Any problems I should expect at DVinfo.net

Chris Sinista · January 23rd, 2007, 11:05 PM

So I finaly made up my mind, I'm going to be buying an xh-A1. I'd like to know if there are any common problems I should be on the look out for? I know that on the xl's there were known to blow fuses and I know theres something up with the firmware on the A1 but I dont completly understand the problem any clearification would be extremly helpful thank you agian

Brian Spatz · January 23rd, 2007, 11:34 PM

Well from scanning through the forums, it would appear that you have a 50/50 chance of Final Cut Pro (if the is the software you use) recognizing your camera for footage capture. Just a heads up.

Ok so for the past few days I haven't been able to have FCP recognize my camera. However, tonight it just worked. If I pin down a progression that works every time, I'll be sure to post it up.

Bill Pryor · January 24th, 2007, 09:33 AM

I had trouble with FCP recognizing the camera, but it was, as in most all cases, operator error. You get all the settings right and you shouldn't have any problem. There are lots of variables in FCP. And sometimes it depends on the computer itself. With the G5 editing computer, I plug in the camera before turning on the computer. On my laptop it wants to be plugged in after the computer is on. Go figger. I never turn on the camera before pluggin in the firewire cable.

Chris Sinista · January 24th, 2007, 10:24 AM

Wow that sounds bad I dont want to spend all this money on a camera with chances of it not connecting with my editing software there has to be a way to avoid this right ???????? I'm also buying a mac pro and I thought for sure they would be a great fit

Bill Pryor · January 24th, 2007, 10:30 AM

It's not bad. It works great. You just have to pay attention and do things right. FCP is really picky and you have to set it up properly. If you're totally new to FCP and to the camera, you probably will have some newbie trials and tribulations. I edited with Avid for about 10 years, and when we switched to FCP I couldn't get to first base with it until I bought a training program. It took me about 3 days to get through the training, and then life was good. FCP is not like Avid--you don't just turn it on and expect everything to work properly. That's because it is much more flexible, and you have to be willing to invest the time to learn it. If you do, you'll be a happy camper; if you don't, you'll have problems.

Chris Sinista · January 24th, 2007, 11:56 AM

everybody on this forum is so friendly and incredibly helpful thank you all so much really thank you

Jamie Krutz · January 24th, 2007, 11:57 AM

My experience here is that it didn't work great, even when set up properly, until I powered down my MOTU 828MII firewire audio interface.

The problem here could be a Final Cut Pro problem, a computer problem, a Canon A1 problem (same behaviour on two cameras), or a MOTU driver problem.

But capturing and camera communication works just fine on my Panasonic DVX100 on the same system, with the MOTU running, so I suspect a firewire problem with the XH A1 and have reported it to Canon.

Cheers,
-Jamie
www.JamieKrutz.com

Dave Halliday · January 25th, 2007, 10:19 PM

same. I have some capture issues. and they aren't operator error. I've been using fcp for 5 years and fcp with hdv for over a year. Capture now works fine, but somethings funky with the timecode here... (scratches pretend goatee while pondering deep thoughts)

January 23rd, 2007, 11:05 PM	#1
Chris Sinista Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pasadena CA Posts: 59	Any problems I should expect So I finaly made up my mind, I'm going to be buying an xh-A1. I'd like to know if there are any common problems I should be on the look out for? I know that on the xl's there were known to blow fuses and I know theres something up with the firmware on the A1 but I dont completly understand the problem any clearification would be extremly helpful thank you agian

January 23rd, 2007, 11:34 PM	#2
Brian Spatz Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 31	Well from scanning through the forums, it would appear that you have a 50/50 chance of Final Cut Pro (if the is the software you use) recognizing your camera for footage capture. Just a heads up. Ok so for the past few days I haven't been able to have FCP recognize my camera. However, tonight it just worked. If I pin down a progression that works every time, I'll be sure to post it up. Last edited by Brian Spatz; January 24th, 2007 at 08:45 PM.

January 24th, 2007, 10:24 AM	#4
Chris Sinista Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pasadena CA Posts: 59	yeah i am going to be using final cut Wow that sounds bad I dont want to spend all this money on a camera with chances of it not connecting with my editing software there has to be a way to avoid this right ???????? I'm also buying a mac pro and I thought for sure they would be a great fit

January 24th, 2007, 09:33 AM	#3
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	I had trouble with FCP recognizing the camera, but it was, as in most all cases, operator error. You get all the settings right and you shouldn't have any problem. There are lots of variables in FCP. And sometimes it depends on the computer itself. With the G5 editing computer, I plug in the camera before turning on the computer. On my laptop it wants to be plugged in after the computer is on. Go figger. I never turn on the camera before pluggin in the firewire cable.

January 24th, 2007, 10:30 AM	#5
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	It's not bad. It works great. You just have to pay attention and do things right. FCP is really picky and you have to set it up properly. If you're totally new to FCP and to the camera, you probably will have some newbie trials and tribulations. I edited with Avid for about 10 years, and when we switched to FCP I couldn't get to first base with it until I bought a training program. It took me about 3 days to get through the training, and then life was good. FCP is not like Avid--you don't just turn it on and expect everything to work properly. That's because it is much more flexible, and you have to be willing to invest the time to learn it. If you do, you'll be a happy camper; if you don't, you'll have problems.

January 24th, 2007, 11:56 AM	#6
Chris Sinista Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pasadena CA Posts: 59	everybody on this forum is so friendly and incredibly helpful thank you all so much really thank you

January 24th, 2007, 11:57 AM	#7
Jamie Krutz New Boot Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Denver Colorado Posts: 15	My experience here is that it didn't work great, even when set up properly, until I powered down my MOTU 828MII firewire audio interface. The problem here could be a Final Cut Pro problem, a computer problem, a Canon A1 problem (same behaviour on two cameras), or a MOTU driver problem. But capturing and camera communication works just fine on my Panasonic DVX100 on the same system, with the MOTU running, so I suspect a firewire problem with the XH A1 and have reported it to Canon. Cheers, -Jamie www.JamieKrutz.com

January 25th, 2007, 10:19 PM	#8
Dave Halliday Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Washington DC Posts: 116	same. I have some capture issues. and they aren't operator error. I've been using fcp for 5 years and fcp with hdv for over a year. Capture now works fine, but somethings funky with the timecode here... (scratches pretend goatee while pondering deep thoughts)