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Problems in FCP — 5.0.1
We are running dual 2Ghz- G5s with 2 Gb of Ram. 10.4.1 and fcp5.0.1
I tried to capture off of the DV decks…In log & capture the “preview
disabled” (with colorbars) is displayed in capture window– DV decks respond
with “VTR OK”, deck controls in window work/access the deck. Timecode is
showing up. But we cannot capture any video. Firewire deck is present in
“about this mac”–The NTSC monitors are intercepting the signal–showing the correct footage.
FCP will just not feed the signal through. It also showcases the “cannot
detect firewire device” warning…ALSO
It has also shown full black screen flashes when trying to
click buttons in FCP– almost every other click of the mouse. Making it
totally inaccessible.“…unknown unknowns, these are things we don’t know
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2 Replies
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The first thing to always try is to Quit FCP, Restart the Mac, Open your FCP project and try again.
Next:
THE FOLLOWING COMES FROM THE KEN STONE WEBSITE:
“Over 5,000 years ago Confucius wrote: ‘If you are toiling away, you have changed nothing and FCP heads South on you, [starts behaving in strange ways] then it is time to trash your FCP Preferences.’ ”Click the following link for instructions.
https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/trashing_fcp_prefs.html
A great way to do this is to use “FCP Rescue” a free Apple Script that will Trash the Preferences for you (and restore nearly all of your user settings afterward).
There are versions for FCPro & FCExpress.Download these free Apple Scripts at
https://fcprescue.andersholck.com/
This is one FCP tip that has helped in hundreds of “odd” problems..
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I bet you have upgraded your systems, and not done a clean install. Unfortunately it is recommended to do a clean install when upgrading to tiger and QuickTime 7. Getting a brand new drive and installing everything from the ground up will produce the most trouble free results. If you have upgraded without a clean install, see this document:
https://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301852
It will restore your firewire connection in FCP5.x & qt 7.x
Hope this helps.
Jeremy
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G5 Dual 2Ghz <> 4GB RAM <> FCP 5.02 <> Kona 2ATTO 42XS <> Huge Systems 1.25 TB 4105 Fibre
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