Scratch Disc Full?

I am trying to capture video but it says that the scratch drive is full. My hard drive has 7 gb open though. What do i do ?
Message was edited by: homedawg678

Are we correct to assume that your scratch disk is your system drive? 7GB isn't very much space when it comes to video. You should always leave at least 10-20% of your drive free in order to insure trouble-free editing.
Your solutions are to clear space on your existing drive or get an external firewire drive (make sure it's formatted Mac OS Extended).

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