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HHHHEEEELLLPPPP!!!
I used FCP 4.5 all last week to do a rush editing job. Everything worked fine. Now I need to do another job, and FCP will not “see” my XL1s. When I click on refresh A/V devices…no luck. When I go to about this mac…it appears that the system sees that my camera is plugged in. My system has never missed a beat since I got it in Oct. Now it won’t capture. P.S. the capture tool does control my camera…but no capture.
Ideas?
I did upgrade to QT 7 and then went to apple.com and reinstalled QT 6.5.2.
But it worked fine after that.
Thanks,
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3 Replies
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how are your aduio/video settings? Also, make sure your capture settings are to the setting you want. (I go back and forth between uncontrollable device)
Tim
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This list contains about everything to try to enable:
a. External Monitor VIDEO and AUDIO via FireWire & DV deck or camcorder.
b. Viewing in the Canvas window on the computer screen.
c. Being able to record on the external FW DV deck or camcorder.Try things in this order until you find the “cure”:
1. Make sure you have only ONE (1) FireWire deck, camcorder, DV capture “card”, or D-to-A converter or video device attached to the computer at a time. Any more than one DV device can cause loss of signal and control.
2. Make sure you have View (Menu) > External Video> All Frames set.
(If the ALL FRAMES option is grayed-out… jump to step 6 below and continue.)
3. Make SURE your Canvas window (right window) in FCP is set to “Fit to Window”… AND that it has not been “pushed off” the edge of the computer screen.
4. Make sure your CANVAS View Menu (Box Icon with broken sides) is checked on Image or Image+Wireframe… NOT just Wireframe.
5. Make sure your CANVAS View Menu is checked on RGB… NOT just Alpha.
6. Make sure your Final Cut Pro (menu) > Easy Setup… is set for DV-NTSC (or DV-PAL, if that’s where you are).
7. Some camcorders/decks work better under “FW (NTSC/PAL)” -or- “FW (NTSC/PAL) Basic” control (in the capture settings). Try either setting to see which works best for your device.
8. Make sure your Final Cut Pro (menu) > Audio/Video Settings > A/V Devices (tab) > Mirror on Desktop > must be CHECKED. (If not, playing video will not appear in the Canvas.)
9. Make sure the “Log and Capture” Window is CLOSED and not just “hidden” behind other windows.
10. Turn off the power to the Camera/Deck/Converter Box, then turn it back ON.
11. Make sure the camera is in VTR mode… or the deck is in DV (DV, iLink, or FW) input.
12. On a Sony camcorder or deck, make sure the menu setting “A/V > DV Out” is set to OFF.
13. Re-check that your FW cable is well-connected at both ends (or try a new cable).
14. Important: Quit FCP, then Restart FCP.
15. Now again, make sure you have View > External Video > ALL FRAMES set…If it still does not work. “Trash” the FCP Preferences on the Mac
https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/trashing_fcp_prefs.html“FCP Rescue” is a free Apple Script that will Trash the Preferences.
It will also restore your user settings afterwards.
Download:
https://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/14729>Then, start again at my “step 1” above.
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Problem solved! I reinstalled the latest version of QT and everthing magically worked fine. I suppose that Apple doesn’t want you to go backwards as their reinstall of 6.5.2 did not work properly and obviously left some remainder of QT 7 lurking somewhere on my system (although I couldn’t find it in Quicktime receipts).
Thanks to all that responded and tried to help me in the last eight hours. The speed of this forum and genuine helpfulness of everyone has been great.
Thank you,
Steve
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