Is the Quick Capture feature supposed to allow me to import video via Fire Wire from my Mini DV cam? If so I can't get it to work.
I am able to capture footage in Premiere, but Combustion 2 (demo version) tells me "No Video Capture Devices Found".
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated
The quick capture facility works only with Quicktime DV. That is why it is fully support on the MAC with their firewire. The only card that supports this on the PC is a board called "Videopump"....
You are using a Microsoft DV codec to capture into premiere. That is fine.
There are two type of Microsoft DV codec... Type 1 and type 2. I think Type 2 works in combustion but type one doesn't.......
You should search the posts here for an ariticle that discusses this...
Splice...
Combustion and DV Video . . .
Hello DudeKill ....
I have written a whole article about Combustion and hardware... It is here (as well as over at www.creativeCOW.net - Combustion Forum.
Link:
http://www.creativecow.net/articles/pfeiff...ware/index.html
Here is the pertinent section that I think answers your questions:
Combustion (Windows) Video Frame Buffers:
A note about Combustion on Windows with DV via Firewire: The support for DV and 1394 that is built into Windows uses Microsoft's DirectShow media system. Combustion windows version does NOT support DirectShow, and therefore, will not work. Combustion only supports Video-for-Windows and QuickTime. Therefore, a work around is required. By using third party software, such as Movie Maker, Vegas, or Premiere 6, you first capture and save the video files as Type-1 OpenDML DV AVI files using DirectShow. Again, Combustion can not read these as it does not read the DirectShow DV codec. Next, you export from Premiere or Vegas Video using either QuickTime (which includes a DV codec) or a third party Video-for-Windows-compatible DV codec, such as the one from MainConcept. Note: if you use the Video-for-Windows AVI route make sure you generate non-OpenDML AVI files. QuickTime 5 is probably the easiest route since you won't have to buy a codec. But, tests have proven that the MainConcept DV AVI codec performs very well. As for exporting still frames, it is easy to generate these from Vegas Video (using save snapshot) or Premiere (using export image). Some DV capture applications will also save stills directly to image files.
By the way, i cover this all in my new book... (see post above.)
regards,
Jack
Jack Pfeiffer
Secretary, Danish Discreet User Group-Copenhagen, Denmark
Co-Host: CreativeCOW.et Combustion and Edit Forums
Splice and Jack,
Thank you both for your prompt reply, it was very helpful. Im sure I will be posting more questions in the weeks to come.
I come from a 3ds max background so when I decided on a compositing package to learn, combustion was a natural choice.
Jack I look forward to your book coming out (congratulations by the way).
On a side note Jack, what do you recommend setting Maximum Cache Usage to? Default being 70% I believe.
Thanks again people,
dudekill