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Setting FCP X to "Non-Controllable Device"

When importing video into Final Cut Pro X, is it possible to set Device Control to Non-Controllable Device, like you could with FCP 7?


We want to record video into FCP X, and are using a DV camera as a video capture device (through FireWire with the DV cam set to VTR/VCR mode). This works fine in iMovie, but since there is no timestamp, it we can't get it to work in Final Cut Express or FCP X. Our input is video collected from a small camera through a wireless transmitter box. We have been streaming the video from the transmitter, through the DV cam/firewire, to the computer so we can save it.


Do you have any suggestions for making this work? If we were to get an external video capture device like Elgato, would that "add" a timecode/function with FCP X?


Thanks!

Ally

Final Cut Pro X, Mac OS X (10.6.7)

Posted on Jul 27, 2011 3:30 PM

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Posted on Jul 27, 2011 3:34 PM

That won;t work with FCP. You can set FCE to DV Converter, which works without TC.

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Mar 3, 2013 5:05 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

Hi Tom


I tried an experience using an old Samsung 8mm Video Camcorder with the video output through a Canopus ADVC 100. I then tried to capure the video in FCPX. Well guess what? FCPX captured the video just fine. No video/audio drift. In the capture window on the upper right corner where the time code is displayed, the counter kept rolling even when I stopped the video import. But the time counter in the top left did keep track of the time. The events browser did break the clips into imported sections. I assume this happened when the camera was stopped and started during the original recording.


When I have more time I'll have to put together a short video from this material to see how it edits.


I'm currently using the trial version of FCPX. So far, I've completed a couple of short videos from my Sony HDV/DV tape camera, and FCPX uses the time codes from it just fine. Looks like I'll be dumping FCE in favor of FCPX. Although my regret will be that the plug-ins I've bought can't be used anymore.


Carl

Setting FCP X to "Non-Controllable Device"

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