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Tape Trouble. Check VTR.
Anyone seen this one?…
I am capturing several 2 hour long HDCAM tapes. At various locations on many of the tapes the capturing stops (deck keeps rolling) and an error window pops up stating:
“Tape Trouble. Check VTR. Do not attempt to eject tape or use transport without checking the VTR first.”
The VTR checks out fine. The problem seems to happen 50% of the time. Kind of a drag when you have 48 hours worth of material to capturing in a 48 hour window of time. (See specs below signature)
Scott Skaja
edit/design/animation
http://www.scottskaja.comtoday’s specs:
MacPro Quad Core Intel
3Ghz processing
8GB memory
1.33 Ghz bus speed
OS 10.4.10
Final Cut 6.0.1
Sony HDW-M2000 HDCAM deck
Kona 3 (1080i, 29.97)
Capture Compression: Apple ProRes 422 (HQ)
Size 10 shoe
Bats right handed, throws right handed
6’4″ (with the afro) -
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You need the disable deck polling plug in from AJA.
Since it’s Sunday night, AJA is not open. But you, my friend, are in luck.
I have a copy of it right here in my grubby little hands, well, not in my hands really. I have a copy of right here on my grubby little hard drive. All you have to do is simply add this file to your plugins folder, Library > Application Support > FCP System Support > Plugins. Do you have an email address to send it to or a place that I can post this?
Jeremy
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Email sent to you.
Jeremy
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okay, I just checked out this issue at the Cow’s Kona io forum, man am I late to the party.
Scott Skaja
edit/design/animation
http://www.scottskaja.com -
We’ll call it fashionably late.
Jeremy
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Yo Jeremy,
Does this work for an LH as well? If so can you send to me as well please? To drw at drwfilms dot com.
TIA,
DavidDavid Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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Wow, good timing on the post, I have been capturing a bunch of BetaSP tapes with the AJA Io and I have gotten this exact message and the deck keeps rolling, continue through the dialog boxes and it starts to recapture and all is fine.
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Yeah, it doesn’t ruin anything, it’s just more annoying and frustrating than anything else.
If you can deal with the error messages, go for it.
Jeremy
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Yes, it does, David.
Email sent.
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Thanks so much, that problem with the J3 deck was a real thorn in my side.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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