Fcp wont capture

on my g5 fcp aborts capture and i get a dialogue box saying that there is a problem with the tape. i have the same problem with multiple tapes from different sources and 2 cameras. fortunately, i have a macbook pro and am not having any problems capturing to it; the same footage from the same cameras. any ideas. never had any issues capturing b4 on the g5
thanks
fcp 6.05 g5 dual 2.7 4 gb ram OSX 10.5.6

Hi! I have the same camera and had (have) the same problem. I am running a PowerBook G4 with OS X 10.4.9. As my computer is brand new, and the only software I even have loaded is FCE HD 3.5, I knew it wasn't a memory problem. I finally got so frustrated that I called the FCE support people. They told me that the Panasonic isn't on the "list" of cameras that work well with FCE. (I had a small heart attack at that point considering I've sunk a considerable amount of $$ into getting a 'good quality' set up to basically make small little movies.)
BUT the good news is that there's a decent work around for this. In the Easy Set Up menu, choose DV-NTSC DV Converter. This will allow you to do a Capture Now, but you won't have any control over the footage, so you'll have to make sub clips later. I've also been experimenting with the DV-NTSC Firewire choice from the Easy Set Up. That will give you control of the footage, but I did have one crash and one "abort due to dropped audio" yesterday. So... Not sure if that's the best way to go.
I'd really love to hear how this works for you and if you've discovered any other work arounds to this problem.
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