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“Allocating disc space” FCP crashes when trying to capture….
Hi,
Everything iN FCP was working fine until I changed my scratch disc to a new external drive. Now, when I try and capture, i just get the spinning wheel of death, and the capture window says “Allocating disc space”, then FCP freezes.
Could this be because I didnt format my external drive when i bought it? I just plugged it in and started to use it.
Or is there some other reason?
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Hi Johs,
Have a look to see if your external HD is journaled. If so, disable the journaling.Mac OX 10.5.2-FC 6.02-QT 7.4.1
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#10 – Capture now makes large file, Beachball
Shane’s Stock Answer #10: Capture now makes large file, cursor becomes a spinning beachball
ISSUE: ALLOCATING DISKSPACE
1) Set a limit on Capture Now. Set it to 60 min if you want the whole tape.
2) Deactivate any anti-virus/file saver software, including Norton and Virex. For some reason these programs think that the large files created when you capture media are in fact caused by some sort of virus, and they try to prevent this.
3) Do not capture to your main system drive. While this works for some, it doesn’t for many and really is not the best way to capture and store your footage. Get a good external hard drive. Firewire or eSATA are good options.
4) Check the format of the drive you are capturing to. Typically if you buy a hard drive that is pre-formatted, it is formatted as FAT32, a PC format. For best results it should be formatted Mas OS Extended, journaling off. If it isn’t, copy your files from it and re-initialize it. If it is any other format, you will encounter problems. If not at first, then eventually.
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