70), theres not much mention of it in the XHA1s manual but it can definitely be done from a PC.

March 5th, 2009, 10:03 PM	#9
Kevin Lewis Major Player Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Philadelphia, pa Posts: 705	When you capture to your editing software and then output to a Dv tape, is the new tape something that can be recapurted and then editied again?