Capturing using Canopus ADVC-100 No Power via Firewire

I recently purchased a used Canopus ADVC-100 to use to convert Hi-8 tapes. I'm using a 6 pin to 9 pin connection to my iMac. There are no lights on the ADVC-100, so I'm assuming it is not getting power from the iMac. I do not have an external power supply to test the ADVC-100. The iMac/FCPX is not recognizing the device, so it's not a case of a burned out light. Any help welcomed. Thanks

Thanks for the reply. I was relying on this bulletin from Grass Valley:
http://www.grassvalley.com/docs/Application_Notes/professional/advc/PRV-4077M_AD VC_FireWire800_AN.pdf
Looks like I read it incorrectly. Any leads on the proper power supply? Mine did not come with one.

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Thanks! That's just what I wanted to hear.
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I think the answer is yes. However, in my case there seems to be a hiccup. The Canopus screen opens okay and import commences, as confirmed by the red light in the timer recorder and the time running up. Unfortunately, importing stops at 2 seconds with manual input selected and 1 minute with automatic selected. From the saved events, the manually imported DV file will not play because of its insufficient length and the automatically imported one plays back for the 1 minute. I have checked the settings and connections and all are okay but something is awry.
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I am running 10.6.8, have a 2010 imac 27" with 8gb ram
I want to start importing my video footage into either imovie or FCP connecting an old VHS to my Canopus ADVC-100 and then the Canopus to the mac
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I have been successfully using CS4 to capture from my Canon HV20 camcorder.
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With the ADVC-100 connected, as soon as I hit F5 to open the capture window, CS4 crashes with a blue screen and IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. I have tried capturing several times with the same result.
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wondering why you use the canopus any way. From the canon web site:
Analog Digital Image Converter: This function lets you feed the analog signal from your TV, VCR or analog camcorder to your HV20 to convert to digital for recording on DV tape. The HV20 can also be used as a signal converter by connecting it between an analog device and another digital device.
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I am trying to capture video from My Canopus ADVC-100, which is hooked up to a VHS VCR. I am having no sucess. I used to do it with an older computer and a previous version of FCP. Have things changed? What settings can I use?
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That hasn't changed in years. You use the correct DV NTSC or PAL preset with device control set to non-controllable device. Make sure the ADVC box is set to output DV.

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Hello,
The problem is the audio is not 'locked' to the video, and your old Sony DVMC-DA1 does not appear to support locked audio.
The only way you might deal with this in FCE itself would be to capture shorter clips (say, under 15 minutes each) which would minimize the degree to which the audio drifts out of sync in each clip. (The longer the clip, the greater the drift.)
Given the large amount of video you wish to digitize (some 200 hours), it will be far preferable to use a Canopus ADVC-100, 110 or higher model - +they all support DV locked audio+ - so the video & audio are sync'd without the need for manual intervention or capturing short clips.
I have used the Canopus 100 & 110 extensively and have been very happy with the results. Sometimes, depending on the VHS tape, there is some slight banding at the very bottom of the image but 1) this is +usually not visible+ in the finished movie because it is outside the 'image safe area' and 2) if necessary can be compensated via about a 2%-4% enlargement of the image in FCE (which is not enough to soften the image).
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Hi there - I've just recently bought a Canopus ADVC 110 - unfortunately I cannot get the picture to display properly - I've spoken to Apple and to Canopus, but neither seems to be able to help me sort this out.
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Hi Estaphin
Welcome to discussions. I use a Canopus ADVC 100. It's similar to yours. I've never had a problem with it. I've used it connected to a VCR and an analog video camera. Then imported the video into im for various projects.
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Second, im will display the image darker because of conversion. But, don't worry. Once you burn the finished product to DVD, you'll be surprised how clear the picture is compared to what you viewed in im.
Make sue your DIP switches on the bottom of the canopus were/ are put back to the original settings.
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www.canopus.com
(801) 222-5204

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