http://agilefilmmaking.com/2008/02/13/the-problems-with-hdv/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:57:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://agilefilmmaking.com/2008/02/13/the-problems-with-hdv/#comment-31 Mario Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:37:51 +0000 http://agilefilmmaking.com/2008/02/13/the-problems-with-hdv/#comment-31 Thanks on your post. I just got a new Sony z7e that comes with a compact flash memory recording system. If I capture from the tape to FCP 6.0.4, my media breaks any time I have a new shot. As I worked with miniDV and SD for good many years, this annoys me greatly. I was naughty in the past, and had some clips up to 1 hour long. I tought that moving to the memory recording device will make life easier. Well, for starters it works only on the latest Apple and FCP updates and records only through the form of clips. In the other words any time you press the record button, you make a clip. Only way around working with the short clips is to put them together on to the timeline and export a longer movie. Thanks on your post. I just got a new Sony z7e that comes with a compact flash memory recording system. If I capture from the tape to FCP 6.0.4, my media breaks any time I have a new shot. As I worked with miniDV and SD for good many years, this annoys me greatly. I was naughty in the past, and had some clips up to 1 hour long.
I tought that moving to the memory recording device will make life easier. Well, for starters it works only on the latest Apple and FCP updates and records only through the form of clips. In the other words any time you press the record button, you make a clip.
Only way around working with the short clips is to put them together on to the timeline and export a longer movie.

]]> http://agilefilmmaking.com/2008/02/13/the-problems-with-hdv/#comment-11 Mike Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:28:46 +0000 http://agilefilmmaking.com/2008/02/13/the-problems-with-hdv/#comment-11 As a side note, id also like to mention a trick along the same lines when batch capturing, or "bumping up" your sequence. That is, bringing a show from lower resolution to its "online" / full quality resolution by re-capturing the clips used in your timeline. Occasionally the machine will have trouble re-capturing a clip that occurs very close to a timecode break. You wonder, well how was it able to grab it the first time? Make sure you check your pre-roll, that it is in fact set to its minimum of 1 second. Also when you batch capture your sequence, your NLE software will also grab handles. Handles are frames that are captured before and after the clips duration used in the sequence. This is important if, for any reason you need to re-edit small portions of your film in its full resolution form. Generally, when you begin the batch capturing process, the software will ask you how much handles you'd like to capture, usually defaulting to 60 frames. If you are having trouble batching a clip that occurs near a timecode break, adjust your handles to less frames to avoid the hiccup. As a side note, id also like to mention a trick along the same lines when batch capturing, or “bumping up” your sequence. That is, bringing a show from lower resolution to its “online” / full quality resolution by re-capturing the clips used in your timeline. Occasionally the machine will have trouble re-capturing a clip that occurs very close to a timecode break. You wonder, well how was it able to grab it the first time? Make sure you check your pre-roll, that it is in fact set to its minimum of 1 second. Also when you batch capture your sequence, your NLE software will also grab handles. Handles are frames that are captured before and after the clips duration used in the sequence. This is important if, for any reason you need to re-edit small portions of your film in its full resolution form. Generally, when you begin the batch capturing process, the software will ask you how much handles you’d like to capture, usually defaulting to 60 frames. If you are having trouble batching a clip that occurs near a timecode break, adjust your handles to less frames to avoid the hiccup.

]]> http://agilefilmmaking.com/2008/02/13/the-problems-with-hdv/#comment-10 Mike Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:11:34 +0000 http://agilefilmmaking.com/2008/02/13/the-problems-with-hdv/#comment-10 For your capture woes, perhaps Final Cut Pro has an option similar to Avid in your capture settings. Check to see if a "Capture Across Timecode Breaks" box exists, and check it. What will happen, is that instead of throwing up an error, the machine will generate a new clip and continue to capture. This works best if your preroll is set to its minimum (usually 1 second). Also, the setting will only work if the Timecode breaks are relatively small increments, and not jumping by minutes at a time. For your capture woes, perhaps Final Cut Pro has an option similar to Avid in your capture settings. Check to see if a “Capture Across Timecode Breaks” box exists, and check it. What will happen, is that instead of throwing up an error, the machine will generate a new clip and continue to capture. This works best if your preroll is set to its minimum (usually 1 second). Also, the setting will only work if the Timecode breaks are relatively small increments, and not jumping by minutes at a time.

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