[MacDV] Final cut pro - camcorders - waiting for time code...endlessly

[Frank Fitzpatrick]

Fixed! that's great. yes, direct with the 6 pin side of the firewire 
cable directly to the Mac is the only ways it works.

Frank Fitzpatrick
Cranston, RI, USA (I mean the USA that's the one in North America)

On Saturday, November 13, 2004, at 01:15  PM, revDAVE wrote:

> On 11/12/04 9:55 PM, "Frank Fitzpatrick" <ffitzpatrick at cox.net> wrote:
>
>> If I understand correctly, just -
>>
>> Open the capture window.
>> Put your camcorder in VTR mode.
>> Press Play on your CAMCORDER.
>> Then - - click Capture Now.
>>
>> Or did I misunderstand your problem?
>>
>> Frank Fitzpatrick
>> Cranston, RI, USA
>
>
> Thanks Frank - for your response - I did  try pressing play on the 
> camcorder
> and also the computer ... But nothing helped... It just gave the error
> below...
>
> *****  however - problem fixed!!!!!!
>
> *  it seems as though you must connect your camcorder DIRECTLY to the
> FireWire input on the back of the computer !!! without going through 
> any
> other devices first - in chain or what ever !!!  and that totally 
> fixes the
> problem!
>
> --
> Thanks - RevDave
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