Just got the A1 today and I am trying to capture in the HDV 24P sequence preset. Log and capture cannot see the camera. Is there a special capture setting I need? I am looking at the A1 manual right now and will continue to look at the FCP manual as well.

Found the answer...."Audio/Video Settings" has many more preset options than in the Log/Capture window provides. Selected HDV 24p and away it went.

Larry, you say you are capturing in 24p. Is that the same as 24f I have not had a chance to play with this camera yet, but am very interested in it. I edit with FCP 5.1.2 and have been eager to talk to someone that owns a Canon XL-H1 or XH-G1

Yes. Final Cut Pro 5.1.2 thinks the 24f from the camera is 24p. My only negative experence so far is changing from 24f in camera to 60i. When you import 60i onto the 24p sequence preset in FCP, you not only have to render the 60i clips, but the clips become jumpy or jitery with motion. I plan on posting a question about what the best scenario is for mixing 24p(f) and 60i on the same timeline.

On a side note, I've been playing around with the shutter speeds when recording 24f and I am getting amazing results. I videotaped a big fire my dad had going in the back yard during the day and at night, and when I cranked the shutter to 1/300th I could see the rising ash along with the smoke. It totally riminds me of the look of the beginning beach sequence in "Saving Private Ryan" or the fight scene in "Gladiator". It just looks beter in HD.

where do you find the "Audio/Video Settings" at?? Thanks, I am having the same problem

Option - apple - Q
Or go to the 5th item down on the "Final Cut Pro" Menu.

Under "Sequence Preset" you will find "HDV - 1080p24"

Larry I am having problems.. perhaps you can help

First of all any footage I do import has Audio Sync issues!

I have the XH-A1 and the preset HDV-108024p doesn't work for me..

Well it sort of does.. It recognizes the camera but when I do a capture now it often says there is no video. When it does start importing It then stopps right after the first start/stop on the tape.. and says "timecode break".. then the footage acts odd.. Is there a way to import a 60min tape as a 60min clip?

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In the capture window under "clip settings" tab, there is a checkbox to eliminate start/stop clips. Also, if you are having timecode break issues, uncheck "abort capture on timecode break"...this is in the "User Preferences" in the FCP menu.
If you are having audio sync issues after trying the above, try to cature to an internal hard drive on your machine (no external drives yet). And when in doubt, try capturing a new tape and record something new (to test a tape issue).
If still troubles, give your mahcine specs/software and all versions in this thread.

In the capture window under "clip settings" tab, there is a checkbox to eliminate start/stop clips. Also, if you are having timecode break issues, uncheck "abort capture on timecode break"...this is in the "User Preferences" in the FCP menu.

This has always been.. and I already did uncheck the box that says "Create new clip on Start/Stop".. but its still happening.

With my XL2 I had no issues importing full tapes as one clip..?? Any other ideas? iMovie HD will do it.. but then its in a different format..

(to test a tape issue).
OK.. So it could be the Tape? I have re-imported this ONE tape several times in several different ways will the same result.. being the audio playback out of sync.. its a new tape filmed yesterday at 24f. I have other tapes that filmed at 30f that the audio is fine.


If still troubles, give your mahcine specs/software and all versions in this thread.
Editing: FCP 5.1.2
System: Mac Pro (quad 2.66); 9GB ram; 1.7TB sata internal (partition not incuding base Mac Pro HD); miniG 2TB FW800 External Drives
OS: Tiger 10.4.8

-thanks for the assistance!

That's a nice computer setup. I would shoot more 24f on a new tape, then capture it. Record about 10 seconds of leader so that you don't have to press capture at the absolute beginning of the tape. I have had sync issues etc. doing this. Start capturing the tape around 10 seconds in. Make sure your settings are HDV24p throughout and it should work fine. Let me know if this works.

Thanks.. I'll try it soon and let you know what the results are..

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"...and I already did uncheck the box that says "Create new clip on Start/Stop".. but its still happening."

Oh, and Michael...
If your capture settings are not listening to you, take your FCP User Data folder out of the user/library/preferences folder and drag it to your desktop. Then try things out. If that fixes this, then your prefs got corrupted. If it doesn't help, drag the folder back and replace the new one and try something else. I do this once in a while when weird things happen.

BTW, how do you create quote boxes to grab text people post?? I never figured this one out.

BTW, how do you create quote boxes to grab text people post?? I never figured this one out.

use the [ QUOTE = PERSONS NAME ] ..next place text HERE in-between the [ /QUOTE ] sign.. its like writing in html..
NO SPACES.. I just did that so it would show up.. no spaces.

here check it out
Hi this is a created quote :) JUST NOW.. Hey you could make it seem like I really said this
I RULE!! Really!? wow your sure of yourself! :) hehehe

"...and I already did uncheck the box that says "Create new clip on Start/Stop".. but its still happening."

Oh, and Michael...
If your capture settings are not listening to you, take your FCP User Data folder out of the user/library/preferences folder and drag it to your desktop. Then try things out. If that fixes this, then your prefs got corrupted. If it doesn't help, drag the folder back and replace the new one and try something else. I do this once in a while when weird things happen.

YESYESTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!!! IT worked.. I got clean audio + no dropped frames when importing using hdv-108024p! I was right.. you do RULE!

Question though: why won't it allow me do to a dv start/stop detect?

I captured footage recorded with th XH A1 at 1080/50i and then also at 25F and found the way to edit in FCP 5.0.4 using HDV 1080/50i both shots.
This happened on a G5 PowerPC, without rendering.
I captured the same footage on a MacBookPro Intel, using FCP 5.1.2 and found the option to use HDV 25p preset, as I was reading here in these notes, and worked great.
When I brought that final movies in the PowerPC they did not recognized from FCP 5.0.4 but also from no other application and was impossible to see them.
I tried to copy the codec that I saw on FCP 5.1.2, missing on FCP 5.0.4 and that were inside the Custom Settings -> "HDV - 1080i50 FireWire Basic.fcpre" and "HDV - 1080i60 FireWire Basic.fcpre" plus more about XDCAM HD etc, but they did not give the possibility to let the movies play...

So if I use FCP 5.1.2 with 25p it won't be usable in FCP 5.0.4??

Am a little bit confused...

Ciao.

I can't find the HDV - 1080p24 setting. All I see is the HDV, and HDV-Apple Intermediate Codec. The DVCPRO HD codecs have the advanced pulldown feature for 24f, but they don't capture correctly with the Canon HX AI.

I'd like to edit in 24f without rendering. Any ideas, guys?

I mean the sequence..
if you create a project in HDV then you can choose a sequence and you'll find it there..