Apple 6 manual Connecting an HDV Device to Your Computer, Choosing an Easy Setup

Connecting an HDV Device to Your Computer

Once you have HDV footage on tape, you can connect your camcorder or VTR to your computer to capture.

To connect your HDV camcorder or VTR to your computer:

1Turn on your VTR or camcorder and switch it to VCR (or VTR) mode. Note: On some camcorders, this mode may be labeled “Play.”

2Connect the connector on one end of your FireWire cable to the FireWire port on your camcorder.

3Connect the connector on the other end of your FireWire cable to a FireWire 400 port on your computer.

4Make sure your camcorder is in HDV mode, not DV mode.

For more information, see the documentation that came with your HDV device.

6-pin connector to computer

	HDV camcorder
H	in VTR mode
FireWire

Computer

4-pin connector to camcorder

Choosing an Easy Setup

Final Cut Pro has several native HDV Easy Setups available. Always choose the Easy Setup that corresponds to your footage.

To choose an Easy Setup:

1Choose Final Cut Pro > Easy Setup.

2Choose HDV from the Format pop-up menu.

3Choose “(all rates)” from the Rate pop-up menu.

4Click the Use pop-up menu to see all of the Easy Setups related to your choice in the Format pop-up menu.

You can further refine the list by choosing a specific frame rate from the Rate pop-up menu.

Chapter 1 Working with HDV

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