Capturing HDV 50i from Z1 into FCP as DV PAL in a Sony HDV deck at DVinfo.net

Carla Dutra · May 19th, 2007, 01:02 PM

Hi,
thank you for willing to help, here is my problem,

I'm trying to capture the HDV 50i footage from Z1 into FCP 5.1.4 as DV PAL in a Sony HDV deck, i turned on the i.LINK conv. on the deck menu and setted and easy setup at FCP , but i when i start the video at the Log and Capture, the timecode runs but the preview is disable and if i try to capture Now, it says that there is no video...

what i'm i doing wrong? i tested it using a z1 and a canopus in a FCP 4.5 and it worked...

could someone please inligthen my way throug this?

thank you so much.
Carla Dutra

Glenn Davidson · May 19th, 2007, 01:20 PM

My Sony M15 deck has a menu selection under 'OTHERS' for 60i or 50i. Have you selected 50i (1080/50i PAL)?

Carla Dutra · May 19th, 2007, 02:10 PM

in the menu says vcr hdv / dv auto, and there is a red light that changes from 60i to 50i depending on the tape, so i supose yes, its on 50i.

thank you, do you think of something else?

Glenn Davidson · May 19th, 2007, 02:56 PM

I am not sure about the M10. On my M15 I can select the menu 'Others' then '60i/50i'. When the selection is changed the deck reboots. I think the 60i/50i indicator light is just telling you what the tape is recorded at, not what the deck is set to. Maybe someone else has some suggestions.

Carla Dutra · May 19th, 2007, 03:19 PM

thank you i tryed it and didn't work maybe is a final cut setup
but thank again
cd

Boyd Ostroff · May 19th, 2007, 03:33 PM

Have you tried setting your Z1 to i.LINK CONV and capturing directly from the camera? That might help localize the problem; if it works correctly then it's an issue with your deck, but it you have the same problem then it would point to FCP or other hardware/software issues on your computer.

The fact that you're using FCP 5.1.x raises a bit of a red flag for me. I've seen a lot of posts with people having odd capture problems on FCP 5.1.x. I believe some of the newer MacOSX 10.4.x versions may have issues as well. I'm still on FCP 5.0.x and MacOSX 10.4.7, so this is all anecdotal and not from personal experience.

Carla Dutra · July 28th, 2007, 03:40 PM

i didn have the camera with me but you are probably rigth, thanks a lot

May 19th, 2007, 01:02 PM	#1
Carla Dutra New Boot Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 12	Capturing HDV 50i from Z1 into FCP as DV PAL in a Sony HDV deck Hi, thank you for willing to help, here is my problem, I'm trying to capture the HDV 50i footage from Z1 into FCP 5.1.4 as DV PAL in a Sony HDV deck, i turned on the i.LINK conv. on the deck menu and setted and easy setup at FCP , but i when i start the video at the Log and Capture, the timecode runs but the preview is disable and if i try to capture Now, it says that there is no video... what i'm i doing wrong? i tested it using a z1 and a canopus in a FCP 4.5 and it worked... could someone please inligthen my way throug this? thank you so much. Carla Dutra

May 19th, 2007, 02:10 PM	#3
Carla Dutra New Boot Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 12	I'm using the Sony HVR-M10N in the menu says vcr hdv / dv auto, and there is a red light that changes from 60i to 50i depending on the tape, so i supose yes, its on 50i. thank you, do you think of something else?

July 28th, 2007, 03:40 PM	#7
Carla Dutra New Boot Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 12	thanks i didn have the camera with me but you are probably rigth, thanks a lot

May 19th, 2007, 01:20 PM	#2
Glenn Davidson Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Nevada City, California Posts: 499	My Sony M15 deck has a menu selection under 'OTHERS' for 60i or 50i. Have you selected 50i (1080/50i PAL)?

May 19th, 2007, 02:56 PM	#4
Glenn Davidson Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Nevada City, California Posts: 499	I am not sure about the M10. On my M15 I can select the menu 'Others' then '60i/50i'. When the selection is changed the deck reboots. I think the 60i/50i indicator light is just telling you what the tape is recorded at, not what the deck is set to. Maybe someone else has some suggestions.

May 19th, 2007, 03:19 PM	#5
Carla Dutra New Boot Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 12	thank you i tryed it and didn't work maybe is a final cut setup but thank again cd

May 19th, 2007, 03:33 PM	#6
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,787	Have you tried setting your Z1 to i.LINK CONV and capturing directly from the camera? That might help localize the problem; if it works correctly then it's an issue with your deck, but it you have the same problem then it would point to FCP or other hardware/software issues on your computer. The fact that you're using FCP 5.1.x raises a bit of a red flag for me. I've seen a lot of posts with people having odd capture problems on FCP 5.1.x. I believe some of the newer MacOSX 10.4.x versions may have issues as well. I'm still on FCP 5.0.x and MacOSX 10.4.7, so this is all anecdotal and not from personal experience.