Can't Print to Tape

When I'm connected Firewire to a deck, I have All Frames on, and play timeline, and only records black. I checked to see if the connection was fine and was able to view a tape, and capture as normal. I tried the Print to Tape option, it shows the colorbars, then when the video should be showing, I only see black.....and help?? thanks

If you park on a frame of video in your timeline do you see it in your camera viewfinder window when you're not printing to video?
Is the insert black before video checkbox checked in the print to video options?

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I'm running FCP 5.1.3 on a MacBook Pro 17" with 2GB memory - my camera is HVX200. All went perfectly during shoot & edit. Now I can't print to tape.
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Your cam settings HAVE to match your sequence
settings.
If you have the cam set to anything native, as in
24pn or 30pn, nothing will stream over firewire.
You haven't indicated either settings: cam or FCP
Need to know that.
Thanks for your reply... I'm getting closer to figuring it out. (I'm experimenting with camera settings now...)
I recorded the movie in 720 24pn. Does this mean I can't stream over DV - can't use the hvx200 as print-to-tape device?
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Error Message:
File Error: The specified file is open and in use by this or another application. (Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and Final Cut Pro)
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If you are using Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and Final Cut Pro, this error message may pop up from time to time. Mac OS X has a feature called Spotlight that runs in the background, indexing the files on your system to improve file searches at a later time. This error message can occur if Spotlight is indexing a folder that contains files Final Cut Pro is rendering. When Final Cut Pro renders files, it caches (the process of temporarily storing data, often in a computer’s CPU, in a location other than the hard drive so you can access it much faster) data, which can cause the error message if Spotlight is indexing in the same location.
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Cant print to tape

I need help.
I have a dual 2.4 Mackbook pro running FCP 5.1.4. When I try to print to tape from the timeline, I get a black screen. I have audio, and whenever I park the playhead-that frame shows up on my dvx lcd. If I try to print to video-same thing. I record audio and a black screen. Once I stop, that frame shows up on the lcd. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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#8 External Monitor Viewing.
Shane's Stock Answer #8:
A simple path is mac > firewire > camera or deck > rca cables > tv
Then start up your camera and tv, then open fcp.
Then go View > External video > all frames
VIEW>Video playback should be Apple firewire NTSC (If you are using an NTSC set)
VIEW>Audio playback should be Audio follows Video
Techinially, this should send synched video to your TV
If for some reason you can't view your timeline on your external monitor, there are a few things to try:
1) Make sure that the camera/deck is connected and powered on BEFORE you open FCP.
2) In the Final Cut Pro menu select AUDIO/VIDEO Preferences and make sure your signal is being sent out thru Firewire DV.
3) Go to the menu and select VIEW>EXTERNAL>ALL FRAMES.
4) Click in the % box above the image and select FIT TO WINDOW.
5) Go to VIEW->refresh A/V devices
6) Make sure the Log & Capture window is closed
If you want it to play in both the canvas and the external monitor you need to go to the FINAL CUT PRO menu and select AUDIO/VIDIO settings and make sure MIRROR ON DESKTOP is selected under the PLAYBACK OUTPUT section
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I'll reply to myself! I found out that my Sharp HDTV is doing a bit of overscanning and indeed some of the image is cropped *by the TV*.
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