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preview disabled
I am running FCP 6 and have been unable to capture video from a panasonic camcorder. The screen displays those inscrutable color bars with the Preview Disabled message overlaid.
This has been a sporadic problem, seemingly correcting itself a month or so ago, since when I have not needed to capture video. But now no image appears despite the Log And Capture mode still giving me control over the camera’s playback function.
I should add that the FW connection is good – the video image appears in iMovie.
I believe this is not an uncommon problem though googling it has produced limited results. One suggestion was to reinstall quicktime (I only have the basic QT player). I did this but unless I did it inadequately (should all the myriad QT system items be trashed?) it made no difference.
Advice please. I need hardly add that this is hair-tearingly frustrating
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Hi Peter,
With the camera switched ON, try to duplicate the Capture Setup. This may force FC to recognize the camera instead of the Default camera of the preset (normally a Canon).Mac OX 10.5.2-FC 6.02-QT 7.4.1
G5 2x2Gh 4GbRAM-BlackMagic Extreme
PMBP 17″Core2Duo 4GbRAM-AJA ioHD
JVC DTV-17″
SONY EX-1 . SONY PD170
..and always a big mess on top of the table. -
Sorry for the belated response, but Rafael’s suggestion seemed to work..although when I checked the original capture set-up that seemed to work too. All of this was after some hours of machine idleness so it is possible that something else was amiss. Either way, many thanks… Pete Shelton
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