FCP freezes temporarily during Capture

Hi
I've been using FCP for almost 5 years now and I never encountered this problem. I usually use log and capture to bring my footage in. Lately, I noticed that on some clips, the footage will freeze during the capture resulting in a skip/jump cut when I play the imported clip later.
I am using FCP HD on a 1.8Ghz Mac G5.
Could anyone advise please?
T.

I always set the "on timecode break" setting to "warn after". FCP will capture over timecode(TC) breaks if they are logical and not big. How about your disk configuration, or RAM. Are the disks running full, more than 80% filled? Do you have the proper configuration for the video you are trying to capture? External FW disks will work, but they are not created equal. I would say if you are using external FW800, that you would be all set. Some FW400 have a lower sustained data rate. How about RAM? Running enough, is it after market (some not supported by apple)?
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