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Capture issues using Panasonic AG-DVC-80 Camera…
I recently upgraded my Power Mac G5 to leopard. I also upgraded to FCP Studio 2…the latest!
I am connected to my computer using FireWire.
I am trying to capture to an external Hardrive through FCP.
I have tried EVERYTHING that I know of..and when I select “Log and Capture” withing FCP I am getting “NO COMMUNICATION” My computer is not seeing the camera. I have even checked within my System Profiler and the computer is not seeing the camera.
I used to capture from a Canon XL2 using the same exact FireWIre with no issues…
ANY HELP WOULD BE GREAT…I am time sensitive and very Appreciative of any help at all!
THANKS!
Angela
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16 Replies
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Do you have the proper EASY SETUP chosen?
Shane
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Great Question..I have tried a number of combinations. This camera is brand-new to me.
What should my settings be??? All of them..
I used to capture using a Canon XL2. I have since upgraded to Leopard and to FInal Cut Studio 2..have not captured since.
I did however, upgrade to Quicktime 7, as I read this was important in a blog.
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Might be a conflict with the external drive which I assume is also firewire. Can your system see the camera with the external drive disconnected?
Try rebooting with the external powered down and unplugged.
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Tried this…and re-set the “Capture Scratch” to my Mac HD….just for testing purposes….still do not see the Camera. Also, The External Drive is connected vis USB.
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Do the tapes play on the Panasonic camera? Can you see an image in the viewfinder? Have you tried different firewire cables? Have you tried all the firewire ports on your G5? Do any other firewire devices work with the G5?
It is hard to trouble shoot with so many variables.
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I do not have anything else connected via firewire. I have an external hard drive connected via USB. Which is set as my capture scratch. I also have tried capturing directly to my internal drive. Still no luck.
I have 2 of the exact same firewire cables…both have worked fine when capturing from a Canon XL2, and neither have worked with the Panasonic.
The cable is very basic and purchased from RadioShack. It appears to be 3 pong on both ends. It’s very basic. I can’t imagine that it would work for a Canon XL2 and not the Panasonic
The only thing new from the capturing process since the XL2 is that I updated my OS to Leopard..and I updated to FCP Studio 2..I have not captured using this software yet.
There is only one DV output on the camera, and the wire that I have fits perfectly.
I am lost…do you have a suggestion as to what to set my “EASY-SETUP” options at for this camera, Panasonic AG-DVC-80 3CCD???? Maybe I didn’t try the correct combination yet?
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The G5 has a firewire port on the front and another one on the back. Have you tried both of these ports?
And can you tell me if the camera plays the tapes and you can see something in the camera viewfinder.
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Yes, I have tried both FireWire ports a number of times.
When the camera is in VCR mode I can watch them flawlessly in the viewfinder. They seem to play just fine.
FYI: I went into the menu of the camera and looked around. I noticed one option titled “A/V Option” Within this menu there was an option to turn the “DV Out” on or off…it was set to off and so I turned it to on. I’m not sure if that is correct, but it seemed logical to me.
Thanks for you help ???????
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I haven’t heard back for my last post. Nothing has changed. Do you have any suggestions as to what my “Easy Set-up” should be set at with this type of camera?
I actually changed the setting to DV PAL 48 khz….just for the heck of it. It still doesn’t see the camera, however when I chose Log/Capture it didn’t tell me that the deck couldn’t be initalized. It allowed me to click on capture now…but the screen was black. This is the furthest that I have been yet, but still no luck!
I am desperate!
Anymore suggestions?
One other thing….I recently retired my apple keyboard..and purchased a cheap wireless Logitech set. Could this be interfering with my connections? The “modem” or whatever it’s called that reads the keyboard and mouse signal are connected via USB…
Thanks for anything you can help with!
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I had to look this camera up. It is DV, so DV/NTSC should work. Or might it be a PAL camera? Try DV/PAL?
removing wireless is worth a try. Get that old keyboard out of retirement…and don’t capture to USB…that doesn’t work for video.
I don’t have experience with this camera so I can’t say more than I already have.
Shane
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