OK... I just spent the last hour trying to figure out why my video capture was very choppy.
For some background, I'm using the following:
So, I made my first captures using Final Cut Express HD. I just purchased the software and was looking forward to playing with it. My first video captures were abysmal. The video and audio were very choppy appearing as though some of the data was being dropped. I changed out the firewire cable, tried using iMovie to capture instead, and changed tapes; all to no avail.
Eventually, after getting very frustrated, I noticed something. The problems occurred based on where I held the ZR500. Aha!!! It appears that my Wacom Intuos tablet was causing intereference to the ZR500. Originally I had placed the ZR500 next to the tablet because it was a convenient location. Apparently that was a bad idea. Once I moved the camera to the opposite side of my desk everything worked perfectly. I'd never considered the possibility of interference.
Lesson learned today: Do not place a camcorder near a Wacom graphics tablet!
I'm glad I managed to finally sort that one out.
No comments:
Post a Comment