Ted Langdell Ted Langdell Creative Broadcast Services Marysville, CA Main: (530) 741-1212 Glad you're happier. Sounds like wayyy happier. Back to your hard drive: How full is it? That may be where your capture problem is. You might want to check out (surprisingly) Dell's online store. I found a GREAT deal when I was looking for a larger FireWire drive/case a few weeks ago. SEAGATE 300 GB 7200 RPM USB/FireWire External Hard Drive Normally $260.99 Now $221.84 Manufacturer Part# ST3300801CB-RK Dell Part #: A0457290 http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/ProductDetail.aspx? TabPage=overview&sku=A0457290&spagenum=&category_id=&brandid=21&k=&c=us& l=en&cs=04&mnf=&prst=&prEnd=&mnfsku=&orderby=&searchtype=&pageb4search=& page=productlisting.aspx&instock=&refurbished= I ended up buying off the shelf at Fry's in Sacramento because I couldn't wait for it to be shipped (1-2 weeks, Dell estimates) so I ended up paying more than $300 US with tax. On May 11, 2005, at 6:54 AM, macdv-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com wrote: > Message: 9 > Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 09:54:10 -0400 > From: Chris Zayachkowski <macminialacool at mac.com> > Subject: [MacDV] My capture issues... > To: "A place to discuss digital video on Macintosh." > <macdv at listserver.themacintoshguy.com> > Message-ID: <f5a44771ba56958ccb2072a139825dcf at mac.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > Ted, > > Yeah it is great to be working on something current. I have a Mac mini > 1.25 Ghz with 512MB RAM and Mac OS X "Panther" 10.3.9. I a,/was using > Final Cut Express 1.0.1 and attempting to capture to my 40GB drive. I > am thinking of adding a bigger LaCie external Firewire HD later on. > > Chris > >