Final Cut Express 3.5 on 10.5.8 not capturing or importing video

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Final Cut Express 3.5 on 10.5.8 not capturing or importing video

I bought FCE with my Mac Pro in 2006, but never used it because iMovie HD 6 did everything I needed. Now, it looks like my HD 6 is having some serious problems and I can't find support or a replacement. So, I whipped out my FCE ver 3.5 and install it on my 2006 Mac Pro, now running 10.5.8... everything went fine, except I cant capture video from my Canon Vixia HV30, nor can I import .m4v or .mov files??? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks a bunch!

Posted on Apr 23, 2012 8:08 AM

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Alchroma

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Apr 23, 2012 4:35 PM in response to obviator

HDV cameras can shoot and or output DV & HDV.

You need to know what is currently being sent to FCE from your camera and make the East Setup to match.

There is plenty of info on this forum regarding details.

Al

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obviator Author

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Apr 24, 2012 2:00 PM in response to Alchroma

Thank you for your response. The only three setup choices that actually operate my camera are the three HDV-Apple Intermediate Codecs... which I have tried with varying results: one time it showed the video in the browser for a moment and then killed the program. Another time the sound was there, but the screen was black. None of the other options operate my camera at all. Any further suggestions? Thanks again.

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