Will XH-A1 work tapeless w/FS-4HD ?
 

Since I can't get the HV10 to work tapless- can I assume it's a consumer level camcorder and this is why it wont work.....will the XH-A1 work totally tapeless, with "Rec" triggering from the "rec" button on the camera itself?

Jammed FS 100
 

Has anyone had a NO DiSK DETECTED MESSAGE? My firestore
unit does not access clips anymore and my e mail has not been
answered by Firestore support person. I have important data, and
I urge to get it working.

Any help is appreciated.

Alexandre Lucena

A how to question here, I seriously need help
 

I now have the FS-4Pro HD in 60GB size which was purchased last week and the camera that I use is the Canon A1.

I figued out how to record to the FS as m2t files but can't get the QT mode to work at all. The screen just flashes purple and blue and never actually syncs with the camera.

Anyone know why this may be happening?

At this point I'm desperate. I called Focus and left the tech dept a message but didn't get a call back. :(

Thanks,
Jay

DR HD100 and the JVC HD250 Camera
 

Any news on making the DR HD100 compatible with the HD250 camera?

I have two of these firestores I can't use until I can get them to work with this camera. I purchased them assuming they would be the same as the HD100 when in 720p30 mode.

Thanks

Dave Beaty

Gaps between .m2t files
 

I have a question for all of the Vegas /FS-4HD /JVC HD110 users out there.

I was reading a few posts that mentioned the problem with audio / video drops (a couple of frames) between segments. Many suggested that this is not a problem with the JVC HD-110's because of the back space setting, but I have the 110's with the FS-4 HD and Vegas 7, and it has gaps. It basically jumps between clips when recording .m2t files. I've done everything everyone has suggested in other posts. Still has gaps.

So, my question is, has anybody found the work around for this problem, or have newer versions of Vegas taken care of things? The cameras are a week old and the firestore drives came in yesterday morning (3 of them drop shipped from Focus Enhancements). They all have the latest firmware.

I'm somewhat disappointed at this point. If we can't output to HD on the Firestore's (we're not going to capture 40 + hours of tape for each of our projects), what was the point in spending all this damn money to "upgrade" from our DV5000's? To me, it seems like we've almost downgraded now because we have 1/3" SD chips instead of 1/2 ".

Ideas anyone?

Any issuses with FS-4ProHD + V1U + FCP?
 

My company is looking to purchase a Sony V1U and FS-4ProHD to use in the field but we wanted to make sure that the V1U and FS-ProHD "play nice" together and that the files created on the FS-4ProHD can be immediately worked w/in FCP 5 w/o any additional rendering, transcoding, converting, or anything like that.

I went to Focus Enhancements site and read,

"With the FS-4Pro HD v2.0 firmware update, you can record 1080i-50/60 and 720p/30 clips in the native QT HDV file format. QT HDV clips can be imported directly into Apple Final Cut Pro without the need for capture or conversion first."

Which sounds like exactly what we want, but I just wanted to double check that I didn't misread something and that everything works as advertised.


Thanks,
-A

Z1U and FS-4 Tapless Together?
 

Posted also on the camera side. Have new FS-4Pro HD and some instructions from Focus tech support on tapeless operation but I cannot for the life of me get the camera to record without tape. Tech support suggested the following for the camera settings:

1) Power Camera ON.
2) Press your Menu button.
3) Look for the "IEEE".
4) Set it to " Off ".
5) EXIT the menu.
6) CONNECT the other end of the FIREWIRE to the CAMERA.
**Camera is now SET UP.
7) Press RECORD on your camera. The FireStore's timecode should be running.

Where is the IEEE Off option? I know that iLink and IEEE are the same but I can' find any iLink off option. Need this for an extended shoot tomorrow.

Thanks

The Power Bag Junior is on sale!
 

For a limited time, Power Bag Junior is on sale. Hundreds of these portable power supplies for the FS-4/100 family of DTE recorders is being used by videographers in France, Germany, England, Ireland, and Canada as well as the United States.

For more info or to order: http://www.powerbagjunior.com

DR-HD100 24P .MOV Problem (ATTN Matt McEwen)
 

Hey Matt,

I was just wondering if Focus was working on the problem with the Quicktime HDV from the HD100 where random files simply do not open. I haven't head anything in a while and was wondering if an update was coming.

FS-4 & Sony V1 tapeless--anybody doing it?
 

I'm trying to get my FS-4 (sd, v1.1) to be controlled by the Sony V1U. Sony's manual says it can control external devices. I'm hoping "external devices" is not limited to Sony products...

I've tried sync, tapeless, and a couple different settings on the Sony V1 to no avail. I'm not sure if this is a problem with Sony or with the FS-4, or if my FS-4 needs the HD upgrade to work (it's in the mail, I'm told).

Anybody tried this? I don't really want to spring for the Sony HDR-60 when I have a perfectly good FS-4 on hand...

Thanks,
Matt

Firestore FS-4 Pro upgrade to HD
 

I wanted some input fi anyone has experience with this. We are looking to upgrade an FS-4 Pro to HD to be used with a Sony Z1 and V1. We use macs and final cut pro for editing. Are there any issues that I should know about before going into this, like file compatibility or something ? I don't want to make a mistake and find that the time saved using DTE is lost rendering files that are not 100% compatible, such as with the Sony drives.

