http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Forums Tag: firewire en Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:55:07 +0000 http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/having-problems-editing-hd-on-fcp#post-38704 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:05:36 +0000 robgrauert 38704@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I've been told that ideally you want a hard drive that rotates at 7200rpm. So if you've got a 5400rpm hard drive, that may be the issue.</p> <p> If it is 7200rpm, then try changing the settings in FCP that allow you to edit in lower quality. The footage won't change quality, it's just letting you edit in a lower resolution so that your computer can handle the video. </p> <p> Transferring the video to your main hard drive is the last resort and I don't recommend it at all. If your hard drive crashes and you lose your footage and project files, you're out of luck.  </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/having-problems-editing-hd-on-fcp#post-38700 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:27:53 +0000 MikeFlowline 38700@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Thanks Jerron. I just decided to use my internal drive for scratch. It takes up alot of space, but once my client is happy with the finished product I can just delete everything.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/having-problems-editing-hd-on-fcp#post-38686 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:34:56 +0000 jerronsmith 38686@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Mike,</p> <p>If you want to test whether or not the hdd is your issue you could try copying some of the footage to your local hard drive and importing it into a new FCP project. If the problem persists it is an issue with the external hard drive. I don't know if it is causing your problem, but in general I don't know any professionals who recommend editing from a usb hard drive. While they are fine for storage, they aren't really fast enough (at sustained speeds) for the editing process.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/having-problems-editing-hd-on-fcp#post-38685 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:20:41 +0000 MikeFlowline 38685@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> So, I have a new MacBook Pro that I got blown out to 4gb of RAM. I know my system is powerful enough and I have followed all the tips found here: <a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1165">http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1165</a></p> <p> Yet, I still have the same problem and I want to rule out any other issues before I run out and get a new FireWire800 drive. Heres the scenario:</p> <p> I shot a concert for a client in HD. Imported the footage into FCP using the HDV 1080i60 codec. When editing in the timeline all titles play just fine, but as soon as the playhead gets to any of the concert footage it stalls....I get the pinwheel....the playhead jumps ahead 3 or 4 seconds....stalls again....pinwheel....repeat. I have never had this problem before with other footage on this system. My scratch disk is an external 500gb Maxtor OneTouch 4 USB 2.0. I have heard from quite a few people that I need a drive that is FireWire800 to solve what appears to be a frame drop issue. Is this true?</p> <p> I got paid very little since the client band is friends of mine, so buying a new drive will mean losing money rather than making any since I have already spent so many hours trying to fix this issue, but if I need a new drive for future projects then I might as well get it now.</p> <p> Thanks,</p> <p>Mike</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-gl2-038-zr830-firewire-not-available-bad-port#post-36144 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:07:20 +0000 BruceMol 36144@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>One thing you might check</p> <p>When you begin a new project in Premire Pro CS3 you have to select the project details - particularly important to this problem is - if you select SD plain jane NTSC for output, HDV signals aren't recognized w/o some fiddling around. So, when I'm mixing my primary HDV (new cam) with my secondary SD (old cam) I have to make sure I load my HDV under HDV settings. Your program may be different - whatever you are using, but I encourage you to match your input to set-up output or 'properties."</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-gl2-038-zr830-firewire-not-available-bad-port#post-36143 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:46:59 +0000 robgrauert 36143@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Hmm...i've heard of ports going bad before. If you are using Final Cut Pro to edit with, all I can tell you is that you have to connect your camera and turn it on before you start Final Cut. It may be like that with other programs as well, but I'm not sure because I only use Final Cut.</p> <p> </p> <p>Good luck. Sorry I can't tell you more.  </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-gl2-038-zr830-firewire-not-available-bad-port#post-35586 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:22:21 +0000 jgreene-swhs 35586@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hello,</p> <p>I teach a video class at SWHS and we are having a big problem that I have never encountered before. 4 ZR830 cams and a GL2 have lost the function to transfer data through the ieee firewire port. All worked, then just started going down. The computer port works fine. I've tested the ports with external HD's and hubs and all work. The camera works great. WHen we connect the firewire cable to the camera and turn it on, nothing happens on the computer. The software says it is not detected. Has anyone else gone through this? Are the ports on the cameras all bad??? Any help is greatly appreciated. And yes, we have tried different cables.</p> <p>Thanks</p> <p>jeff</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/budding-videomakers-mom-needs-xmas-advice#post-33823 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 17:37:05 +0000 Anonymous 33823@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Can't suggest anything specific myself, unfortunately, but I know that's what others here will want to know in order to help you out so I asked now.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/budding-videomakers-mom-needs-xmas-advice#post-33822 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 17:17:36 +0000 claxtonjunior 33822@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>500 or less, unfortunately</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/budding-videomakers-mom-needs-xmas-advice#post-33821 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 17:07:54 +0000 Anonymous 33821@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I think you mean the ZR800, but what is your budget?</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/budding-videomakers-mom-needs-xmas-advice#post-33819 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 16:17:08 +0000 claxtonjunior 33819@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>My daughter has won awards for the last two years at campus movie fest, this year best drama in the whole california area. (she is a  grad student in another field).  Both of her movies have been stop time animation.  She used a canon camera for the competition (5 days on loan), which had a firewire so she could record directly to her computer.  It was a model ZR8000, i think.  She would like a camcorder for Christmas, and she says she thinks she wants a Canon, but her main requirements are that it have a firewire and usb, and she wants the lens quality to be really good.  Can any of you make a suggestion as to what model you would recommend for her budding talents?  Thank you in advance.  Her movie can be seen at the campus movie fest website, and the name of her movies are:  S is for Slicing and Medo and the Dragon.  She was told Medo and the Dragon is playing on Virgin Airways!</p>