Capture Issues in FCP 5

[Richard Harrington]

Umm…

Ever think of sharing a little info about WHAT deck you have and HOW its connected.

Richard M. Harrington, PMP

Author: Photoshop for Video, Understanding Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Studio On the Spot and ATS:iWork

[Rowland Bestwina]

Sorry… so caught up in the moment…. the deck I am trying to use is my DV Cam via firewire. I use to be able to use the DV Cam fine when I was using 4.5 HD… I installed an upgrade to 5.04 and now I get the error message “cannot initialize deck…etc.”. Any thoughts on this? Thank you in advance!!! ~Rowland

[Rowland Bestwina]

Sorry… so caught up in the moment…. the deck I am trying to use is my DV Cam via firewire. I use to be able to use the DV Cam fine when I was using 4.5 HD… I installed an upgrade to 5.04 and now I get the error message “cannot initialize deck…etc.”. Any thoughts on this? Thank you in advance!!! ~Rowland

[Tom Wolsky]

This is completely inadequate.

Please give your full system specifications, what computer, what drives, what camera or deck, how everything’s connected, what settings are on the media, what settings you’re using in Final Cut, and finally what version of the software, of the OS, and of QuickTime you are using.

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”

[Rowland Bestwina]

Hi Tom,

Thank you for your interest in helping me out! Much appreciated!

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Sorry for the inadequate information… here are the specs you requested:

I am using a:
*Machine Name: Power Mac G4
Machine Model: PowerMac3,6
CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (2.1)
Number Of CPUs: 2
CPU Speed: 867 MHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 256 KB
L3 Cache (per CPU): 1 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 133 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.4.8f2

Chipset Model: GeForce4 MX
Type: Display
Bus: AGP
Slot: SLOT-1
VRAM (Total): 32 MB
Vendor: nVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0172
Revision ID: 0x00a5
ROM Revision: 1121
Displays: L206W:
Resolution: 1280 x 960 @ 75 Hz
Depth: 32-bit Color
Core Image: Not Supported

FireWire Bus:

Maximum Speed: Up to 400 Mb/sec
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported

ATA Bus:

Maxtor 6Y120P0:

Capacity: 114.5 GB
Model: Maxtor 6Y120P0
Revision: YAR41BW0
Serial Number: Y4144JFE
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk2
Protocol: ATA
Unit Number: 0
Socket Type: Internal
OS9 Drivers: Yes
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
Maxtor 120:
Capacity: 114.5 GB
Available: 3.73 GB
Writable: Yes
File System: HFS+
BSD Name: disk2s9
Mount Point: Volumes/Maxtor 120

Maxtor 6Y160P0:

Capacity: 152.67 GB
Model: Maxtor 6Y160P0
Revision: YAR41VW0
Serial Number: Y60LVRHE
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk1
Protocol: ATA
Unit Number: 1
Socket Type: Internal
OS9 Drivers: Yes
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
Maxtor 160:
Capacity: 152.67 GB
Available: 16.72 GB
Writable: Yes
File System: HFS+
BSD Name: disk1s9
Mount Point: Volumes/Maxtor 160

I am also using an external a 875 gig Lacie Drive.

Mac OS 10.4.11

Final Cut Pro: V. 5.04

Project Settings:
720/ 480 DV/ DVC Pro NTSC
Compressor: DV/ DVC Pro NTSC

Deck: Mini DVD Cam

I didn’t have this issue with FCP 4.5 HD… once I upgraded it won’t let me initialize the deck or allow FCP to even see the DV Cam deck.

I hope I gave you enough to go on. 🙂

Thank you for all your help Tom!!!
~Rowland

[Tom Wolsky]

Your version of the software is too old for the OS and QT version you’re using. You will need to return to 10.4.10 or earlier and QuickTime versions prior to 7.3.

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”