Log and Capture problem. please help

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Log and Capture problem. please help

I have a little minidv camera plugged into my power book through a firewire cord. I can play the tape and it will show up in my log and capture box. but when i click capture now the screen goes black and underneath it says:

"Waiting for timecode. device must be in VTR mode when device control is enabled. press esc to abort"

Underneath the play buttons it says "VTR ok" I have my capture settings set at
Device control: Firewire NTSC
Capture/input: DV NTSC 48 k Hz

Ive captured before with this camera, what am I doing wrong. If you have any suggestions let me know I need this asap. Thanks

powerbook G4

powerbook G4

Posted on Jul 10, 2007 6:33 AM

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tallguy

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Jul 10, 2007 6:45 AM in response to d8n6b

sounds like you have your camera in camera mode. ie can you see your tape play back in the viewfinder or are you seeing a live picture? switch to VTR mode means flick the switch that lets you see whats on the tape when you play it. If it already is in that mode FCP isn't controlling your camera or you're in "Capture Now" mode in log and capture. if you're in "Capture now" you have to press the play button on your camera

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D Gilmore

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Jul 10, 2007 6:46 AM in response to d8n6b

You might try capturing in the non-controllable device mode

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d8n6b Author

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Jul 10, 2007 9:37 AM in response to tallguy

yeah i see the image in the lcd monitor on the camera and in the capture box. i press play on the camera and then try to capture now and it wont do it.

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d8n6b Author

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Jul 10, 2007 9:38 AM in response to D Gilmore

mmmm. that didnt work either. when I try that i get no image in fcp

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tallguy

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Jul 10, 2007 10:08 AM in response to d8n6b

have you done the usual routines, repair permissions, trash prefrences etc?

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Jul 10, 2007 10:49 AM in response to d8n6b

When I have these kinds of problems I just open iMovieHD and see if the camera recognizes it. I don't end up capturing in iMovie (but you could and then use the footage in FCP). It's one of my troubleshooting steps.

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D Gilmore

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Jul 10, 2007 11:23 AM in response to d8n6b

"Waiting for Timecode. Device must be in VTR mode when Device Control
Shane's Stock Answer #19:
Waiting for Timecode. Device must be in VTR mode when Device Control...

You have to set up the deck as a non-controllable device in the capture settings, then Capture Now.

Open log and capture, hit capture settings tab, there's a button for device control, which ought to say Firewire, click it and change to non-controllable...

Be sure to limit your captures to something like 60 min, Otherwise FCP will spend a lot of time allocating ALL your disc for the capture, which often results in a freeze or crash.

If this isn't it then try Tallguy's suggestion of trasing preferences and repairing permissions. Don't forget to re-boot the computer after doing this.

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Answer 8

Jul 10, 2007 11:46 AM in response to D Gilmore

I know this seems dumb but i had exactly the same problem. I'd tried all the fixes and couldnt get it to capture and i was pretty sure all the settings on my camera were correct. turned out to be a damaged firewire cable. If you've got a spare it might be worth having a go with that.
If you're using an adaptor to plug the cable in to your mac or camera that could also be it.

MacPro Quad 2.66, 1 gig memory, Radeon X1900 Mac OS X (10.4.9)

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