HI 8mm capturing-deck controller

I'm capturing old hi-8 tapes, using my friends digital 8 camera, firewire 4pin to 6pin to laptop. I can view and control camera (in log and capture) but when i hit capture now nothing is on my screen, is it because their is no time code, because theri is a control track? How can i fix this, quictime pro allows me to capture, so does ImovieHD, but I want the settings to be 720x480.

HI,
you must change the capture setting into "not-controllable device ". In this manner FCP doesn't wait the time code for benning to capture. You can change this setting once you have open the "log and capture" window; go into the "capture settings* tab and change "device control" form firewire NTSC or PAL to "not-controllable device". Once you click on "capture now" FCP beginn to capture.

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I've gone off on this too many times, so I'll cut myself off as shortly as I can, but since you asked...
I think a retail pricetag of ~ $1675.00 USD is excessive for a glorified VCR, yes. Sure they're handy and hardy, do timecode, A/D conversion, etc.. yes. Great. So do $200.00 cams. I'm guessing the DSR-11 costs about 100-150 USD to make. Compare it so say a Sony PS3 as far as components, R&D costs, the whopping avertisement cost of ZERO, etc, yes they're big fat sham. I understand the history behind the VTR and that it's target audience was primarily industrial/commercial/professional prior to the boom in consumer level NLEditing popularity. But now that we've got firestores and P2 cards and everyone and their brother has a computer with Vegas and a DV camera it's high time that Sony and others get with the program and drop prices on outdated technology.
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Austin,
10 seconds of pre and post roll are more than enough.
4 seconds pre roll and 2 seconds postroll should be more than enough.
You are on the safe side using that. (that is speaking about DV. Betacam SP or digital betacam might want to have 5 to 6 seconds of preroll to be safe)
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Greetings and thanks to all who post:
Ive read the previous posts but since ive been converting 8MM ill contribute my 2 cents.
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