Missing video device via firewire

hey all,
my fc 5.0 has a weird problem.
yesterday, i was batch capturing from my panasonic nv-gs280 (connected via the front fw port), and everything went fine. but as i was trying to edit the final version to video, suddenly, final cut didn't find my camera (missing video device). i tried plug/unplug, restart, etc. several times, but it just didn't work. i also tried print to tape, but the camera didn't get the signal. i also made an attempt to capture, but it failed (same problem).
could anybody please help me?
thanks,
b
ps.: OSX and QT are up-to-date.
mac pro 2.66, ibook g4 Mac OS X (10.4.7) fc 5.0

Your Mac Pro needs to be running FCP 5.1.1... it's a crossgrade and not free (but very inexensive)...
http://www.apple.com/universal/crossgrade/
Jerry

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The setup of you system is a little unclear from your profile.
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Hello twrate,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
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