Andrew

Just another thought. Your decks aren't set for remote control via  
RS422 are they? If so that could be causing a conflict.

Ash


On 5 Oct 2009, at 08:25, Derek Cross wrote:

>
> I assume you've set the scratch disk and it has space.
> Derek
>
> On 5 Oct 2009, at 06:35, Andrew Tett wrote:
>
>> Thank you for your encouragement!
>>
>> I tried FCP with my "little" Sony PD170 Camera, which has worked
>> with every other firewire editor so far, and it was the same thing.
>> I could see the pictures and even control the deck with the FCP
>> controls but not capture.
>>
>> Since I can import o
>>
>> This has convinced me that it is eomthing
>>
>> 2009/10/4 Benjamin Stanley <[email protected]>
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> I'm on a canal boat at the moment without FCP to hand, but I had a
>> similar issue and had to use the Firewire Basic setting with the deck
>> rather than the one I thought was the obvious choice.
>>
>> I assume you've already tried a few of the settings, but have another
>> fiddle, just change one thing at a time and try again. FCP likes to  
>> be
>> completely shut then re-opened to detect external devices so it can  
>> be
>> a pain.
>>
>> I'd say it was a setting issue rather than 3 decks not working  
>> though,
>> that seems highly un-likely.
>>
>> Let us know how you get on and please keep posting here, it really IS
>> interesting.
>>
>> Cheers
>> B.
>>
>>
>>
>> 2009/10/3 Andrew Tett <[email protected]>:
>>> Just to let you know what has been happening with this:
>>>
>>> The initial problem that I have had with FCP is the capturing of
>> video from
>>> a video tape in order to be able to edit with it.  I have tried
>> three
>>> different "Tape Machines" (two professional Sony decks and even
>> the camera
>>> that the pictures were taken on) and although I can see the
>> pictures in the
>>> capture window that are on tape, I can not control the decks from
>> FCP.
>>>
>>> In the end, it was easier for Ahsley and I to use the telephone, and
>>> we talked through the settings on the MacBook Pro which all seem
>> OK.  The
>>> feeling is that possibly something is up with the decks...
>>>
>>> Andrew
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Benjamin Stanley - Technical Director - Trilby Multimedia
>> 47-49 Loveday Street, Birmingham, B4 6NR
>> Telephone: 0121 333 6860      www.trilby.co.uk
>>
>>
>>>
>
>
> >


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