Drop Frame detected on Capture

I am using FCP 5.04, I am capturing through a Sony DSR-80 using AJA IO LA, my connections are RGB I get video into FCP during preview. When I go to capture I get about 1 second of video then a error message that says "Drop frame detected on capture" then it freezes. I have a G5 4 gigs of ram. plenty of hard drive space. I am running Tiger OS. is there a setting that I can adjust, does anyone know what causes this? has anyone had this problem and solved it?

Your drive is likely too slow or too busy to capture the codec you have specified.
Two possible fixes:
1. Change the capture codec to something less demanding – DV 48K perhaps.
2. Set your scratch disc to something faster. Also capturing to the drive you are using to run the OS and the App is not recommended, though it will often work.
Best,
Tom Meegan

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