DVCpro 50 Deck shows up but will not capture

Question

I can (finally) see the deck (SD93p) in my capture window and watch the footage, but it will not actually let me capture, it continues to have a "general error". I'm using FCP 5 and have the set everything up for DVCpro 50 (24p) Anamorphic, but something's missing. Can anyone help?

Answer 1

Your deck may not be showing you what code is on the tape. Is it set to display timecode?
The code you see in the top of the Capture Window what's coming from the tape. Changing that number will not do anything. If you want to enter an in, do it using the I key while the tape is playing or enter the code you want in the bottom left window of the capture screen.
If you are trying to use Capture Now, you must let the tape run until the TC is rolling before you press Now.
Better still, try logging a test clip to see if that works.
Play the tape, let it roll for 10 seconds then press the I key. Let the tape roll for another 10 seconds then press the O key. You have now marked an in and out.
Next press the F2 key (or press "Log clip" in the capture window) and a dialogue box will appear, name the clip and hit enter. You have now logged a clip.
Next, select the clip that you just logged, it will be the one in your browser with a red line through it. and choose Batch in the capture window. Does that work? If not, what error message do you get?
Another thing to make sure is that the tape you are trying to capture was recorded DVCPRO 50 since that is how you set up your capture preset. If it was recorded DV then you won't be able to capture till you change the preset.
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