Final Cut quits unexpectedly at the end of Capture Now

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I've tried searching google and question archives, but I can't tell if anyone is having the same problems as me. I've repaired permissions and verified the disc.
I'm using a new 8-core mac pro (a few months old) with 8 gb of ram. I'm importing from a tape on a Panasonic AG-HVX200. This has happened at least 5 times, where I've captured a tape, and at the end hit "esc" to stop. Instead of putting the new clip in my bin, it instantly quits the program, giving me an error message.
I am able to find the clip afterwards in my capture scratch folder and add it to my project, but it's a hassle.
So, two questions:
First, anyone have any idea what's wrong?
Second, I've heard the recommendation to log the clip first, then batch capture. As that takes more time, what sort of advantage does it have, besides that it probably won't crash my computer?
This is what the log says. I've compared these crashes to other crashes, and the +662 at the end of this line is consistent when I have this kind of crash, but not other crashes:
"0 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x00355fd2 pKGDVCUExtractRawAudioDataFromMemory(DVCodecFrameTypes, void*, long*, long*, long*, unsigned char*, void**, unsigned long) + 662"
Here's the whole thing.
Process: Final Cut Pro \[284\]
Path: /Applications/Final Cut Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/Final Cut Pro
Identifier: com.apple.FinalCutPro
Version: 6.0.4 (6.0.4)
Build Info: FCPApp-806171150~2
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd \[158\]
Date/Time: 2008-06-30 15:35:18.065 -0600
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.4 (9E17)
Report Version: 6
Exception Type: EXCBADACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERNINVALIDADDRESS at 0x00000000436c1a60
Crashed Thread: 0
Thread 0 Crashed:
0 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x00355fd2 pKGDVCUExtractRawAudioDataFromMemory(DVCodecFrameTypes, void*, long*, long*, long*, unsigned char*, void**, unsigned long) + 662
1 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x0021ce2b pKGQTVerifyAVSyncForDVMovie(MovieType**, MovieType**, unsigned char*, double*, long) + 3359
2 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x0004bad9 AdjustDVAudioSampleRateAndAVSync(KGFileRec**, KGFileRec**, KGCaptureRec*, CaptureStruct*) + 1623
3 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x00050647 CaptureClipListEntryFinalize(KGCaptureRec*, KGDictInt*, KGErrorCode, unsigned char, unsigned char, KGDictInt*, KGDictInt*, CaptureStruct*) + 8227
4 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x0005ef53 BeginCapture(KGCaptureRec*, KGDictInt*, KGDictInt*, CaptureStruct*) + 8515
5 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x0005febc pKGCaptureSegment(KGCaptureRec*, KGDictInt*, KGDictInt*, CaptureStruct*, KGDictInt**) + 2262
6 ...utPro.Plugins.Media Manager 0x0a8bc9e1 MMCaptureSegmentIterator(KGCaptureRec*, KGDictInt*, KGDictInt*, CaptureStruct*, KGDictInt*, KGDictInt*) + 871
7 ...utPro.Plugins.Media Manager 0x0a8b082f KGMMRunBatchRADIngest(KGDictInt*, long, KGDictInt*, KGDictInt*, unsigned char) + 3553
8 ...inalCutPro.Plugins.VideoLog 0x0ac25b90 PluginStart + 13488
9 ...inalCutPro.Plugins.VideoLog 0x0ac2bd86 AddVideoControlView(KGViewRecord*, unsigned char) + 7674
10 ...inalCutPro.Plugins.VideoLog 0x0ac2b3ae AddVideoControlView(KGViewRecord*, unsigned char) + 5154
11 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x0029ab27 pKGViewMessage(long, long, KGDictInt*, KGViewRecord*) + 25685
12 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x000cabf3 pKGGroupBoxMessage(long, long, KGDictInt*, KGViewRecord*) + 1027
13 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x0029ab27 pKGViewMessage(long, long, KGDictInt*, KGViewRecord*) + 25685
14 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x000c35c1 pKGSimpleControlMessage(long, long, KGDictInt*, KGViewRecord*) + 3423
15 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x000c33ec pKGSimpleControlMessage(long, long, KGDictInt*, KGViewRecord*) + 2954
16 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x00291e81 PPassMouseEvent(KGPanelRecord*, KGDictInt*, long) + 1483
17 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x0029b101 pKGPanelMessage(long, long, KGDictInt*, KGViewRecord*) + 119
18 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x0024aa4d ServicesPanelsMessageProc(long, long, KGDictInt*, KGPanelRecord*) + 109
19 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x0024be5b ViewerGeneralMessageProc(long, long, KGDictInt*, KGPanelRecord*) + 101
20 ...inalCutPro.Plugins.VideoLog 0x0ac2ec25 AddVideoControlView(KGViewRecord*, unsigned char) + 19609
21 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x00291639 pKGPanelWindowProc(long, long, KGDictInt*, void*) + 53
22 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x002a642b pKGSendWindowMessage(KGWindowRec*, long, long, KGDictInt*) + 93
23 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x00150001 HandleMouseDown(OpaqueEventRef*) + 3959
24 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x001504f8 DoEvent(OpaqueEventRef*, KGDictInt*) + 686
25 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x003ff333 Events(OpaqueEventHandlerCallRef*, OpaqueEventRef*, void*) + 69
26 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x94ca9763 DispatchEventToHandlers(EventTargetRec*, OpaqueEventRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 1181
27 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x94ca8b9d SendEventToEventTargetInternal(OpaqueEventRef*, OpaqueEventTargetRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 405
28 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x94cc54ee SendEventToEventTarget + 52
29 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x94cd7b90 ToolboxEventDispatcherHandler(OpaqueEventHandlerCallRef*, OpaqueEventRef*, void*) + 1208
30 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x94ca9b1c DispatchEventToHandlers(EventTargetRec*, OpaqueEventRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 2134
31 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x94ca8b9d SendEventToEventTargetInternal(OpaqueEventRef*, OpaqueEventTargetRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 405
32 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x94cc54ee SendEventToEventTarget + 52
33 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x94d32504 ToolboxEventDispatcher + 86
34 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x94d2ed5e RunApplicationEventLoop + 222
35 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x0014c2b6 KGMainEvent(void*) + 46
36 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x002aa08f main + 59
37 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x00002c02 _start + 216
38 com.apple.FinalCutPro 0x00002b29 start + 41
Message was edited by: mutantchair

Answer 1

If you don't have a Limit set for Capture Now, FCP assumes it may need the entire remainder of the scratch disk and essentially allocates all available drive space for the task.
I'm not sure it is your issue, but it's generally advised to set the limit to a couple of minutes longer than any capture you intend to do.
One reason to Log and Capture, (this is dependent on workflow and needs), is that you become much more aware of what shots that exist on tape and you have an opportunity to more effectively name clips you choose to use and cull out garbage, which saves disk space.
Let us know if trashing prefs helped/didn't help...could be something else.
K