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Trouble Capturing footage to a MacBook Pro FW800 port
I’m pretty sure it’s not the camera (DVX100) as I captured a ton of footage through the mini FW to FW400
cable on my old G5.
My MacBook Pro 2.8Ghz with only the FW800 and USB ports just doesn’t see the camera as a
VTR in Log and Capture.I tried using the Sonnet FW800 to 400 adaptor, then i bought a mini FW to FW800 cable to no avail.
Sheeez (as Jynx the cat would say)!Does anyone know of another workaround? or if there’s some special driver that I could d/l from
APPLE?I could capture on my daughter’s MacBook iMovie but it wouldn’t see the 23.98 fps setup I shot.
I know cuz I tried it and the image was stretched.
Should I install FCP Studio on the MacBook and give it a whirl??
Don’t you just love the install process? ;-oPanasonic is clueless. I created a customer service ticket and they never got back to me two weeks ago. I know the signal is getting out of the camera, so I’m pretty sure it’s narrowed down to
the FW800.Thnx.
OSX5.8
MacBook Pro 2.8GHz Intel Dual Core
4 GB RAM
Tempo Sata Express Card34
Sata II Drives
MOTU 2408 mk 3FCPro 7.01
AE CS4
PS CS4
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Do you have a way to check the port on your MacBook Pro? i.e, have a firewire drive to connect to see if the port is OK? That’s the first thing to try. If it doesn’t see the drive, then might try https://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964 I’ve seen this awaken FW busses in machines…
Jerry
Apple Certified Trainer, Producer, Writer, Director Editor, Gun for Hire and other things. I ski.
8-Core 3.0 Intel Mac Pro, Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D, AJA Io HD, 17″ MBP, Matrox MXO2 with MAX Cinema Displays
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As Jerry says if the port recognizes a drive then there isn’t really a problem there.
Most issues I have are with the cables but as you said you’ve recently changed those.
I don’t know the camera but is there a setting for iLink within it that has become ‘changed’
I take it the log capture settings you’re using are correct? I find the bog standard ‘uncontrollable device’ sorts most capture issues.
Cheers
Paul
Paul Redgrove
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