Capture HDV through SDI
by Tracy Peterson
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Jun 2, 2008 at 5:36:26 pm
Another question about capture:
How can I capture to a file using the SDI in from an HDV camera like the Canon XH-G1? I've tried to combine firewire control with an SDI in format but final cut complains that the two need to both be set to HDV.
Re: Capture HDV through SDI by Kristian Lam on Jun 3, 2008 at 2:08:00 am
Hi Tracey,
If you use the "Blackmagic HDTV" easy setups in Final Cut Pro, it will configure Final Cut Pro to capture via the input of our cards rather than the firewire ports on the Mac. These setups will use the RS422 connection to get timecode.
If you need timecode in your capture from the XH-G1, you will need to get it via the firewire port. Since Final Cut Pro does not allow you to decouple HDV firewire deck control from HDV video capture, you'll need to set your camera to down convert on the firewire output, then in Log and Capture, choose DV NTSC or PAL as the deck control option.
Re: Capture HDV through SDI by Margus Voll on Jun 3, 2008 at 7:30:32 am
Hi.
You could use mini conveter Bob Z. once described but you loose control if i do remember right.
But if that does not matter so much then i'd go the converter way to get "HD" out of HDV.
Probably it does not make so big difference but "feels" better.
I could not get the name of the converter out of my head right now but the results were really good in Bob's blog.
