Capturing from XH A1 using FCP at DVinfo.net

Lorian James · July 8th, 2007, 09:43 PM

Hello,

I've been trying to do a complete capture of a 60 minute HDV tape shot in 24f mode but every time I do it a signficant amount of time code breaks occur [roughly 15-20] even though on the tape there are no dropped frames. And it isn't just from turning the camera on and off. And I've been using the same brand tapes.

I should mention that I'm capturing to an external G Raid Hard drive and using a mac book pro [dual 2.16ghz intel] as my processor. What capture presets and codec should I be using [presently I'm using hdv1080 24p]? Could it be the firewire cables? Or is the mac book pro processor too slow for hdv? Please help...

Best
LJ
fcp 5.1

Robert Petersen · July 9th, 2007, 11:15 AM

I have a Canon GL1 that has the same problem when capturing into Avid Xpress Pro. I get dropped timecode that stops the capture, even though the timecode is okay when viewing on the camera. I have to let Avid create new time code in order to capture anything from that camera. I've been told that it is a Canon problem, and not a problem with my system. I capture timecode perfectly from my Sony PDX10 camera.

July 8th, 2007, 09:43 PM	#1
Lorian James Tourist Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lyon, France Posts: 1	Capture Problems! 24f using FCP Hello, I've been trying to do a complete capture of a 60 minute HDV tape shot in 24f mode but every time I do it a signficant amount of time code breaks occur [roughly 15-20] even though on the tape there are no dropped frames. And it isn't just from turning the camera on and off. And I've been using the same brand tapes. I should mention that I'm capturing to an external G Raid Hard drive and using a mac book pro [dual 2.16ghz intel] as my processor. What capture presets and codec should I be using [presently I'm using hdv1080 24p]? Could it be the firewire cables? Or is the mac book pro processor too slow for hdv? Please help... Best LJ fcp 5.1 Last edited by Lorian James; July 9th, 2007 at 05:16 AM. Reason: number misprint

July 9th, 2007, 11:15 AM	#2
Robert Petersen Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: Girard, Ohio Posts: 103	Same problem on GL1 I have a Canon GL1 that has the same problem when capturing into Avid Xpress Pro. I get dropped timecode that stops the capture, even though the timecode is okay when viewing on the camera. I have to let Avid create new time code in order to capture anything from that camera. I've been told that it is a Canon problem, and not a problem with my system. I capture timecode perfectly from my Sony PDX10 camera.