Issue with "dropped frames" and FCP

[Taylor Rudd]

I'm in the process of capping 9 hours of footage from a 3 camera shoot I had two nights ago. I'm periodically getting dropped frame issues, but when I go back to find this dropped frame, it isn't there and the tape plays through just fine.

It's as if the camera is cutting out and FCP is detecting dropped frames. I can go back and recapture the dropped frame, but it's a pain in the butt to have to babysit this capture and splice clips together, especially because it'll all become a multiclip sequence in the end.

Keep in mind, I've used both the H1 and the A1 to capture. Anybody experience this before?

Details:
Cameras used: 2 XH-A1s and an XL-H1 - I am experiencing the dropout on both the H1 and A1
Signal: 1080 24f
Tape used: JVC-DVM60

 

[bewillia]

happens all the time.

 

[timbook2]

yup....happens. good short FW cable and a dedicated player sometimes help ;-) I have one dedicated player and a super short FW cable and it happens every 3-4 hours/cassettes randomly...

 

[Taylor Rudd]

Yeah. That's the consensus I've found. So if I captured with another NLE, I wouldn't have this problem?

Looks like I'm in an even bigger hurry to go solid state.