Final Cut Capturing & multiple firewire feeds

Hi,
Camera --> firewire to dv repeter (link here - this is supposed to multiply the feeds --> then one firewire from dv repeter is going to the live mixer and another firewire feed is going to a mac which live captures everything from the camera.
Problem: if 2 or more feeds are connected then fcp6 or 7 quits/crahses. Deck keeps recording. if only one feed is connected going to the mac with fcp, and no other firewire is connected to the dv repeter, fcp keeps capturing.
With imovie 8, I can record both on the deck and on with imovie. However imovie records only .dv from the feed and there is no way to make it record .mov files which will play fine in fcp. Plus in .dv file audio and video are not separate tracks.
Any walkaround this? Any other similar device like dv repeater?
Thanks,
PS called datavideo guys, product is discontinued, and they have no idea.
//later PSS - does any of you know if imovie'11 records .mov files? and the size is 720x480?

1. Are you using a Firewire switcher?  What do you mean by "multiply the feeds?"  The device you linked to is for using multiple devices - not to "multiply the feeds."
2. Yes, it's true.  FCP can only capture from one Firewire stream at a time ... it's always been that way.
If you're using a Firewire switcher, it should have more than just one output.
FWIW, when I setup for multi-cam live-switched shoots, I connect each camera to the mixer directly via analog, then output from the mixer (analog) to a digital VTR to record a backup of the live-switch to tape.  Then I run a Firewire cable from the VTR to my Mac for live capturing in FCP.  The typical cable run from camera-to-switcher on my shoots is about 300'
There is (or use to be) some software available to do what you want, but I cannot recalled the name.  Perhaps someone will chime in that remembers better than I do.
-DH

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