I am still using clipwrap for all the projects we are doing for our IPTV station.

In nearly two months I have not had a single problem with any clips and the workflow is perfect and very efficient.

I am shooting on a sony S270 and Z7 using the compact flash as the main source with tape as a back-up. We have even done small jobs with no tape as the workflow is pretty bomb proof.

I shoot at 1080i 50i and import to FCP via clipwrap, once editing has finished all masters are exported as pro res 422 1920x1080 at 25p.

New version 1.1 now available
 

New in 1.1:

-No longer requires Final Cut Pro to be installed on the re-wrap machine
-Adds transcode to AIC, ProRes 422, DVCProHD, and Avid DNxHD.
-Now works with Final Cut Pro/Express, iMovie, Avid or any other QT app on any machine!
-Adds down sampling to DV
-Fixes issues with a/v sync on some clips captured from tape

ClipWrap

To use HDV or DVCProHD Quicktime files on a mac that doesn't have FCP installed you will need to download and install the new open-source codecs found here. http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mcfa0086/dis...ne/164630.html

Holy mother of god thank the Lord, clipwrap is our saviour
 

Sorry Tim just wanted to post this in the main forum area rather than the Clipwrap sticky so others who may miss your post can be aware.

Well a little while back I had kind of given up on clipwrap as, although it handled my firestore files in efficeint fasion it stumbled with the stuff I had converted from tape with mpeg streamclip. At the time I did tell Mike who asked me send him a sample of the problem files (which due to my laziness I never did) and he would try and fix it.

Anyway, Cut along story short, just opened it up today after stumbling upon Tim's most recent post and downloaded the update. It now seems to work fine with hour long tapes with time code breaks, plays fine in Quicktime. Still yet to try it in FCP but it looks like they've cracked it.

I must admit that the effective way it dealt with my Fire store files impressed me, even with the tape problem but it seems this really is a must have piece of software for anyone with HD100 footage converted from tape.

Many thanks to Tim and Mike

G

Err... the whole point of a sticky is that it isn't missed... Threads merged,

I wonder how long can we keep on using Firestore? Looks like new Macbook pro doesn't even have firewire 400!

By using the correct cable, Firewire 800 is backward compatible with Firewire 400.

i bought clipwrap... seems great for getting the files into fcp. But i'm still having trouble finding a tape workflow that works and has the ability to recapture.

Any suggested workflows? No budget for tapeless solutions at the moment... especially during this crisis!

from a jvc gy-hd100 to a one hour tape (prohd from jvc) captured through dvhscap and wrapped with clipwrap... problem:

out of sync audio... its a steady drift of around 4 frames.... original m2t does not have this problem..


could it be that it still needs bugfixing? when i capture with fcp (with all the problems associated with this method) the audio is fine...

Hi Nick,

I have done the same with my footage and as yet have not noticed anything like that. At what point do you notice the drift e.g. playing the footage back in the viewer, canvas or both.

My current workflow as follows

1)1hour prohd tape recording HDV 24p
2)captured via dvhscap
3)dowloaded onto my system drive via external
3a)at this point I had to change my file extensions to .m2t as for some strange reason they were .m2t.mov from my external drive. If I did not do this Clipwrap would not accept them.
4)rewrapped continuous 8gig file using clipwrap
5)saved onto my scratch disk
i6)mport into fcp using easy set up HDV 24p setting
7)then creating smaller clips using Masterclip/Subclip

So far this seems to work

Greg

I also seem to be having this issue - original version of ClipWrap was dead-on in terms of sync. I am getting a 4 to 7 frame drift. Anyone???

JVC 720p24 Workflow still an issue?
 

So - I feel like I have been living on another planet. Seems like everyone else has been having the JVC 720p24 to Final Cut Pro problems that I just discovered. I get it that ClipWrap is the way to get good files for FCP editing but I am still unclear on how to get the video off the tape to the m2t files. I am having problems with lots of clips and weird timecode. Do I understand that ScopeBox can capture m2t from my tapes? Something else? What is the latest, greatest workflow?

Hi Terry.

See my answer to your post over on the Mac forum:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/non-linea...ml#post1063852

David - Thanks very, very much. I am starting to wrap my head around the various options, thanks to your input. I guess I am a little spoiled since most things in the DV world have just worked.

Terry

The HDVxDV demo also works for capturing m2t, as well as the Focus DR-HD100. For best results don't capture over start/stop breaks.

Thanks for the info, Tim. Why does no one ever mention the MR-HD100, just the DR version? I actually just bought an MR but haven't yet had the time to try it out. Can I assume that will work, too?

(By the way - your JVC ProHD DVD has been a big boost to my learning curve!)

Terry

The MR-HD100 is to the FS-5 what the DR-HD100 is to the FS-4. Since the MR-HD100 and FS-5 are relatively new to the market there haven't been many first-hand accounts.
I don't own one. Maybe you could start a new thread and let us know your impressions when you try it out. I'm particularly interested in the wifi interface.

Clip Wrap version 1.1.1 released
 

New in 1.1.1

Converts files without HDV aux packs (it will now properly convert files from DVRs or other applications - assuming they are Mpeg2/m2a streams)

Now properly detects alternate packet sizes - we can now open some TOD and m2t recordings from terrestrial or satellite sources

Now parses timecode in mpeg streams not originating from HDV cameras

Fixes issues with a/v sync on 24P/F clips from some cameras

If you have an internet connection, ClipWrap should auto update next time you launch. If not, you can grab it here: http://www.clipwrap.com/filedownload/ClipWrap 1.1.1.dmg

Tim, does it mean I could re-wrap files from GZ7? Thanks

trimmed clip
 

Clipwrap misses my first second or so of video. I have this clio that a lady starts talking as soon as the clio starts, after re-wrapping I miss where she starts speaking... The clip is trimmed.

Is there any way to avoid this?

Can't think of one. You could try MPEG Streamclip instead - it transcodes rather than just re-wrapping, but it transcodes to (among others) ProRes422, so you don't lose quality.

It's free as well.

Re: "ClipWrap" m2t to Quicktime HDV wrapper NOW AVAILABLE!
 

Tim,
Many thanks for your efforts in developing Clipwrap. The conversion works perfectly from my ProHD DR-HD100 recorder M2T files to Quicktime, in the HD720-30 format. Clips a few minutes long convert in seconds!!! Then import into FCP 6.
I changed my recording setups from ".mov" to "M2T" because while recording in HD720_30p the audio has "clips" (mini signal drops or spikes), but in standard def the audio is not distorted. The distortion is not evident from tape capture in either format.
I'm using Version 3.0.3 software in the converter.

With great appreciation,

Sam Miller
MultEye-Media Productions

Re: "ClipWrap" m2t to Quicktime HDV wrapper NOW AVAILABLE!
 

We have audio sync issues using ClipWrap. Using a JVC GY-HD250 at 720P60 with a Firestore set to record M2T's, we get a very consistent 13 frames of delay in the audio after unwrapping them. Taking the same files and converting them with MPGStreamclip, they are in-sync. Of course that takes forever, and I'd rather use Clipwrap and shift the audio in post than wait for MPEGStreamclip. But it would be nice if it was in sync. As it is, we have to shift every single bit of audio in post.

Any ideas about the cause?