BIGDADDY30
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Q: how do I capture live from HD camera

I want to capture what my Panasonic 130A HD camera is seeing... right into FCP7 at real time.  Is that possible?

MAC PRO, Mac OS X (10.6), MAC G4 17', iPHONE

Posted on Nov 2, 2015 9:52 AM

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Q: how do I capture live from HD camera

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  • by Gary Sumlak,Helpful

    Gary Sumlak Gary Sumlak Nov 2, 2015 2:50 PM in response to BIGDADDY30
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    Nov 2, 2015 2:50 PM in response to BIGDADDY30

    Set the capture Device Control setting to "non-controlled device".  That way FCP will not try to detect a time code.  To capture the stream, click on Capture "Now".  When you have captured what you want, press the esc key to finish the capture.

     

    That;s about it.

     

    Good luck.

  • by BIGDADDY30,

    BIGDADDY30 BIGDADDY30 Nov 2, 2015 2:52 PM in response to Gary Sumlak
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    Nov 2, 2015 2:52 PM in response to Gary Sumlak

    Gary...

     

    Thanks.. I have been doing that exact thing for the past 4 years with my DV camera... but I can not get FCP to recognize my Panasonic AG130 HD camera doing that same thing.  Thus the reason for my question.  Do you have any idea what it might be?


    Thanks

  • by Gary Sumlak,

    Gary Sumlak Gary Sumlak Nov 2, 2015 3:42 PM in response to Gary Sumlak
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    Nov 2, 2015 3:42 PM in response to Gary Sumlak

    When you open the Log and Capture window, can you see the stream?  If you can not, either the camera or FCP settings are off.

     

    Please detail your process.

  • by Shane Ross,

    Shane Ross Shane Ross Nov 2, 2015 5:52 PM in response to BIGDADDY30
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    Nov 2, 2015 5:52 PM in response to BIGDADDY30

    Sorry, you can't do this with the camera you currently have...not with a direct connection.  The only cameras supported the direct connection capture were DV cameras and DVCPRO HD. No other cameras would do that.  For your camera you'll need an IO device.  Connect the camera to that device, then the device to your computer.  Something like the BMD Ultrastudio Mini Recorder (record only...no output).  Connect this to your computer via Thunderbolt (if you have it) and then HDMI to the camera.  THEN you can capture. 

     

    If you are still sporting that MacPro like your signature says, then the Decklink Intensity Pro is what you need...capture card. 

  • by thesurreyfriends,Helpful

    thesurreyfriends thesurreyfriends Nov 3, 2015 9:25 AM in response to BIGDADDY30
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    Nov 3, 2015 9:25 AM in response to BIGDADDY30

    Apologies if I have miss-understood. You may well have tried this already.

     

    I Googled your cam and was surprised that it recorded in DV ( as well as AVCHD.)

    The DV( standard def of course ) would appear to be present at the DV output port in record mode.

    So in theory, if you record in DV mode then you should(?) be able to capture live. ( "non-controlled device" possibly)

    I am sure the purpose of your post was to achieve this in HD,not standard def, as you could have done this using your old DV cam.

    The cam model I Googled was Panasonic AG AC 130A.

    I should imagine the quality of the DV from the 130A is better than your previous DV cam, so this might be of some use to you.

    Your previous DV cam may also have been 4:3.not 16:9