I had the same problem until I disconnected all other firewire and USB devices (except KB and Mouse) from the Mac. Try this first. I don't know about Sony, but the Cannons can be tricky. I think there is a section in Apple's support site for iMovie and FCE that lists the video and capture settings recommended for the different device types. Sam On Thu, 29 May 2008 09:51:48 -0400, "CFlatow" <cflatow at optonline.net> said: > Alas, I can not and I don't know why. I can neither see or control the > video in the FCE capture window, nor have I figured out how to get > iMovie to show what's on the tape in the attached deck. Please tell me > where to look or what menu items to select. > > Which settings are you asking about? > > > Carl > > > On May 29, 2008, at 9:39 AM, sb wrote: > > > What settings are you using? > > >