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Sudden “File I/O Error”
I attempted to capture some DV footage today and the capture fails and gives me the following error message “File I/O Error.” Already capturted footage from another project play back fine. Video plays fine in the log and capture tool. When I press capture clip it cues up the deck starts the pre-roll then stops and gives the error message.
I’ve tried trashing FCP’s prefs, repairing disc permissions, and I’ve also shutdown the machine and unplugged the power from the cpu along with the firewire cables. Let the machine sit like this for an hour then tried again.
Any ideas as to what is happening here or what this message means? Thanks!
Bill Carnicelli
Dual 2.5 G5
OS 10.4.4
FCP 5.04
Sony DSR 40
Granite Digital external FW800 drive -
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Just a follow up to this post for anyone interested. I tracked my problem down to an issue with my external FW800 drive. I was able to capture to the internal drive with no problems.
Bill Carnicelli
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Hi Bill, I am also having a problem like this. Some newer firewire drives I bought from rocstor seem to become “contaminated” after handling large files and can’t record more than a minute or two without causing a “file i/o error” and stopping recording.
Oddly, some older rocstor 200 gig firewire drives I have record video just fine, even though they had once had on them these same large video files — files which “contaminated” the rocstors of later manufacture. I have contacted rocstor regarding this, I have tried their suggestions, still no answers.
-John
“Life is good, as long as it doesn’t take up too much of my time.”
-Gene
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Gene,
I sent my firewire 800 drive chassis back to Granite. They bench tested it and could not find anyhting wrong with. They went ahead and replaced it anyway. I still get the same problems with the new FW800chassis. I took a firewire 400 chassis connected to my G4 and connected it the G5. I plugged in the same drive sled (these are removable drive systems) into the FW 400 and it captured perfectly. So, I think that my problem is either the FW800 cable or the port on the G5.
Bill Carnicelli
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