Re: [Avid-L2] Re: firewire deck control??

I was able to control the DVX100 (on v5) for a project last year. Although
it was pretty horrible and had to have around an 8-10 second preroll, it
did work out in the end.

On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 12:28 PM, Roger Shufflebottom <
rogershuff@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Agreed - RS422 is OK but FW deck control (which worked for version after
> version of MC up to 4.x) is broken. That was my beef with Avid - what
> worked once works no more.
>
>
> On 10 Nov 2011, at 18:16, Lou Wirth wrote:
>
> > Well I have this deck in my studio and have used with current MC via
> RS422 with no problem. But in think MC is finicky with firewire deck
> control. It wont, for instance, control a Panasonic DVX 100. So I cant use
> that as a source deck.
> >
> > I know SDI in would be great but this is a home set up on the laptop so
> no SDI is available.
> >
> > thanks
> > Lou
> > On Nov 9, 2011, at 8:35 PM, paul.hartel wrote:
> >
> >> I have this deck, but honestly I only use it with FCP because I've
> never even gotten the newer versions of MC to recognize it, so I usually
> digitize in FCP and then AMA into Avid. I will say though that if you've
> got a lot of TC breaks on the tape, and you're going to capture straight
> firewire, and not through one of the cards with RS 422 deck control, it can
> get ugly.
> >>
> >> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Lou Wirth <loutv@...> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I was going to pick up an old DSR-45 and start digitizing all my
> family mini dv videos so I can get them to dvd. But I'm concerned I the old
> firewire 400 won't talk to the 800 ports on the current MacBook Pro. is
> anyone using these decks with MC on their current MacBooks? Do you have
> deck control?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> thanks
> >>>
> >>> Lou
> >>> Lou Wirth Productions
> >>> 500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522
> >>> Corte Madera, CA 94925
> >>> www.louwirth.com
> >>> 415-924-9411p
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Lou Wirth Productions
> > 500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522
> > Corte Madera, CA 94925
> > www.louwirth.com
> > 415-924-9411p
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > Search the official Complete Avid-L archives at:
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> >
> >
> >
>
> With best wishes,
> Roger Shufflebottom
> rogershuff@yahoo.co.uk
> +44 7973 543 660
>
>
>

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