Re: Capture Now Problem
Capture Now Problem
(June 25, 2008 03:46PM)
jonweiman
Hi Guys
Sorry for the second email in 24 hours.
I am having alot of problems here and I need to return my camera tommorow afternoon.
Because I did a multi-camera shoot and only slated at the begining, I need to do a "capture now" of my entire tape.
However when I try to do this on some of the tapes, it goes ahead and turns the one clip into three clips, skipping 8-10 seconds in between of valuable interview footage.
While some tapes work, some randomly decide to subclip with gaps in between and I can't figure out why.
Has anyone experienced this problem or have any suggestions ?
I am running FCP 6 with a 1.8 GHZ G5 and a gig of ram. Also using a Canon XHA1 to import footage over firewire, not a deck.
Sincerely
Jonathan Weiman
Hi Jonathan,
FCP does this when it encounters a time code problem on your tape. You can switch this function off in Final Cut Pro > User Preferences. In the section "On Timecode Break", set the choice to "Warn after caprue" instead of "Make New Clip"
Best wishes,
Ronny
Re: Capture Now Problem
(June 26, 2008 04:44PM)
jonweiman
Hi Ronny
There shouldn't be any timecode break in the tape.
We shot each interview on a different tape and didn't stop the camera at any point. The code is completely continous.
- Jon
Does this happen everytime at the same point of the tape or is this a random issue ?
- If it always happens at the same point there is a problem with the tape. If so, try capturing with "Warn after Capture" settings instead of "Make New Clip" as I have suggested. A timecode problem can occur due to a drop in the tape, even when you don't stop the camera while recording.
- If it happens randomly you have a communications problem bewteen the camera and your Mac. If so, set your capture device to "FireWire Basic" in the capture window and try again.
Best wishes,
Ronny