If you have a copy of iMovie you could see whether you can capture with that (then subsequently edit in FCP). Regards Derek
On 6 Oct 2009, at 14:06, Andrew Tett wrote: > Hi Ash... > > Thank you for your help and interest so far. Yes, we do control our > DSR-2000P by RS422 but I have tried different permutations of the > deck and its remote settings and none make it work. I will keep > trying, though. > > As I can not get any of my 4 regular firewire sources to remotely > work with Capture I do not think that this is the only possible > problem. Interestingly, I can get my PD170 small camera to import > perfectly on the MacBook Pro's iMovie programme but even this one > does not work with FCP on the same machine. I have to admit that I > am stumped. > > Thanks for your comment, too, Derek. The scratch disk settings seem > to be correct, both from Ash's point of view and a collegues here. > > A > > 2009/10/5 Ashley Smith <[email protected]> > > 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 > >> > >> > >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
