making m2t files workable in FCP?

Thanks Juan. Much of what you wrote is still over my head, but I'm trying . . . .
Thanks to you and coffee I'm gonna head downtown tomorrow morning, pick up the FS-C and try the workaround this weekend. I'll let you know how it goes.
 
Thanks fellas. Unfortunately, my initiation will have to wait a little longer. In this big city - the town so nice they named it twice - there ain't no FS-C's. Very hard to believe. Found one (only one place had 'em in stock!) but it had version 1.0 on it. Will hopefully be getting one next week.
 
Juan, coffee-
was finally able to get an FSC unit (had to settle for one with version 1.0 but the update is on its way) and tried the workaround and - bless you Juan - it worked without a hitch. So many thanks again.
One question though-
I plan to shoot recording both to tape and the Firestore. The tapes will sit on the shelf as backup. In case I need to use a tape for some reason (e.g. dropout or hits on the Firestore), should I set my Compressor setting in the sequence settings in FCP to HDV 1080i50 or does it not matter?
Thanks again, guys.
 
Set your compressor setting in FCP to whatever codec and timebase you recorded with. If you shot 24F HDV and transcoded to DVCPRO HD 1080 at 23.98, set your FCP sequence compressor to the same settings, usually with 16 bit/48K audio too.

You can capture your m2t's from tape with DVHSCap, transcode to the codec of your choice with MPEG Streamclip, and then edit in FCP with the same codec settings you used with MPEG Streamclip.

I must say though, it's so much easier to simply capture entire tapes with scene detection enabled, and simply edit in the FCP HDV 1080 24p mode. Wait till Firestore has QT HDV 24F fully ironed out, (which should be sometime after NAB) and just deal with tape in the meantime. The HDV editing is actually smoother than most would think who haven't tried it yet.
 
Thanks Elton.
Don't mind dealing with tape in the meantime (when is NAB, btw?), but what about wear and tear on the A1's heads? Would I need to get the HV10?
 
It's all the shuttling around on multiple tapes that can put the most wear and tear on the heads, but honestly, I think this is an exaggerated fear. I've been using the H1 for capture and have had no trouble in well over a year. I just find the beginning of the tape's footage, set an in point, then FF to the end of the tape and mark a timecode out point, then let the computer automatically ingest the footage, where it creates a new clip for each time I start/stopped the recording. I'll individually log the footage once its captured.

It really isn't all that bad. If you want to be ultimately safe, the little HV10 makes a super inexpensive capture deck, and a nice little HD B Cam too!
 
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I've thought about using the HV10 as a deck and B camera, but I shoot nearly everything 24F. Can I match that to the 60i on the HV10?
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That's a helluva deal. Sheesh, that price is a no-brainer.

Nattress does a good job of 60i to 24p conversion, but it'll be tough to get a perfect match every time. I think it can work well enough that the difference won't be noticeable.
 
Elton said:
Set your compressor setting in FCP to whatever codec and timebase you recorded with. If you shot 24F HDV and transcoded to DVCPRO HD 1080 at 23.98, set your FCP sequence compressor to the same settings, usually with 16 bit/48K audio too.

You can capture your m2t's from tape with DVHSCap, transcode to the codec of your choice with MPEG Streamclip, and then edit in FCP with the same codec settings you used with MPEG Streamclip.

I must say though, it's so much easier to simply capture entire tapes with scene detection enabled, and simply edit in the FCP HDV 1080 24p mode. Wait till Firestore has QT HDV 24F fully ironed out, (which should be sometime after NAB) and just deal with tape in the meantime. The HDV editing is actually smoother than most would think who haven't tried it yet.
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Hey Elton,
Are you saying that, with scene detection enabled, FCP will actually make different clips for every start/stop recorded piece of footage on a tape? If so then damn, I've been doing all of that manually! LOL Where do you make this selection?
 
coffee said:
Hey Elton,
Are you saying that, with scene detection enabled, FCP will actually make different clips for every start/stop recorded piece of footage on a tape? If so then damn, I've been doing all of that manually! LOL Where do you make this selection?
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Yes, it's located in the Log and Capture window in the Clip Settings tab. There's a check box for "Create new clip on Start/Stop".

Works great.
 
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