Preview window disabled when capturing FCP

A message comes up in the preview window saying 'preview disabled' even though the vtr os connected properly and can upload video: how do I enable it?

Hello
I use a XM-2. That is the European/PAL version of your camera. I have had this problem since a year. I use a LaCie external 500 GB drive. Sometimes I could work around the problem using the internal drive. But now I think I have solved the problem. At least for me. There are two problems. First see to that you only have Quick Time 7 and not anything left from previuos versions. Look in the Receipts folder where you can find traces of old versions. (There is Apple message about this somewhere). Then shut down the computer, not restart, shut it down completly. Shut down the camcorder. Wait a minut or two so everything is quiet. Then start the camcorder. Wait for a while and then start the computer. When everything is up and running start FCE and hopfully you will not see the message Preview Disabled.
I hope it will work for you
Anders

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This is a good workaround for curing your camera recognition problem with FCP (if that's what it is):
First, check that your Easy Setup / Timeline / Camera or Deck Settings are all exactly the same, then making sure your camera or deck is in VTR mode, try to capture again.
FCP uses a different form of QT than iMovie for capturing, so if the camera works in iMovie (or if it's listed in System Profiler) but not FCP, it obviously means your Mac can see the VTR but FCP can't, so you need to do this QuickTime fix.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301852
Follow the instructions carefully and you should have things running in no time - it's quite safe but you must Trash the Receipts AND re-install QT from the link provided.
If the Camera / Deck isn't recognised by iMovie or System Profiler, try resetting the Firewire Bus . . . Turn off the Mac and disconnect the power and all Firewire cables. Leave it for 30 mins then connect back up.
Still not working? Try a different Firewire cable.
Failing all this, try resetting the PMU (Power Management Unit). The method varies from machine to machine, so visit the Apple site and search for it in support.
Let us know how you get on!
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When I am capturing from a tape, FCP creates a new clip every time I pressed stop and then start again on the camera to change my shot. There are no time code breaks in the tape but I don't know how FCP is creating a new clip every time I change my angles.
Please help.

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I'm having trouble capturing footage from some Mini-DV tapes my dad shot. I'm using a Mini-DV deck to capture from but everytime I insert the tape and try to capture the device plays the tape but no video is sent to the computer. I don't get an error message or anything like that. The video just doesn't show up and preview disabled is all I see in my capture window.
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I'm using FCP 5 on a Macbook Pro and an ext HD scratch disc.
When I try to use the preview function when importing a P2 clip located on the ext HD scratch disc the preview function is disabled and I cannot view the clip in the viewer.
However when I transfer the P2 clip onto my Macbook Pro I am able to view the clip in the viewer.
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Thank you for your help w/ this. Actually the Apple store in Beverly Hills, CA made the recommendation, and sold me this particular brand of hard drive. I told them what I needed it for and they said this was best for the application. I'm sure they'd be delighted to know that the products they carry and recommend are equated w/ Costco photo back up stuff! This has quite made my day.
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You give no real information about your equipment setup, exactly what you are doing or whether you have ever successfully used FCE (which version?) before. Without detailed information an accurate diagnosis is virtually impossible.
I assume you have chosen the correct Easy Setup ?
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I recently had to reinstall FCP onto my Powerbook and since doing this the following problem has occured:
When I open the log and capture window the program recognises my DV deck and plays the footage fine. However, when I start to capture the footage, the video preview is disabled - it freezes on the 1st frame. The video is capturing fine and when I check the audio preview box I am able to listen to the audio whilst capturing, but I can usually preview the video as well.
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Reboot.
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x

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[FCP S2] How to make each scene a clip when capturing video?

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