XH-A1's comp out for external monitor for FCP framerate issues and flicker

[Taylor Rudd]

Rather than try to describe my setup, I'll just post a picture.



Okay. I hooked plugged my XH A1 into a TV to use as a monitor (I know, not good for broadcast monitoring - but I'm a student). The TV is not HD, but does have component inputs.

I got a signal to go from FCP to the monitor, however, I was receiving some crazy flicker. Thinking this was a problem with the TV, I played straight from tape to the TV. No flicker (the footage on tape was the same footage I was trying to play through FCP).

I played footage from all different framerates from FCP and here is what I found:

60i - perfect image, no flicker
30f - constant flicker around any areas that could be considered highlights and midtones
24f - would not even play in the camera. It would only display the frame the playhead was on (or be stuck on the first frame once you hit play. After you hit stop the frame would update).

Obviously, the camera is having trouble playing anything that isn't natively 60i, and it won't even play a 1080p24 sequence.

Is there any way to trick the camera into displaying the 24p sequence on playback? I'm still not sure what causes the highlight flicker on 30f playback (since it is a 1080i60 sequence).

I have a feeling I'm SOL. Suppose I should've bought that Mac Pro...

Any help/insight is greatly appreciated

 

[ecking]

This is a problem with hdv in general. It can't output through firewire well, basically unusable. What i've had to do with my a1 and my mbp is use my external as my main screen and use digital cinema desktop preview on my mbp's screen to monitor my footage.

The only way around this is to get one of those matrox boxes, since your on a mbp. If you owned a macpro you could just add another graphics card and connect your tv to that but obviously you can't.