Importing HDCAM HD optical disc problems

We have upgraded from FCP7 to FCP10.07 and have purchsed Sony Browser 2.1. This crashes regularly and will not import directly into FCP10 as we were able to do with FCP7. Any cures for this? Any alternative methods? Would it be better if we went back to the XDCAM import programme that we used to use for FCP7?

Gareth Evan Jones wrote:
Would you know if the "Detachable Drive: No" means that this one cannot be replaced with a new one?
Hmm, I had never noticed that before, though I think it refers to the fact that the drive is not connected to an external interface like FW or USB. Here is what my System Profiler reports on my laptop's internal optical:
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-846:
Model:          MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-846
Revision:          FA0G
Serial Number:
Detachable Drive:          No
Protocol:          ATAPI
Unit Number:          1
Socket Type:          Internal
Whereas on this PM G5, I brought up a drive on a USB dock and get the following:
External:
Capacity:          931.51 GB
Removable Media:          Yes
Detachable Drive:          Yes
All of the internals answer "No" to Detachable Drive, so I expect that my guess above is correct.
I found a few UK listings for super drive replacements with a Google search, so you should be in good shape.

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Hi
I know that the types of optical disc are:
CD±R/RW, DVD±R/WR, DVD DL, DVD-RAM, DVD±R DL
First: Could you please confirm for me if these abbrivations can decode to:
Abbrivation
Disc/Media/Drive Category/ type
Decoding
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CD Drive
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CD±ROM
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DVD±Recordable-Once Media, DVD±Read-Only Access Media, DVD±write-once Media/DVD±ReWritable Media
DVD-RAM
DVD Drive
DVD±ROM
DVD Drive
DVD±Recordable-Once Media, DVD±Read-Only Access Media, DVD±write-once
DVD±R DL
DVD Drive
Dual-layer DVD-R and DVD+R discs to store significantly more data.
NOTE: I tried opening all discs on two computers with these speces :
I have a Windows 7 64Bit(SP1) with a HP laptop with i5Core.
This is optical drive:
Optical Drives
hp CDDVDW TS-L633R
Media Type DVD Writer
Name hp CDDVDW TS-L633R
Availability Running/Full Power
Capabilities Random Access, Supports Writing, Supports Removable Media
Read capabilities CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW DL, DVD+R DL
Write capabilities CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL
Config Manager Error Code Device is working properly
Config Manager User Config FALSE
Drive E:
Media Loaded FALSE
SCSI Bus 0
SCSI Logical Unit 0
SCSI Port 0
SCSI Target Id 1
Status OK
Also, I have Windows XP SP1(32Bit) with another Pentium III processor(1GHz), and 256MB of RAM
my Optical drive is:
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH22NP20
Media Type DVD Writer
Name HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH22NP20
Availability Running/Full Power
Capabilities Random Access, Supports Removable Media
Read capabilities CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL
Write capabilities CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL
Config Manager Error Code Device is working properly
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Drive F:
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SCSI Logical Unit 0
SCSI Port 1
SCSI Target Id 1
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Second:
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Finally: What difference is there between 'CD-R/DVD-R' and 'CD-ROM/DVD-ROM'. Since I got confused when I noticed::
With some CDs-R is inserted into an optical drive, I see CD-ROM, insteaod of CD-R, since CD-R is inserted onto the drive.
With some CDs-R inserted into an optical drive, I see a CD-R
With some DVDs-R inserted into an optical drive, I see a DVD-ROM is listed as disc type, instead of DVD-R since DVD-R is inserted onto the drive.
With some DVD-R inserted into an optical drive, I see a DVD-R is listed as disc type.
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Thanks a lot,
I would be highly appreciating it if you could take some of your precious time out to address these points below(I don't care about file systems at this thread of mine.)
I heard and sometimes see in the Internet such types of optical disc::
CD±R/RW, DVD±R/WR, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, CD±R DL, CD±RW DL, DVD DL, DVD±R DL, DVD±RW DL
First: The kind of discs I have been used to using, and seeing in the market are only:
CD-R, C-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW.
However, I've never ever used or even seen such these optical discs below at all
CD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, CD±R DL, CD±RW DL, DVD±R DL, DVD±RW DL
Thus, I don't know if there are really existing in the market or not?
Second: I don't know if these abbrivations are short for normal names in the third column, or not. So, Could you please confirm for me if these abbrivations can decode to:( what the normal words(full name) of those abbreviations.)
Abbrivation/shortten term
Disc/Media/Drive Category/ Disc type
Decoding
CD±R
CD Drive
CD± Recordable-Once Media, CD± Read-Only Access Media, CD ± write-once
CD±RW
CD Drive
CD± write-once disc /CD± ReWritable Media
CD±ROM
CD Drive
CD± Recordable-Once Media, CD± Read-Only Access Media, CD± write-once disc
DVD±R
DVD Drive
DVD±Recordable-Once Media, DVD±Read-Only Access Media, DVD±write-once
DVD±RW
DVD Drive
Media/DVD±ReWritable Media
DVD-RAM
DVD Drive
DVD±ROM
DVD Drive
DVD±Recordable-Once Media, DVD±Read-Only Access Media, DVD±write-once
CD±R DL
CD Drive
CD±Recordable-Once Media, CD±Read-Only Access Media, CD±write-once
CD±RW DL
CD Drive
DVD±R DL
DVD Drive
Dual-layer DVD-R and DVD+R discs to store significantly more data/Dual-Layer DVD -RW
DVD±RW DL
DVD
NOTE: I tried opening all discs on two computers with these speces (ALL optical drives on both computers are detected well in both computers:
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hp CDDVDW TS-L633R
Media Type DVD Writer
Name hp CDDVDW TS-L633R
Availability Running/Full Power
Capabilities Random Access, Supports Writing, Supports Removable Media
Read capabilities CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW DL, DVD+R DL
Write capabilities CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL
Config Manager Error Code Device is working properly
Config Manager User Config FALSE
Drive E:
Media Loaded FALSE
SCSI Bus 0
SCSI Logical Unit 0
SCSI Port 0
SCSI Target Id 1
Status OK
Also, I have Windows XP SP1(32Bit) with another Pentium III processor(1GHz), and 256MB of RAM
my Optical drive is:
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HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH22NP20
Media Type DVD Writer
Name HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH22NP20
Availability Running/Full Power
Capabilities Random Access, Supports Removable Media
Read capabilities CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL
Write capabilities CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL
Config Manager Error Code Device is working properly
Config Manager User Config FALSE
Drive F:
Media Loaded FALSE
SCSI Bus 0
SCSI Logical Unit 0
SCSI Port 1
SCSI Target Id 1
Status OK
Third:
IF you have a look at this screen shot below, you will see that CD Drive is listed as the type of disc on the propersties, although a DVD-R disc is inserted into optical drive. Thus, I think DVD Drive should be listed as the type of disc inserted.
Finally: What difference is there between 'CD-R'
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'DVD-ROM'. Since I got confused when I noticed::
With some CDs-R is inserted into an optical drive, I see CD-ROM, insteaod of CD-R, since CD-R is inserted onto the drive.
With some CDs-R inserted into an optical drive, I see a CD-R
With some DVDs-R inserted into an optical drive, I see a DVD-ROM is listed as disc type, instead of DVD-R since DVD-R is inserted onto the drive.
With some DVD-R inserted into an optical drive, I see a DVD-R is listed as disc type.
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