• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Mini DV Camera ejects my drive

  Posted by Aryn Leigh on July 8, 2009 at 7:15 pm

  I’ve had a strange problem since I installed FCP 6.0.1 on my macbook pro (version: Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.33 GHz)

  When I use my small DV CAM to digitize with, and open the capture preset in FCP, It automatically ejects my FW800-connected external G-drive.
  I know capturing from a mini-DV cam is not the best option, but it is currently the only resource that I have. Here is why:

  I usually use a Sony HVR-V1U connected through firewire to capture footage, (Also not the best option, I know) And I have NO problems capturing to an external drive. However, the tape that this client had recorded on is Mini-DV and when I try to digitize with my HDV camera I get the message “Capture encounted a problem reading the data on your source tape”. FCP records about 2 seconds, then aborts, consistently.

  My drive never ejects itself when the HVR-V1U is attached. Only with the smaller panasonic consumer-grade mini dv camera. I have no idea how to fix the 2-second capture/abort problem without testing the capture capabilities on the camera it was recorded with. But, as I can see, my laptop rejects my hard drive every time that I try.

  Any suggestions would be of great help!!

  Michael Gissing replied 16 years, 10 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Michael Gissing

  July 9, 2009 at 8:22 am

  HDV cameras can play mini DV tapes if they are set up to do so. Check the manual on how to set the camera for DV playback.

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