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Apple fire wire missing
When I open up FCP I get the message that there is no camera connected, but I do have my camera connected with fire wire. The message says “missing apple fire wire 720 x 480”
It also says my system configuration may have been changed. When I go to video settings, it says the same thing “Missing apple fire wire 720×480” I tried replacing the fire wire cable thinking that could be it, but no luck.
Also with the fire wire connected I can controll the camera through FCP (Play,rewind etc..) but I can’t see anything on my cameras LCD screen when I try to export my project to tape.
Any help would be appreciated.
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ok, well id on’t know what you’ve tried, so here’s a list of pokes and prods to try
under the view menu
first see whats under “video playback” if it’s an item thats been grayed out (apple ntsc firewire for example) then go to the option right above it, and say refresh av devices.
It’s its not grayed out, (as in it’s in normal black font, go up to external video and set it to all frams (or cmd f12)now if neither of those or a combination of them don’t work go to finalcut pro menu to audio/video settings, first open the tab “device controle presets” and make sure the proper device is selected (fire wire ntsc or what ever setting you need) next go to the tab next to it entitled “a/v devices” and make sure all the correct settings (apple ntsc firewire) is selected, and make sure if you have a different export for tapes thats done as well, make sure all the options under the options button are correct as well.
Now having said this, i must say apple is odd, you may want to quit out and reopen, try coneecting the device some other way (through a drive perhaps, or if your already conencted through the drive, close your current project, and direct connect it, and try it to see if that works)
fiddling and tinkering with all the above ideas should sove your solution, even just truning your devices on and off many things, ive expereinced all kinds of odd troublesand usually just fiddling gets them to recognize or work, or play back, but the number one thing i see forgotten in that playback isnot sel to all frames, just remember cmd F12
hope this helps
Aaron Zander-Student edditor
If it’s out there and it does somethign to something,
teach me how to use it
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Try looking here:
https://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301852
This seems to be the answer to many of these kind of problems.
Worth a shot.
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Sorry I haven’t posted back, it took two days to get caught up, but the link you gave fixed the problem. I appreciate your help. THANK YOU!!!!!
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