[Frank Smith]

allright,

i got the answer:

final cut treats the XH – A1 in “m”-mode like a VTR when you simply put in a tape. then you can capture CAM > HDD and/or record to tape at the same time.

saves material / battery and capture-time, cuz you leave the set with the already captured clip on your computer.
tested with no probs at all on a 2.2GHz macBook, 1GB RAM, 120GB HDD.

hint:
1.) if you capture with no tape the autom. shut-down integrated into the cam will get in your way. you can find a workaround in the hardcover manual – page 81.
2.) don´t forget to bring a long firewire cable.

magnifique.

thanks for your patience.

[Frank Smith]

i´m sorry, i was a bit inaccurate:

i don´t wanna capture the regular way (tape>FCP>HDD).
i want to capture while the cam is in “Manual”-mode.
(CAM>FCP>HDD)

and as i said i can open cmd+8 the log and capture window
and it tells me the tape is not rewinded (sure! there is no tape) but i can´t capture what i see.

it just creates 8KB files on my HDD with no content.

besides: iMovie does this without any probs.

any ideas?