24p advanced capture error
by CanadianGuy
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Aug 26, 2006 at 12:32:12 am
I'm using the FCP 24p advanced capture setting, as this is what I shot with on my DVX100B. Once in a while, (once or twice per tape on average) my capturing stops and I get the following message:
"Error: capture now was aborted due to a break in cadence in the VFR/pulldown in the source stream"
As a result, I lose a few frames of footage that I cannot capture, unless I capture in regular DV-NTSC mode and then reverse telecine to 23.98 with Cinema Tools. But this is a bit of a pain.
I wondering if the camera is incorrectly flagging some frames for the pulldown. Would shooting in regular 24p be better for output to DVD? Thanks in advance!
Re: 24p advanced capture error by Noah Kadner on Aug 26, 2006 at 12:43:40 am
Couple of things to check- make sure tape has zero timecode breaks. Make sure heads are clean. If any norton or antivirus software is running on the system- disable it.
Re: 24p advanced capture error by CanadianGuy on Aug 26, 2006 at 3:27:39 am
I don't have any anti-virus programs running. There are timecode breaks since I was filming in free run mode. However, when a timecode break is reached on the tape, FCP locates it, starts a new clip and continues capturing. The error does not seem to be related with the timecode breaks.
Re: 24p advanced capture error by Noah Kadner on Aug 26, 2006 at 5:27:58 am
Actually it is totally related- the 24p cadence cannot carry over a timecode break. You need to log and capture each individual piece- you cannot capture over the timecode breaks or you'll keep getting this error.
Re: 24p advanced capture error by CanadianGuy on Aug 26, 2006 at 6:20:49 am
I'll give that a try, but the errors occur where there is no break in the timecode. Where the breaks actually occur, FCP deals with it ok, by creating new clips and then continuing to capture.
