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At last I have time to capture many hours of VHS and Hi-8 tape footage for archiving and editing on my iMac, under Mojave. I have a trusty and until now excellent Canopus ADVC-110. It seems I can capture footage on iMovie but not on FCPX. Is there anything I can do to persuade this set up to capture directly into FCPX or failing that is there a way I can capture via iMovie and then import the captured footage to FCPX?
iMac 27", 10.14
Thanks again, Tom. I spent a long time finding that pop up! Eventually I discovered a very small inverted chevron next to the record button which gave me the options I needed. Be warned, however, anyone else out there with similar issues, that selecting the video source is not enough. We also have to specify the audio source to get any sound! In my case, using an ADVC110 it is listed separately for audio and video and both need to be selected for an A/v capture. Next step is to see if such a captured video will import to FCP in a useable form. But if I do nothing else at least I can archive my aged VHS and.Hi 8 tapes before they deteriorate any further. Unfortunately some have already gone, which has demonstrated that some so called HQ tapes are in fact crap. Already a small random sample suggests that age is not correlated to tape deterioration equally. Some, and not necessarily the claimed better ones, have fared much better than others on the shelf! So if you are in a similar position of putting off this job until you have more time, put it off no longer.
Thanks again, Tom. I spent a long time finding that pop up! Eventually I discovered a very small inverted chevron next to the record button which gave me the options I needed. Be warned, however, anyone else out there with similar issues, that selecting the video source is not enough. We also have to specify the audio source to get any sound! In my case, using an ADVC110 it is listed separately for audio and video and both need to be selected for an A/v capture. Next step is to see if such a captured video will import to FCP in a useable form. But if I do nothing else at least I can archive my aged VHS and.Hi 8 tapes before they deteriorate any further. Unfortunately some have already gone, which has demonstrated that some so called HQ tapes are in fact crap. Already a small random sample suggests that age is not correlated to tape deterioration equally. Some, and not necessarily the claimed better ones, have fared much better than others on the shelf! So if you are in a similar position of putting off this job until you have more time, put it off no longer.
Just a quick follow up. Capture with no problems. FCP X imported it with no issues. All ready to go. All I have to do now is remember how to drive FCP after a 3 year break. Thanks, Tom, for the clues. Problem solved - at least until the next one comes along....
Trying capturing with the QuickTime player. That will keep the media out of the iMovie library.
Is the Canopus set to analogue on the input side?
My 300 used to work directly with FCP X, configuration was the key.
If all else fails, use the QuickTime X player as Tom suggests.
Al
Thanks for the reply. Yes it’s switched to analogue on input side. It converts ok and iMovie sees it ok and can capture. It is fcp that can’t see it.
Thanks for the reply. How do I do that? When I try the only options I have are to record the iMac screen. I can’t find any preference setting that allows me to record from thunderbolt/FireWire.
If you select Make New Movie there is popup that lets you choose the connected devices.
fcpx 10.4.5
