Problems when trying to capture

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Problems when trying to capture

When trying to capture from my Sony-DCR-PC5 to my iMac i get "Preview Disabled" and when i try to capture anyway i says "no video".

Besides the camera i only have the keyboard and mouse connected and i have reinstalled quicktime and trashed prefereces but it still don't work.

I would be really greatfull for any other suggestions on how to fix it.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.2)

Posted on Apr 9, 2008 4:48 AM

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Tom Wolsky

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Apr 9, 2008 4:54 AM in response to BIGSleep73

What settings are on the media? After you trashed your preferences what settings did you assigned? Does the application see the camera at start-up? If it does not do not open the Capture window. Does system profiler see the camera?

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Alchroma

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Apr 9, 2008 4:54 AM in response to BIGSleep73

Have you set an Easy Setup that matches the camera settings?

Have you set the camera to VCR mode?

Do you see a message _VTR OK_ int he capture window?

Al

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BIGSleep73 Author

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Apr 9, 2008 6:16 AM in response to Alchroma

I belive i have set the easy set up that matches the camera: Format:PAL Use:DV-PAL FireWire Basic.
Yes, the camera is in VCR mode and it says VTR OK in the capture window.

I'm really a rookie when it comes to this but i think i done everything right.

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Alchroma

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Apr 9, 2008 6:20 AM in response to BIGSleep73

You should have device control.
Can you start/stop the camera from the Capture window?

Al

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BIGSleep73 Author

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Apr 9, 2008 6:24 AM in response to Alchroma

Yes i can.

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Alchroma

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Apr 9, 2008 6:27 AM in response to BIGSleep73

It sounds like it's close to capturing.

Set an In and out point and hit the CLIP button.

Al

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BIGSleep73 Author

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Apr 9, 2008 6:37 AM in response to Alchroma

I tried and i cued up the starting point but when it was ready to start capture the "This operation could not be completed as there is no video" message came up again.

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Alchroma

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Apr 9, 2008 6:45 AM in response to BIGSleep73

I tried and i cued up the starting point

Could you explain exactly how you did this?

Al

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BIGSleep73 Author

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Apr 10, 2008 2:22 AM in response to Alchroma

First i set the time in the lower left window to 00:00:58:16 and the right windows time to 00:02:58:16.
Then i clicked om "Clip" and a "Log Clip" window came up. I filled in the name and left the "Log Note" and "Mark Good" fields unmarked and then clicked on ok. A new window appeard and it said preparing to capture and then cuing source material.The camera started to play with picture but stopped after 1 sec and at the same time the message "This operation could not be completed as there is no video" came up on the screen again. The camera paused at the same time.

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Tom Wolsky

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Apr 10, 2008 4:35 AM in response to BIGSleep73

Do not use FireWire Basic with that camera.

What version of the software are you using?

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BIGSleep73 Author

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Apr 10, 2008 4:52 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

Final Cut Express 4.0

Any suggestions on what setting to use instead of FireWire Basic?

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Tom Wolsky

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Apr 10, 2008 5:00 AM in response to BIGSleep73

Just FireWire, not FireWire Basic.

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BIGSleep73 Author

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Apr 10, 2008 5:52 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

Thanks for the tip, but it still doesn't work...

Any other suggestions that i could try?

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Tom Wolsky

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Apr 10, 2008 6:59 AM in response to BIGSleep73

What format and settings exactly is the media? What settings are you using in FCE?

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MCDUFFY

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Jun 7, 2008 10:40 PM in response to BIGSleep73

Did this problem ever get resolved? I'm using the same Sony DCR-PC5 mini-DV camera, have everything seemingly correct in setup, can control the camera from the capture control panel, but I get no preview, instead color bars with "PREVIEW DISABLED" indicated. When I try to capture it gives me an error that there is "NO VIDEO". Driving me crazy!! The camera actually plays but just the color bars and preview disabled words on my MAC screen.

Running this on a brand new Mac Pro, all latest Leopard updates and FCE-4 updates installed. Any help here would be GREAT!! 🙂

thanks,

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