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Copy of P2 card files to Powerbook
Hi all. I’ve read that it is possible to plug a P2 card (from HVX200) into the PCMCIA slot on a Powerbook and then copy the files directly to the hard drive. A friend has tried doing just that and got a corrupt file error. We did get it working via the Import function in FCP, so the files weren’t truly corrupt. So I have a couple questions:
Has anyone else seen this and know how to fix it? My searches have come up empty.
Will Final Cut PRO HD (4.x version) do the Import function if I load it up on a 500MHz Powerbook? (We had used FCP 5.0.4 on a 1.67GHz Powerbook earlier, but I’m stuck with only a 500MHz laptop.)
Thanks very much for any help you can provide!
Tim
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5 Replies
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Could be an issue of the Powerbook itself. I had no trouble doing this on a 1.67Ghz Powerbook.
Noah
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But you have installed the driver from Panasonic, right?
regards,
uli
Author of “DVDs gestalten und produzieren”, a book on professional DVD-authoring in German.
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I assume he did since we could mount the card and see the contents and pull the media using FCP Import. It seemed to be just the copy in the finder that didn’t work. I thought without the driver the P2 card wouldn’t even mount.
Tim
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Okay, my bad. I spoke with him again and found that he never actually tried to copy the files directly to the hard disk. He always used FCP to import and got the errors. I updated him to 5.0.4 to fix that issue. Thanks again for the thoughts!!
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We also have a 1.67 G4 PB and have no problems copying to the internal HD.
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