Direct recording from HVX200 to Mac?
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andy_starbuck
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You can stream over the firewire and capture in Final Cut in any mode except 720pN. Anything that messes with inter-frame timing like 720p/24pN, 720p/30pN, one-shot recording, and loop recording won't output over the firewire. But with everything else, just make sure that FCP is in a compatible mode.
It would be wise to get either an eSATA or FW ExpressCard/34
andy_starbuck
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Nope. It's not in the HVX manual and not explicitly in the FCP manual.
There are some references that get close. But nothing I've found with the actual procedure that explains what settings you need both on the camera and in FCP.
What's worked for me with the G5 and FCP-HD is to make sure that I've run an easy setup that matches the camera mode (ie DVCPROHD 24p), to turn off Firewire control in the FCP capture utility, and then to manually start capture in FCP. I don't have to be recording on the HVX, which means I can record for extended periods in FCP -- longer than my P2 cards would allow.
This document "Workflow for Final Cut Pro with the Panasonic AG-HVX200 HD Camera" from Apple is about the closest thing to covering both sides of the equation:
http://images.apple.com/pro/pdf/L317074A_FCP_Wkflw.pdf
Recipe:
1) With the camera OFF, connect the firewire between the camera and the Mac.
2) Turn on the camera and make sure its in the mode you want and has the black balance and white balance set and is ready to go.
3) Launch FCP.
4) Run Easy Setup for a mode that matches the HVX mode. Easy Setup will cause FCP to search for the camera that is firewire attached and "speaking that language". If it can't communicate with the camera because the modes are incompatible, it will report that the camera was not found. Run a different Easy Setup until it finds the camera. I think for 1080i I had to copy and edit a profile to create my own Easy Setup.
5) Once FCP recognizes the camera, start Capture in FCP.
6) Go to the control tab and set camera controls to "none" instead of Firewire. Otherwise when you go to capture, FCP will wait to be told by the camera that it is ready to "play" the stream -- and it never sends that signal.
7) Now start capturing manually in the FCP capture utility. You should see the image from the HVX in the preview monitor window for capture.
I've used this on both a dual G5 and a 12" powerbook and never dropped a frame.
There are some references that get close. But nothing I've found with the actual procedure that explains what settings you need both on the camera and in FCP.
What's worked for me with the G5 and FCP-HD is to make sure that I've run an easy setup that matches the camera mode (ie DVCPROHD 24p), to turn off Firewire control in the FCP capture utility, and then to manually start capture in FCP. I don't have to be recording on the HVX, which means I can record for extended periods in FCP -- longer than my P2 cards would allow.
This document "Workflow for Final Cut Pro with the Panasonic AG-HVX200 HD Camera" from Apple is about the closest thing to covering both sides of the equation:
http://images.apple.com/pro/pdf/L317074A_FCP_Wkflw.pdf
Recipe:
1) With the camera OFF, connect the firewire between the camera and the Mac.
2) Turn on the camera and make sure its in the mode you want and has the black balance and white balance set and is ready to go.
3) Launch FCP.
4) Run Easy Setup for a mode that matches the HVX mode. Easy Setup will cause FCP to search for the camera that is firewire attached and "speaking that language". If it can't communicate with the camera because the modes are incompatible, it will report that the camera was not found. Run a different Easy Setup until it finds the camera. I think for 1080i I had to copy and edit a profile to create my own Easy Setup.
5) Once FCP recognizes the camera, start Capture in FCP.
6) Go to the control tab and set camera controls to "none" instead of Firewire. Otherwise when you go to capture, FCP will wait to be told by the camera that it is ready to "play" the stream -- and it never sends that signal.
7) Now start capturing manually in the FCP capture utility. You should see the image from the HVX in the preview monitor window for capture.
I've used this on both a dual G5 and a 12" powerbook and never dropped a frame.
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Barry_Green
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Yep.
captainkirkby
Member
Not only am I able to capture direct to my MacBook Pro,jlongley said:
but through the MackBook to a Lacie external HD but limited to
5.28 min before memory drop out. But I recapture right away to
start the next 5.28 min. 720 24p
Here is the proof see me shooting and see the footage I shot.
http://homepage.mac.com/captainkirkby/Digital_Quagmires/iMovieTheater60.html
Jeffrey
captainkirkby
Member
Last thread failed due to timeout to show picture, sojlongley said:
here is a link to the setup picture ref last posting
http://homepage.mac.com/captainkirkby/PhotoAlbum64.html
Jeffrey
Thanks all -- I've been able to get it to work.
Turning off device control was key.
My first HD captures direct to hard drive look very nice!
Turning off device control was key.
My first HD captures direct to hard drive look very nice!
ilooklikemark
Active member
So what settings would you have to change if you wanted to shoot at 60fps but slow it down to 24fps?
ilooklikemark
Active member
What I found out is that if you shoot in Film mode, 720/24p, then change the frame rate to whatever you want, it'll go on the computer and then you have to convert the file to 24fps in Cinema Tools. If anyone knows an easier way, I'd love to know, but that's how I've done it.
Help
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I need to capture through fire onto a macbook pro. I followed the guide in this post a few weeks ago to test it and it worked fine. Now doing the same thing I can't get it to work. my setting match the camera. Device is set to non-controllable. But the window says "Preview Disabled". is there a way to enable it or something. did I mess some setting up? Final cut reconized the camera because I can import clips just fine.
Help
I need to capture through fire onto a macbook pro. I followed the guide in this post a few weeks ago to test it and it worked fine. Now doing the same thing I can't get it to work. my setting match the camera. Device is set to non-controllable. But the window says "Preview Disabled". is there a way to enable it or something. did I mess some setting up? Final cut reconized the camera because I can import clips just fine.