Thanks for your input !

firestore avid compatability
 

Hi there,

need to know about the workflow or any potential problems with regards to

- firestore solid state recording on hdv camera

- avid compatability

- tech specs for recording hd material on a firestore using a canon xl h1 hdv camera

- any potential work arounds

cheers,

gav

DR-HD100 Timecode and TC on tape prob
 

The other day I began posting a project with both tape and DTE footage. As I began working with the script, I noticed the timecode was not accurate on the DTE clips. We had logged the shoot with the tapes before the session.
I had used the default HDV timecode settings on the unit. The TC was WAY off not just a few frames or anything.

Should I change the HDV timecode type and does the display on the LCD matter as to what's recorded?

Thanks

I recently upgraded all our DR-HD100's, so this may be fixed with the latest...

FS-C line can`t record tapeless with the Canon?!
 

This seems highly absurd, but I was told I need an FS-4pro HD in order to use the Canon A1's record button to record tapeless. Why would they design the Canon line to not function with the Canon, and the other line to work with the Canon? I know the Canon one is designed to fix the HD quicktime issues which you can`t have with the FS-4 pro HD. What the hell are they doing?! I thought I made the better decision going with the FS-C, but not having the abiliy to use the camera's record button to record tapeless is a huge hassle. Please tell me I`m wrong?

*edit*
after a mild heart attack I found the answer by going through every single menu and submenu until I found the option. Its enabling DV control. *whew* I was mis-informed thank god.

FS-100 & Final Cut Pro 6
 

Does anyone know if the FS-100 will be compatible with FCP 6s new tapeless ingest tool?

When support 720 50p quicktime for hd200 series?
 

When support 720 50p quicktime for hd200 series?? now final cut pro 6 support variable frame rate. i can put in the timeline dv, hdv, hd, and any frame rate in real time but DR-HD100 only grab 720 50p in m2t.

FS-3 V-mount plate
 

Does anyone know what V-mount is used on the FS-3, I have an FS-3 with an Anton Bauer mount on it and would like to change the mount to the camera. The camera is a DSR-250 with a V-mount to anton bauer adapter. It seems it would be stronger with the V-mount, and cut down on how far it sticks out.
Thanks

help me, I'm not savvy
 

I have a Canon XL2

I edit with Final Cut Pro 5

I want a direct to disk, able to mount on my camera.

I will likely shoot in the 24p mode.

I want the largest storage space, longest battery life harddrive, under $2,ooo dollars. Can anyone help me? I've looked at the Firestore devices, but they have several different kind, Fs-3, Fs-4, Hd, what works for me? Any other brands? It seems that there are a lot of complaints about several different brands out there, is this mainly people like myself doing simple things wrong, or are there genuine issues concerning these devices?

I appreciate any help guys. I stumbled across this board a few weeks ago, and was relieved that there is such a commnunity of so many knowledgable people doing the things that I want to do in the near future. Thanks again, Jason

simple question! 4 Pro HD vs. C
 

Is the mounting hardware the only diff between the "4 Pro HD" and the "C"?

I've been told that for a Canon (which I have) the "C" seems to operate more reliably, even if that's not part of the official spec.

Anyone know??

Post P2 Organize - Any problem continuing to shoot?
 

I've been using the FS100 with P2 recording (mainly DVCPRO50) for about a year now. At the end of the day - I hit P2 organize and bring everything in.

In the event that I've shot a lot of footage and have hit P2 organize (say to preview some in a mobile editor, etc), and then want to continue shooting - I assume that there are no problems/bugs, etc in continuing to shoot with some of the data on the drive 'pre-organized'? I would just keep shooting new content and then hit P2 organize again to bring it all in at the end of the day?

I just wanted to make sure that it wasn't an absolute 'no no' or would be against a suggested flow. I know that files can be finicky, etc.

Just wanted to ask before finding out the hard way.

Thanks.

DTE Recorder Focus
 

Advise.

Can anyone tell me what system of backup are they using once they have completed a captured project that was recorded. Are you just burning the files to DVD or are your burning the finished project.

Any advise would be great , I am currently editing with AVID PRO and I was using dual layer disks to back up my projects , only thing is I am using about 4 disks a project seeing it is about 30 - 60 gigs of space I need.

Thanks
Domenic

FS 100 RAW DV Can't convert it or view it.
 

I have the FS 100 version 2. I shot some 1080i footage. Instead of using P2, I decided to use Raw DV. Here's the major problem. I can only watch the clip from the camera. Once I imported to a computer. I can't view the file. I tried every player to view it. No luck. Final cut Pro HD doesn't recognize it. I tried compressor, Procoder, media cleaner to convert this file to a quicktime. No luck. Focus enhancement hasn't been helpful. They're stumped. The file extension is DV not m2t. Does anyone have a clue how I can fix this? As i said before, the clips can only be watched through the camera. Outside that, I only see scrambled pixalation. Is there an mac application that can convert these dv files to quicktime or an editing program that recognizes these DV files?

FS-C LCD light goes crazy
 

First shoot with FS-C about 40 minutes in LCD light started to flicker, dim, turn off, & come on again by itself during recording. FS-C had AC Power and battery installed no connections were loose. Second shoot about 40 minutes in same problem. Focus enhancements tech support has not heard of this problem. Tech support recommended exchanging or repairing the FS-C. Video captured correctly(DVI type 2) from XH-A1. LCD light is set to ON. I did buy the FS-C from B&H however I can not return it because I no longer have the mounting thumb screw in an unmodified condition.

Greg

Can i put OMF into bin on the fly??
 

Hey Guys,
I'm working with the DR-HD100, has anyone been able to mark OMF's on the fly and then allocate to a bin? I rename the bins to try and help workflow, but the recorder creates a new bin for the OMF's. Is it not possible to organise OMF files into bins or am I doing something wrong?

Allan