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firewire capture problem in final cut pro 6.0.1
I just recently upgraded to final cut 6, tried various things to make sure all was well. I have proceeded to start a new project with Final Cut Studio 2, capturing DV NTSC anamorphic via firewire from a Sony HVR-M25U. This is an HDV deck, but I’m capturing standard DV. Some of the footage will briefly hiccup at certain points in the clip: looks like a frame has been dropped, but no dropped frames reported. These hiccups do not occur at regular intervals but they consistently occur at the same place in a clip like a dropped frame would. I find the tapes to be fine; but the media has been captured this way. As a test, I captured some footage from these tapes using the same deck and another one, Sony DSR-11, and my powerbook with FCP 5.1.4. No problems. Incidentally, FCP 6 seems to not be compatible with the DSR-11 because I cannot get a preview in the capture window with the DSR-11 even though I have deck control, albeit sluggish.
To make this more strange, I went into preferences and enabled “abort capture if frames are dropped” and the next time I captured a clip, the “dropped frame” symptom was gone, the clip played perfectly.
It’s another of those strange problems and I would appreciate any advice. I am hoping to NOT restore my system to Final Cut Studio 1.
My system: dual 2 Ghz G5 with AJA Kona LH and Radeon X800-XT, 4.5 GB RAM, OS 10.4.10 and all applications up to date.
Thanks. Richard
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I’m using a quad with Final Cut Studio 2. I have been capturing successfully from my Sony FX1 for the past year and yesterday, out of the blue, it began locking up when opening the program hooked up to the camera. Both FCP and iMovie do the same thing. The programs lock up and I have to reboot. They open perfectly without the camera. I’ve replaced firewire cables, repaired permissions, tossed preference files and re-installed Final Cut. And it’s not the camera because it works on my older Mac. So I’m at a loss. Anyone have any ideas?
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