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FCP is unable to locate External AV
I have had this issue before… now the methods of correction don’t seem to be working, and I’m wondering if anyone has the magic solution!
I run Mac G5 OS X, and just upgraded last night to version 10.4.3 (may be where the trouble lies) I use a LaCie 500Gb big disk ext. hard drive, and (like Tom who has posted a similar issue) a Sony HVR-10MU hdv deck. I am in mid-project with Final Cut Studio, and re-connected the 10MU today to capture pick ups (yes it had been disconnected for use with another system, and all menu settings are all the same) – When FCP is launched, the warning window pops up stating “Unable to locate following external devices … Apple Firewire NTSC … etc. This happened when I initially connected the deck several weeks ago. Settings on the deck didn’t seem to matter, nor did the AV settings in FCP – A kind soul at FCP support turned me to an apple article addressing this, with the solution of dumping Quicktime .701 pkg, then downloading .703 – sorted everything out. NOW the same issue has reared its head (I know… silly me for upgrading OS X when it was sent my way), and again, FCP is not recognizing the 10MU – despite the fact that it is listed in my Mac HD hardware FireWire Device tree – AND the re- download of Quicktime 703 doesn’t solve the problem as it did before. AV Presets all seem to be properly set, discoverable, toggled and tweaked.
I would be enormously grateful for any ideas, insights or magic wands
(ps. Hi Jerry! Leslie from JH here!!) -
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Try refresh AV devices in the view menu or you can go in and manually set it in the AV devices tab of audio video settings or in the
View menu>video playback>Firewire
Try those three things.
David
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Sounds like it’s might be related to the upgrade. Opps.
If so, trashing your prefs would be a good thing. Trash your FCP prefs & QT prefs and try again.CHeers
Todd at UCSB
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Thank you! I went ahead and dumped my OLD QT 7 out of library reciepts, and re-downloaded a NEW QT 7 (same download) – seemed to solve THAT problem (again)… FCP now recognizes the device, and even controls it through the capture window, however, the capture preview is disabled – so, now to un-do some of the AV presets upset by my tinkering … now under view > video > playback, “none” is checked… and by all I have tried, will not select “Apple Firewire NTSC…” despite its bold availability (joke there… I’ll let it go)- through system prefs, through a new easy setup, or through audio/video settings …it simply doesn’t accept the ‘select’ ‘Apple Firewire NTSC…” by my current attempts. any ideas?
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Did you also trash the FCP prefs?
If that doesn’t work, you might want to reinstall FCP over the new OS and QT.
For your problem, you might need to come up with the correct combination of installs.
i.e. first OS, then QT, then FCP or it might be OS, FCP then QT. You’d be surprise how sometimes it can make a difference.Good Luck,
Todd at UCSB
Television Production -
Easy setup
DV NTSC
David
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