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Crash in Capture mode
Hello – this is my first post (and I have searched forum for answers). I just have to think about capturing … and my system crashes. I open Final Cut Express, select File, then select Capture. In the capture window I press the play button. The tape in the camera plays, but then the spinning beachball appears and eventually I have to force quit. And I haven’t even pressed “Capture now”! What am I doing wrong?
System details: FCE v 3.0.1; iMac 2.1GHz G5 with OSX 10.4.11; 1.5GB RAM; no antivirus installed. System settings: DV-PAL anamorphic; Limit Capture Now to 64 mins; there’s 24GB space on partition 1 of external firewire-connected hard drive, set as my scratch disk. Camera is Sony PD170 connected by firewire.
Substituting my computer for my daughter’s Mac laptop with FCE installed, and using same camera, cables and external drive, it works fine, but she’s now away at university.
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5 Replies
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Is the camera daisy-chained through the drive? If not, try it. Try capturing by marking In and Out points and using clip. Make sure there is enough room for at least three seconds of pre-roll and post-roll before and after the marked I/O.
All the best,
Tom
Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP6,” “Basic Training for FCS2” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop” -
Tom, thanks for responding. I don’t think I can daisychain through the external drive as it has only one FW400 port (into which, at the moment, is plugged the firewire lead from the camera (mini-firewire plug that end)). The external drive, LaCie d2, has 1 x USB2.0; 1 x FW400 and 2 x FW800 ports. Can one get a lead which will go from mini-firewire to FW800 plug, or, alternatively, FW800 to FW400 (so I can connect drive to computer (2 x FW400 ports + USBs))?
Even if I could daisychain the devices I’m not sure it would help, as I’ve tried eliminating the external drive altogether by setting the computer’s internal drive as the scratch disk – this has given the same problem (crashing when attempting to control tape via the buttons on the capture window). And, yes, I have tried trashing the preferences by dragging the last in this chain to trash: users> (name)> library> preferences> final cut express user data> final cut express HD 3.0 prefs. Is there anything else which should be trashed? And should I also empty the trash?
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“Can one get a lead which will go from mini-firewire to FW800 plug, or, alternatively, FW800 to FW400 (so I can connect drive to computer (2 x FW400 ports + USBs))?”
You can get either. Do not use the USB ports except for file transfers.
Yes, empty the trash. Try a different cable directly into the computer without the drive connected.
All the best,
Tom
Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP6,” “Basic Training for FCS2” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop” -
Tom – still no success. I’ve emptied the trash and connected direct from camera deck to computer (admittedly with the original firewire lead, but this lead works when connected to another computer). The internal disk is set as scratch disk. When I click on the play button in the Capture window the tape plays, but then the beachball appears and I have to force quit.
Any other ideas?
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Is your camera on the list of Apple’s hardware-approved devices for Final Cut?
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