[MacDV] Re: FCE HD export to camera help

[sb]

Joan,  it doesn't matter how many ports your mini has, there is only 1
firewire bus, so you must daisy chain your devices. Mac Mini to external
hard drive to Sony camera.

No hubs allowed.

 hth,

 sb


On 2/3/07 8:30 AM, "Joan Keenan" <janjay at mac.com> wrote:

> Hi to all,
> 
> I know there has been some discussion here before about problems, but
> am hoping that someone came up with a fix :)
> 
> Macmini 1.66 GHz Intel Core Duo - 2 GB RAM - OS 10.4.8
> Final Cut Express HD 3.5.1
> 
> I have been unable to export to camera - SonyDCR-TRV460 Digital 8 or
> Sony DCR-HC30 minidv or Sony DCR-HC20
> 
> I can import fine from any of the 3 cameras I have tried, but export
> to camera either gives me black and white interference blocks (or
> whatever the real term is), picture but dropped frames, or recording,
> but blue screen remains and nothing gets recorded.
> 
> I am using print to video command.
> 
> Now this morning in trying to isolate the problem I was able to
> create a short video on the internal hard drive and export fine!!!!
> just when I was sitting down to write to the list and say it couldn't
> be done!!! :-)
> 
> However the movie that I want to back up to dv tape is on an external
> hard drive and since the mini only has one firewire connection I use
> either a second port on the drive or have tried going through a
> firewire hub. The movie and supporting files is too big to fit on the
> internal drive.
> 
> Any suggestions?????
> 
> Thanks for any help,
> 
> 
> Joan Keenan
> janjay at mac.com
> 
> MacMIni166 GHz Intel Core Duo
> 2GB SDRAM
> OS10.4.8
> FCE HD 3.5.1
> Toast 6.1.1
> 
> 
> 
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