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Trouble Importing video
Hi,
I have been having a bit of a problem importing DV into FCP 4.1 (or 4.5, for that matter. . .) I am running G4, 867 MHz, 640 SDRAMM. . .on 10.3.9, still on Quicktime 6.5.2.
OK, so I try using Capture Now and usually we get the “Waiting for timecode” message on the import window, but then it grabs the timecode and import until you tell it to stop. What’s happening with me is that I never get the “Waiting for Timecode” message; instead I get a message telling me it’s allocating memory or something to that effect. But then it freezes up. I have to reboot, but before going into FCP, I have to go into the project’s capture scratch file and delete a file called “untitled-av” which takes up the entire hard drive. I trash it, try the whole process again and maybe on the SIXTH try it starts capturing the video.
I have gone into Disk Utilities and done the repair permissions thing, I’ve done the DiskWarrior thing, but it happens again and again. . .whether I am capturing to the boot drive OR the external firewire drive. Mind you, this is a new problem; been using FCP for a few years and it’s the first tme I’ve encountered this.
For kicks, I imported the video into I-Movie and it worked fine.
Anything I’m missing?
Thanks,
Glenn -
4 Replies
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Shorten your “Capture Now” duration to 5 minutes or less. That’s an old bug from your combination of FCP and the QT version. FCP wants to take over your entire hard drive and it crashes doing so. By limiting your “Capture now” duration, FCP doesn’t try to take over so much space on the drive and it should work better.
FYI, don’t confuse “Import” and “Capture” using the same term for both. Import is a wholly different operation from Capture.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
https://www.biscardicreative.comDirector, “The Rough Cut”
https://www.theroughcutmovie.comNow Posting “Good Eats” in HD for the Food Network
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Hi Walter,
Thanks for your quick response. Also, the “import” and “capture” references have been duly noted.
Anyway, if I am on FCP 4.5, where should I be with Quicktime? I had heard that 7 was problematic. . .
Thanks a million,
Glenn -
[Glenn] “Anyway, if I am on FCP 4.5, where should I be with Quicktime? I had heard that 7 was problematic. . .”
QT version 6.5.2 for use with FCP 4.5
– Don
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[Glenn] “Anyway, if I am on FCP 4.5, where should I be with Quicktime? I had heard that 7 was problematic. .”
As Don noted, 6.5.2 is where you should be. 7.0 is not problematic, it just doesn’t work with FCP 4.5 and will cause a host of issues.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
https://www.biscardicreative.comDirector, “The Rough Cut”
https://www.theroughcutmovie.comNow Posting “Good Eats” in HD for the Food Network
“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters
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