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  • Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

    capturing from a video camera

    Posted by Corinne Mcafee on January 25, 2009 at 1:41 am

    I captured one tape on this video camera (Canon HV20), but now with the next tape I keep getting the message:
    failed to initialize video deck

    I have quit and restarted final cut pro unplugged and replugged all cords –

    any suggestions?

    Thanks!

    Dunwoody Lampton replied 17 years, 3 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Rob Grauert

    January 26, 2009 at 1:14 am

    Is the camcorder connected and set to playback mode before you launch FCP? If so, try going to View>Refresh A/V devices. If that doesn’t work, try going to Final Cut Pro>Audio/Video Settings and make sure your Device Control Preset corresponds to the video you are trying to capture.

    Robert J. Grauert, Jr.

  • Corinne Mcafee

    January 27, 2009 at 1:02 am

    Thanks!

  • Dunwoody Lampton

    February 2, 2009 at 11:01 pm

    You didn’t mention what version of Final Cut you are using.
    Is it Express or Pro?
    Which version?
    Which Mac are you running it on?
    Is your camera compatible with your version of Final Cut?
    Did you check Apple’s website for hardware compatibility?

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