DR-HD100 ProHD Portable HD Recorder

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DR-HD100 ProHD Portable HD Recorder

We just purchased the Focus Enhancements DR-HD100 HDD recorder which will record HDV from our JVC camera. Problem is, FCPro Studio will not import any of the .m2t files.

It shows file unrecognized error access denied error.

I can load these clips into MPEG Stream Clip app with no problem so I know they are legitimate 720p30 HDV streams.

Any comments?

Dave Beaty
Dreamtime Entertainment

imacs Dual G5's, G4's Other OS

Posted on Apr 6, 2006 11:28 AM

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Answer 1

Apr 6, 2006 11:32 AM in response to Dave Beaty

The only format that the JVC camera shoots that is directly compatible with FCP is 1080i I believe. The fix is to use this software http://www.lumierehd.com in conjunction with the other formats the JVC products shoot. I'm unclear how the workflow would be using the DR-HD100 in the mix, but I'll wager that the good folks at Lumiere HD will know!

Jerry

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Answer 2

Apr 6, 2006 11:39 AM in response to Dave Beaty

Have you contacted Focus Enhancements about this?

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Dave Beaty Author

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Apr 6, 2006 2:54 PM in response to Jerry Hofmann

My problem is FCPro will not recognize the 720p30 files from the Focus Enhancements drive. These are 720p30 .m2t files.

I've been using FCPro HDV 720p30 for quite a while now. Both in Apple native 720p30 HDV codec and also in the Apple Intermediate Codec. It's 720p24 you're thinking of that lacks support in FCPro. Im shooting in 30p

I've contacted Focus waiting for a call back. This is a very new unit released in the last weeks.

Dave Beaty

imacs Dual G5's, G4's Other OS

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Answer 4

Apr 6, 2006 9:18 PM in response to Dave Beaty

They'll get back to you because it should work then, Thanks for that correction, you're right of course.

Did I read somewhere that 5.1 fixed the 24p problem with JVC's format?

Jerry

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Robbosaur

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Apr 6, 2006 10:20 PM in response to Jerry Hofmann

No, Jerry - I think I read it's still not supported yet.

Can't be all that hard surely ... unless the issue is from the JVC end.

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Answer 6

Apr 7, 2006 5:21 AM in response to Robbosaur

The issue is that JVC's GOP structure isn't the same as Sony's... so there's a tweak that has to happen within FCP for support of this structure... might not be as easy as ya think... dunno...

Jerry

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Dave Beaty Author

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Apr 7, 2006 8:38 AM in response to Jerry Hofmann

Heard from Focus E. Turns out the problem is one that FCPro HD does not support MPEG 2 transport streams.

The files stored on the Focus Ehancement HDR are just that.

So, in the mean time, the M2T files must be converted to a Quicktime wrapper in order for them to be imported.

Focus is working on an update that will allow their product to save the files in QT so no conversion is needed. So it's not plug and play.

Dave

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Answer 8

Apr 8, 2006 6:45 AM in response to Dave Beaty

It's time to upgrade to the Studio... if you are running FCP HD, the upgrade is only 199... FCP 5.1 will support HDV streams, however not the 24p versions apparently that the JVC shoots without the software I mentioned earlier.

Jerry

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Answer 9

Apr 8, 2006 6:57 AM in response to Jerry Hofmann

Jerry, I might be misunderstanding your post, but I think the JVC will shoot in either 30p or 24p. Only the 24p clips are verboten in FCP. The problem, apparently, with the Focus Enhancements DR-HD100 is that it produces 720p30 HDV files that Final Cut can't read.

This is strictly a Focus Enhancements problem, and they're on top of it. ETF (Estimated Time till Fixed) unknown.

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Answer 10

Apr 8, 2006 7:25 AM in response to Brian Conner

You didn't misunderstand at all... it's the 24p material that FCP 5 can't deal with directly, and FCP HD will NEVER work with HDV files of any ilk... That's why the suggestion for the upgrade.

Jerry

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Answer 11

Apr 8, 2006 7:35 AM in response to Jerry Hofmann

Reading back through the entire thread, the OP has confused me. I'm not clear if he's running FCP5 (as a part of Final Cut Studio, as he said in the 1st post of the thread,) or FCP HD, as he said in his more recent post.

Dave Beaty, which version of Final Cut Pro are you running?

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Dave Beaty Author

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Apr 13, 2006 6:44 AM in response to Brian Conner

Sorry for the confusion. As you know the naming conventions of the FCP upgrades have been a bit confusing. We are runnning the latest FCP Studio with all upgrades applied. The one that supports HDV. It supports HDV capture in 720p30, but not 720p24. We shoot in 720p30.

The problem is with Focus Enhancements file type of .m2t which FCP can't read natively. As you know "HDV" is MPEG-2 and these files on the DDR are transport streams.

Focus told me they should have a patch for the firmware within a month. In the mean time the option is to convert the files to QT with MPEG Streamclip application.

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Answer 13

Apr 13, 2006 6:55 AM in response to Dave Beaty

Good post, Dave. Now, if there are any replies in this thread that were helpful to you, please mark them. Thank you.

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Answer 14

Apr 13, 2006 7:46 AM in response to Dave Beaty

Thank you for marking posts, Dave, but when I suggested it, I sincerely didn't consider any of my posts as qualified for either Helpful or Solved. I wouldn't have suggested it otherwise, because it's considered bad form to beg for points.

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Dave Beaty Author

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Apr 13, 2006 8:26 AM in response to Brian Conner

Nah,

just passing on the positive feedback. Anything constructive is helpful and calling Focus Enhancements did indeed solve the problem.

Dave

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