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Chris C. Corfield · January 17th, 2006, 10:17 PM

Hello

I captured some footage in the RAW DV setting on my firestore. Is it possible for Adobe Premiere Pro to recognize the Firestore as a DV device so I can Capture this footage? or is there another program out there that I can just start working with it right away? Which is the better setting to have my Firestore set to when recording?

Thanks
Chris

Ray Liffen · January 18th, 2006, 01:09 AM

Since there is some sort of bug in the FS-4 software that resets it back to RAW (the default setting) on occasions (and I've been caught by it) all I can say is that if you transfer the files to the hard disk using USB and place the files on the Premiere timeline then you can render them (Export timeline - Movie) to produce an AVI 2 file that you can use for editing. The RAW files will have the extension .DV

Ray Liffen

Wade Spencer · January 18th, 2006, 09:26 AM

Hmm...I recently tried to bring some .dv files into premiere pro 1.5 and it wouldn't recognize them.

From external drives connected to a Sony Anycast though....not a firestore.

I used Canopus Procoder express to convert them to .avi files.

Chris C. Corfield · January 18th, 2006, 08:34 PM

Thanks for your replies. How can you add a .dv file to the Premiere timeline when the program does not seem to see it. I go to import and it does not give me a choice as a .dv format to import.

Thanks
Chris

Chris C. Corfield · January 18th, 2006, 10:59 PM

Thanks for the replies. In Premiere in the import option it does not allow .dv files to be seen. How do you add them to the timeline when you cannot see them? Also what is the best format to record on on the firestore? That is for quality and editing.

Thanks
Chris

<edit> it didn't reload the post I added earlier on my end, sorry. It is just not my day today

Ray Liffen · January 19th, 2006, 01:50 AM

Chris

Are you using Premiere Pro (which a considerable number of design flaws and missing features)?

Maybe I should have mentioned that the .dv files are recognised by Premiere 6.5.

Ray

Dan Euritt · January 20th, 2006, 02:54 PM

i always record to the firestore in the raw format, because it's the only way that you can access the 4-channel audio... no other format will work, afaik.

once you have recorded the raw files onto the fs-4, you have to copy 'em over to the pc... on their website, focus sells the only software that will extract 4-channel audio out of the raw files... that format conversion software controls the copy process, extracting the audio at the same time.

raw files also are slightly smaller in size than any other format, and they can be played back directly off of the fs-4 with the quicktime player.

January 17th, 2006, 10:17 PM	#1
Chris C. Corfield Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 44	RAW DV file format Hello I captured some footage in the RAW DV setting on my firestore. Is it possible for Adobe Premiere Pro to recognize the Firestore as a DV device so I can Capture this footage? or is there another program out there that I can just start working with it right away? Which is the better setting to have my Firestore set to when recording? Thanks Chris

January 18th, 2006, 01:09 AM	#2
Ray Liffen Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Carshalton, Surrey, UK Posts: 34	Since there is some sort of bug in the FS-4 software that resets it back to RAW (the default setting) on occasions (and I've been caught by it) all I can say is that if you transfer the files to the hard disk using USB and place the files on the Premiere timeline then you can render them (Export timeline - Movie) to produce an AVI 2 file that you can use for editing. The RAW files will have the extension .DV Ray Liffen

January 18th, 2006, 09:26 AM	#3
Wade Spencer Major Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Wellsboro, Pa Posts: 285	Hmm...I recently tried to bring some .dv files into premiere pro 1.5 and it wouldn't recognize them. From external drives connected to a Sony Anycast though....not a firestore. I used Canopus Procoder express to convert them to .avi files.

January 18th, 2006, 08:34 PM	#4
Chris C. Corfield Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 44	Thanks for your replies. How can you add a .dv file to the Premiere timeline when the program does not seem to see it. I go to import and it does not give me a choice as a .dv format to import. Thanks Chris

January 18th, 2006, 10:59 PM	#5
Chris C. Corfield Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 44	Thanks for the replies. In Premiere in the import option it does not allow .dv files to be seen. How do you add them to the timeline when you cannot see them? Also what is the best format to record on on the firestore? That is for quality and editing. Thanks Chris <edit> it didn't reload the post I added earlier on my end, sorry. It is just not my day today

January 19th, 2006, 01:50 AM	#6
Ray Liffen Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Carshalton, Surrey, UK Posts: 34	Chris Are you using Premiere Pro (which a considerable number of design flaws and missing features)? Maybe I should have mentioned that the .dv files are recognised by Premiere 6.5. Ray

January 20th, 2006, 02:54 PM	#7
Dan Euritt Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Carlsbad CA Posts: 1,132	i always record to the firestore in the raw format, because it's the only way that you can access the 4-channel audio... no other format will work, afaik. once you have recorded the raw files onto the fs-4, you have to copy 'em over to the pc... on their website, focus sells the only software that will extract 4-channel audio out of the raw files... that format conversion software controls the copy process, extracting the audio at the same time. raw files also are slightly smaller in size than any other format, and they can be played back directly off of the fs-4 with the quicktime player.