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How do I get Final Cut to recognize my camcorder?

Aug 8, 2008 at 10:09 pm in editing by · Leave a Comment »

If you notice a loss of connectivity between Final Cut Pro or Final Cut Express and your camcorder or deck after upgrading your versions of Mac OS X and QuickTime, here’s what you can do to resolve the issue.

  1. Remove QuickTime receipts:
    1. Go to /Library/Receipts/
    2. Locate the QuickTime receipts files.
    3. Select all QuickTime receipts that have version numbers as part of their names (but don’t select the other QuickTime receipts). Here’s an example of what they look like (you may have different receipts on  [read more →]
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Warp Speed Workflow #7: Changing Captured Clip Settings

May 17, 2007 at 7:08 pm in dvcTV, editing by duncan · Leave a Comment »

If you’ve ever realized that you logged your footage with the wrong log clip settings, here’s a great tip that’ll solve it for you.

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Final Cut Studio Warp Speed Workflow #5: Changing Reel Names

Apr 9, 2007 at 8:45 pm in dvcTV, editing by · Leave a Comment »

If you’ve ever chosen the wrong reel name, or entered the wrong reel name on accident here is a cool tip to show you how to fix that.

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solutions to tape capture problems with Final Cut

Jul 13, 2006 at 9:56 pm in editing by · Comments are closed.

Here are some potential problems that you may encounter while capturing, and some possible solutions.

If you have a problem not mentioned here, the best way to solve it is to “troubleshoot” the problem. Troubleshooting is a process where you change variables, usually one at a time, to pinpoint the problem. Here’s a helpful article on troubleshooting.

Tape Capture Problems and Possible Solutions

• Problems with your capturing device:

If you are having trouble capturing footage, whether it a  [read more →]

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How do I capture and edit "24 fps" video in FCP?

Jul 18, 2005 at 4:16 am in editing, film by · 2 Comments »

There are several formats of video people call “24p”:

  1. true 24p
    To capture this, you’ll have to create special capture and sequence presets. But it’s a very rare format.
  2. 23.976
    This is more a much more common frame rate. Use the appropriate capture and sequence preset. (Note: FCP calls 23.976 “23.98″ for some odd reason).
  3. 24p with pulldown (actually 29.97 fps, aka 59.94 fields/sec, aka “60i”)
    Capture and edit using 60i presets.
  4. 24p “advanced” (2:3:3:2 cadence – actually 29.97 fps, aka 59.94 fields/sec, aka “60i”)
    Use the capture  [read more →]