File Error: 1 in FCP

I have been working on a major project due tomorrow, all of a sudden I can't inport any files at all. This is the error I Get; File error: 1, Recognized, 0 Denied, 1 unknown. Does anyone know what that means? PLEASE RESPOND IMMEDIATELY IF YOU DO.
When I digitize no clips are saved in the bin, but they are on the hard drive, but I can't bring them into FCP at all. I have made a new project file and transferred clips to another drive and still no luck.

if you close the existing project and create a new project does log and capture work correctly in that new project ... that is, is this error localised to this particular project, or does it happen to any project? fcp can have multiple projects open, so if the error is localised then you can simply open a new "capture" project, and continue to cut in the original project.
what about creatng a new user account, copying your project file to a shared directory, then logging in to the new account and opening your dodgy project there? does log and capture work with that project in the new account?
more things to try. do a "save as" on your project and see if the new version of the project file will function corectly. create a new project and copy and paste the project contents to the new project. export your project as an XML file, then create a new project using the file > import > XML function.

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I-Frame Markers: { 24959 25083 38168 38231 }"/>
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