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firewire/capture problems
I get a lockup with the spinning beach ball whenever I have the firewire and video source (Sony DCR-VX700 mini DV cam) plugged into my Mac G5. This is a new problem. All was working fine until a couple of days ago. I’ll get the beach ball any time the firewire is plugged in and the camera is on. When I unplug the firewire, and/or when I turn off the mini DV, the beach ball immediately disappears and I can proceed. And once I re-plug the firewire and turn on the camera, the ball reappears and locks things up. Of course, this totally shuts me down with log and capture.
I’ve tried both the front and rear ports of the G5 – same thing regardless. I’ve tried the firewire unplugged, or the camera off, opened up FCP, then reconnected everything and tried log and capture, but I get the prompt that there is no recognition of a device, and that I can just do a manual Capture Now (no logging). I’ve rebooted with firewire disconnected and the source (camera) off. But once I reconnect and power up the camera, the beach ball reappears.
I’m at a standstill on a paying project. PLEASE let me know if you’ve encountered this and how you got around it. Thanks.David
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2 Replies
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FIRST… do you have any other FW devices connected to the Mac at the same time as your camcorder?
If so, pull them and try to connect with FCP again.AND TRY A NEW FW CABLE.
Remember, the FW should be connected (both ends) and the camcorder/deck should be turned on BEFORE you start FCP. That way FCP can “see” the FW device when it opens.
If you DON’T have any other FW devices connected, I’d suspect your camcorder.
Borrow and substitute ANY other FW camcorder and try it.
If the symptoms CLEAR UP (FW works normally), looks like your DCR-VX700 has a problem (FW-related).
If the symptoms are the SAME (spinning beach-ball) with the new camcorder, looks like your Mac has a problem (FW-related). -
Matte,
Thanks for the suggestions. I borrowed a friend’s mini DV camera, and the problem disappeared. It was my camcorder that was the issue and was jamming me with that spinning beach ball. So I guess I have a useless camcorder as far as importing purposes, but things are up and running again on FCP. Much thanks.
David
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