Recording HD straight to computer

tangierc said:
How do you config your HVX so that you can go straight to computer. I have one with me I am trying to get familiar with. Camera is on, FW plugged in, FCP settings et for DVCPROHD 720p60 as is the camera. HVX is in camera mode, but I get no picture in log and capture in FCP (the latest version).

Please advise.
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I am having the same exact problem, and I can't figure it out. I am going from HVX over firewire to Powerbook G4 running FCP 5.04. I have the camera on and hooked up, set to video mode (I understand streaming doesn't work in film mode) and set to 720p24. Log and Capture settings are set to "non-controllable device" and "DVCPROHD 720p24." When I first set the "capture/input" to "DVCPROHD 720p24" (or any other setting) I get the error "Unable to Locate Capture Device."

Any help would be fantastic.
Cheers....
 
boxcarfilms said:
When I first set the "capture/input" to "DVCPROHD 720p24" (or any other setting) I get the error "Unable to Locate Capture Device."
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Did you ever solve this? I am having the same problem.
 
I don't know what the problem is, but we have been shooting with this camera for more than 2 months now without a P2 card. Here is our setup:

- PowerBook G4
- Firewire 800 drive (for interiors) USB2 Pocket Drive and even sometimes the internal drive for extrior shots if we didn't have AC power available.

We hooked the camera through the firewire to the laptop. Capture with FCP without anyproblems.

I don't know why other people don't use this setup. WE ARE CAPTURING 720P 24P TO A USB2 POCKET DRIVE WHICH RUNS AT 5500 RPM. I think that is amazing. Either I am missing something or people refuse to discuss the fact that you don't need an expensive drive to capture and edit DVCPro HD footage on a Mac.

The only problem which we have is all the extra wires.
 
Check if you have all these:

/Library/QuickTime/DVCPROHDCodec.component
/Library/QuickTime/DVCPROHDMuxer.component
/Library/QuickTime/DVCPROHDVideoDigitizer.component
/Library/QuickTime/DVCPROHDVideoOutput.component
/Library/QuickTime/DVCPROHDVideoOutputClock.component
/Library/QuickTime/DVCPROHDVideoOutputCodec.component

For whatever reason, I only had a single DVCPro.blah.blah.component there and I've been banging my head against the wall with this similar issue for the last couple of months since I got my HVX. Same with HDLog. Couldn't find the answer anywhere.

Then Gary from ImagineProducts (the HDLog programmer) gave me a 10-minute phone session and we tracked it down to missing codecs.

And now everything is hunky-dorey.
 
I went to the Bootcamp in Las Vegas where Noah Kadner showed us how to shoot directly to a hard drive with FCP. For me it was worth the price of the camp as I shoot exclusively in a studio. Thanks Noah!

I finally got my set up to work. I'm using a MacBook Pro 2Ghz, 1 Gig of Ram and an 7200 internal drive. I added a Siig Firewire 2 Port Express Card. I'm running the HVX200 into the Siig card and Maxtor drives out of the built in Firewire port. I'm using FCP 5.1. I tried using 5.0 but there were major problems...don't waste your time. If you have a MacBook Pro get 5.1.

I've run quite a few tests without any dropped frames using 720P in 24, 30 and 60 frames.

No doubt shooting directly to the drives will save HOURS of time I used to spend batch processing tape.

I can't wait to implement everything else I learned at the Bootcamp. The training was worth every dime...if you have an opportunity to attend don't miss it.
 
Vegas Bob said:
I can't wait to implement everything else I learned at the Bootcamp. The training was worth every dime...if you have an opportunity to attend don't miss it.
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Well, when the European Bootcamp will become a reality, I will attend it, if it is not too far from Switzerland. But when I think of it, chose Switzerland, we're neutral! :)
 
Open the app, system profiler and check under the firewire tab wether the camera actually connects. Firewire doesn't always play nice. :)
Never had that problem with panny gear yet, but Sony Dv cameras are not always easy...
 
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