[MacDV] Problems with new clip start in iMovie

[Nick Scalise]

On May 18, 2006, at 6:29 PM, Shirley Kehr wrote:

> I believe that's just the way it is if iMovie is not controlling a  
> camera directly.
>
> On May 18, 2006, at 7:48 AM, Dennis Fazio wrote:
>
>> We have a Polycom video unit on live. We're using the VCR outputs  
>> run through a Canopus ADVC100 into a PowerMac G5, recording with  
>> iMovie HD (latest version, I believe). Files are going to an  
>> external Firewire disk. At 19:54, when iMovie reaches it's clip  
>> size limit and is supposed to start recording into a new clip, it  
>> stops. The view from the camera is solid blue and we have to click  
>> "Import" to get it started again.

Shirley, that can't be. I capture hours and hours with my ADVC-100  
and it never stops capturing.

Dennis,

Try the capture from another user account on the machine. You may  
have a corrupt preference file or something.

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Nick Scalise
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