FCP 7.0.3 Freezing problem when capturing from Sony HDV 1080i

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FCP 7.0.3 Freezing problem when capturing from Sony HDV 1080i

Hello, I am trying to capture HDV from a sony HDV 1080i camera, into Final Cut Pro 7.0.3. While capture goes on, sometimes video (and audio) freezes for a short duration, and every time when this happens, a new clip comes out. When I put those clips into sequence, i see that a 1-2 second portion of the video between the clips is lost.

It looks like the machine can't keep up processing the video to me, but it is a Mac pro with quad core cpu and a 8 gb of ram. An ordinary windows machine with movie maker can easily capture it. I can't understand.

What could possibly cause this? Any help?

Final Cut Pro 7, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Feb 28, 2013 9:41 AM

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Feb 28, 2013 12:14 PM in response to karamuyo

First, you should always have "abort capture on dropped frames" enabled in your preferences.

You don't say what kind of drive you're capturing to and how it's connected to the computer. You have a macpro so you can install up to 4 3.5" drives internally which are ideal. Although it will usually work, capturing to a firewire drive is not ideal unless you install a firewire card so the camera and drive are on different firewire buses (not different firewire ports).

Is this the camera that the material was shot on? There can be compatibility problems is you try and capture off a camera that did not shoot the material.

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Mar 8, 2013 7:40 AM in response to Michael Grenadier

I am capturing to a sata hdd, and the camera is connected via a firewire cable, as usual. No firewire disk drive is attached. And yes, the camera is the material was shot on.

I tried "abort capture on dropped frames" settings both on and off, but no luck. I still couldn't find the reason. Im so unhappy with that...

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