[MacDV] How to:Sony TRV22

[Nick Scalise]

> From: Walt Bagnara <vbyahvb at yahoo.com>
> 
> This may be too specific or too basic, but I'm having a problem transfering
> video from a Sony DCR-TRV22 cancorder to my Mac G5 using the Pass 
Through
> feature on the camcorder. I'm using Final Cut Pro. I'm using a VHS recorder 
to
> send the video to the camcorder. Then I have a firewire cable to the Mac. In
> FCP, I open the Log and Capture dialog. I can see the video on the camera 
LCD
> and in a window on the Mac. But when I try to hit Capture Now, I get no 
video
> in the main capture window and nothing gets transfered. I've read the 
camera
> manual and everything seems to be hooked up right. What do I need to do 
at this
> point? Any pointers?

I have read that iMovie 5 now chokes on Camera Pass Thru operations that 
iMovie 4 would not. I have also read, that if you start the capture process with 
actual DV Tape in the camera and then switch to the pass-thru it will work.

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Nick Scalise
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