IMovie captures fine, Final Cut cannot detect firewire?!

Hi,
I am running the latest Mac OSX 10.4. My iMovie is able to capture fine from my Sony Z1, but when using Final Cut Pro 5, it will not even detect the camera is there.
I have updated to Final Cut Studio 2, and still have the same problem. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance,
Mike

check this:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1167935&tstart=25
so many having problems with HDV and Z1, in recent times 1 thread out of 8or 10 is about HDV related issues. Use the search forum for more info.
You may need to capture with iMovie, convert the m2t stream (MPEG streamclip) in an editable format and then use FCP.
gig

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