Better DV capture for FCP

[extremyks]

Is there a software that can do automatic scene splitting while capturing, like it splits the scenes based on the recording-time embedded in the DV-streams for FCP?

Like the PC appz scenalyzer...

[Bob Serrano]

If you mean stop-start detection ala iMovie, it's already built into FCP

[extremyks]

Oh thanks Bob, I'll go look for it and try it out. I was hoping for a small appz outside FCP so I can do other things..well anyway let me try it first. Thank again.

[extremyks]

Paging FCP master Bob...

Is there a one button or shortcut to do the 'stop-start detection ala iMovie'? or do i have to capture the entire clip first and then make subclips by Choose Mark> DV Start/Stop Detect?

[hoho]

Originally posted by extremyks
Paging FCP master Bob...

Is there a one button or shortcut to do the 'stop-start detection ala iMovie'? or do i have to capture the entire clip first and then make subclips by Choose Mark> DV Start/Stop Detect?

Sorry, Mike, I'm not Bob, but...

Yes, capture the clip first then run Mark > DV Start/Stop Detect. This works for any clip already in your bins. It's pretty fast...

H

[extremyks]

hi hoho, thanks... it does work. But the whole DV files is still in one quicktime file after the DV Start/Stop Detect?

I was thinking that every time I capture, I will have several quicktime dv files rather than one. By these I could delete the actual file later on if I don't use it and save on HD space. Any thoughts...

[hoho]

Originally posted by extremyks
hi hoho, thanks... it does work. But the whole DV files is still in one quicktime file after the DV Start/Stop Detect?

I was thinking that every time I capture, I will have several quicktime dv files rather than one. By these I could delete the actual file later on if I don't use it and save on HD space. Any thoughts...

Unfortunately, you will indeed get one big quicktime file when you do this method. The only way to get individual clips for each scene you want is to Log each clip, then do the batch capture after logging all the clips that you want imported into FCP. You can also just capture each clip, but that's too tedious.

In my case, I use a mixture of both "Capture Now" then DV Start/Stop detect and the batch capture method.

The subclips generated by "DV Start/Stop Detection" are fine to work with, but can become difficult. I prefer to get each scene (not take), in one file, then make subclips/marks for each take.

Your mileage may vary... I haven't been using FCP all that long, I used FCE for the longest time before buying FCP recently.

H

[extremyks]

Logging each clip will entail my DV player to do some serious work moving forward and rewind, as you said it too tedious especially editing a two cam wedding videos with 8hours of raw footage.

Thanks for the tip. I'll live for now with DV start/stop detection. Just finding ways to make my works faster and better.

[hoho]

Originally posted by extremyks
Logging each clip will entail my DV player to do some serious work moving forward and rewind, as you said it too tedious especially editing a two cam wedding videos with 8hours of raw footage.

Thanks for the tip. I'll live for now with DV start/stop detection. Just finding ways to make my works faster and better.

Hahaha, I feel your pain. I've got about an hour of footage and I'm going "UGH". Paano pa kaya pag 8 hrs? Hehehe...

What I do for long stretches of video, I log/capture clips based on the contents, let's say, there are 3 shots in succession relating to the bouquet toss, I log/capture that as one clip, then do DV Start/Stop detect on that clip later on, as a result, you can get multiple DV files. Then later on, as you're finishing up, you can use Media Manager to put unused footage offline. You can just recapture those bits, if you find yourself needing them later on.

Hope that helps.

H