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Grant Harrington · February 26th, 2010, 09:55 PM

I'm renting a Firestore FS-4 for a project and testing before my filming, and have a format question. I've got the DV Format set as RAW DV and it's connected to a Sony VX2100 and I edit in Final Cut Pro 7. No problems getting the video to my computer and into the timeline.

I've got my project as NTSC DV, and the footage is filename.dv, but the audio needs to be rendered when in the timeline. Is there a format I should be recording in to avoid rendering audio? I'm used to a tape system, and importing as DV from tape doesn't require audio render.

Jarred Capellman · March 28th, 2010, 06:09 AM

I've actually only used the AVI TYPE 2 24P and M2T HD modes, but can you give the Quicktime format a shot? From what I remember reading before I got my FS-4 HDs is that the RAW DV format option requires you to get the Focus Enhancement software to extract the audio tracks.

Grant Harrington · March 28th, 2010, 10:30 AM

Thanks. I've returned the device and have already completed the projects editing. Will try that if I need to use it again.

February 26th, 2010, 09:55 PM	#1
Grant Harrington Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fargo Posts: 108	FS-4 new user I'm renting a Firestore FS-4 for a project and testing before my filming, and have a format question. I've got the DV Format set as RAW DV and it's connected to a Sony VX2100 and I edit in Final Cut Pro 7. No problems getting the video to my computer and into the timeline. I've got my project as NTSC DV, and the footage is filename.dv, but the audio needs to be rendered when in the timeline. Is there a format I should be recording in to avoid rendering audio? I'm used to a tape system, and importing as DV from tape doesn't require audio render.

March 28th, 2010, 06:09 AM	#2
Jarred Capellman Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 68	I've actually only used the AVI TYPE 2 24P and M2T HD modes, but can you give the Quicktime format a shot? From what I remember reading before I got my FS-4 HDs is that the RAW DV format option requires you to get the Focus Enhancement software to extract the audio tracks. __________________ Motion Blur Studios - Canon XL H1, XL2, nanoFlash, 2xFS-4 HDs, Custom 9TB RAID 10 Array HPT RocketRaid 4320, GeForce GTX 480, Adobe CS5 Production Suite

March 28th, 2010, 10:30 AM	#3
Grant Harrington Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fargo Posts: 108	Thanks. I've returned the device and have already completed the projects editing. Will try that if I need to use it again.