[X4U] BTV Pro errors

[Nick Scalise]

On Dec 22, 2005, at 3:33 PM, KJS wrote:

>>> From: KJS <explorerguy at mac.com>
>>>
>>> I purchased BTV Pro last week, but am having trouble capturing  
>>> video. I've
>>> sent several messages to the vendor, <support at bensoftware.com>, but
>> haven't
>>> received ANY responses, so I'm hoping one of you can help.
>>>
>>> The problem:
>>> I'm getting an error message (999,-3) after a couple of minutes of
>>> recording. I'm using an empty, brand-new 200GB hard drive, so I  
>>> don't
>> think
>>> space is the issue.
>>>
>>> Maybe it's my settings, and I'll appreciate any suggestions as to  
>>> the
>>> optimum settings for capturing video from a VCR, which I intend  
>>> to use to
>>> export video to iMovie and iDVD.
>
>
> Nick Scalise asked
>
>>
>> Give us more information. Hardware, OS, actual error, why BTVpro,  
>> etc.
>
> Using a 1.8Ghz iMac G5 and an XLR8 Interview:
> <http://daystar-store.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=61>.
>
> The video stops after a couple of minutes and a small error window  
> flips up
> - error message (999,-3). That's it. Rather cryptic.
>
> I used BTV in Classic, back in the day. So, when I was searching  
> for an app,
> BTV Pro seemed like a good choice. The app offers lots of options,  
> though
> they're all worthless if I can't get the video. :-)
>
> As I mentioned, I've had no replies to my messages for support sent to
> bensoftware.com, BTV's developer.

Well, have you tried different codec settings in BTV. How did you  
format your harddrive? Is it HFS or HFS Extended? Are you capturing  
to a firewire drive or is it your iMac's internal drive?

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Nick Scalise
nickscalise at cox.net