[MacDV] Capture Stops Due To Missing Data On Tape

Thubten Kunga Kunga at FutureMedia.org
Sun Dec 26 10:33:20 PST 2004


Yeah I tried that but when the code fails the capture stops anyway. 
Thanks.

k

On Dec 26, 2004, at 3:18 AM, Alex wrote:

> When I get problems with Bad tape or timecode corruption's I deal with 
> them this way, it works 90% of the time.
> Make sure that FCP is able to control the DV deck on a good piece of 
> the tape so  you know that all  the connections are working, then,
> In the Log and capture window click on the Capture Settings Tab
> Under the Device control popup menu select non-controllable device.
> FCP should now deal with your DV deck as if it was an analog source 
> and record everything that thrown at it warts and all.
> Its not 100% successful with all media and playback units or camera 
> combinations I have tried, but enough so to give it a try first to 
> save some time.
>
> Alex



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