Instruction manual

11
Using for Capture and Playback
Third Party Applications
Apple Final Cut Pro
Capture from non-controllable devices
Video sources including AVCHD cameras, VHS tape players and security cameras do not provide
any method of device control and are classified as non-controllable devices. For this reason,
after selecting an Intensity Easy Setup, Final Cut Pro will sometimes warn that device control
is set to “non-controllable device”. This is as expected. Click
OK and then create a project with
these settings.
To capture video from a non-controllable device, choose
File > Log & Capture. (Command
+ 8). Press play on your video source and then press the Now button in the Log and Capture
window. Final Cut Pro will show you a preview of the video you are capturing. Press the ‘esc’ key
at the top left of your keyboard when you wish to stop capturing.
Configuring controllable devices
The following information provides methods for using Intensity in conjunction with controllable
devices. Device control is provided by Final Cut Pro and is independent of Intensity. No support
is provided by Blackmagic Design for device control problems in conjunction with Intensity
cards. Questions relating to device control should be referred to Final Cut Pro support and the
relevant camera and deck vendors.
DV cameras include FireWire device control which can be enabled in the
Audio/Video Settings
> Device Control Presets
of Final Cut Pro 6.0. Select a preset by clicking in the far left column
so that a checkmark appears next to FireWire NTSC or FireWire PAL . Click OK . Open the
“Log and Capture” window and you should now be able to control the tape in the DV camera via
FireWire and capture video and audio via your Intensity card.
HDV cameras include FireWire device control. However Final Cut Pro 6.0 only enables the use
of HDV FireWire device control when HDV video is being captured via FireWire. Fortunately
the following method can be used to control most HDV cameras which support HDV>DV down
conversion on their FireWire output. Set the HDV camera to output standard definition DV on its
FireWire output. This can be achieved using the “i.LINK CONV” setting on Sony cameras and
the “DV LOCKED” setting on the Canon HV20. In Final Cut Pro, go to
Audio/Video Settings >
Device Control Presets
. Select a preset by clicking in the far left column so that a checkmark
appears next to the desired preset. Choose the FireWire NTSC preset if you are working
in HD720p59.94 or HD1080i59.94 video. Choose the FireWire PAL preset if you are working
in HD720p50 or HD1080i50 video. Click OK . Open the Log and Capture window and you should
now be able to control the tape in the HDV camera via FireWire and capture video and audio
via your Intensity card.
The Sony HVR-M25U deck can be controlled and used with an Intensity card using the same
instructions detailed above for HDV cameras.
Log and Capture.
Logging a clip.