Still cannot capture HDV

I still cannot capture any HD format .. I have reformatted with a clean install on my macbookpro' .. reinstalled FC5.proStudio .. I tried not updating Quicktime .. still no HD capture .. then updated everything, quicktime 7.4.1 .. still no HD. capture .. doesn't recognize the camera .. works perfect in DV NTSC mode ... I can't afford to lose anymore hair. Any idea's?

That sounds scary' .. I think it is still under extended warranty .. thank god my dual G5 was still under warranty .. the cooling system sprung a leak and effectively wiped it out. That sounds possible, something with the camera itself .. before the latest upgrades to Leopard, it began not displaying the video in the capture window .. even though it was still capturing.
I see you are down under, I am working on a project right now for a renowned architect in New Zealand .. They found an old 1/2 hour dvd from the local television, a special on him in the mid 70's .. so my problem now has been to get the footage into FC.pro for re/editing. All the software I tried for extracting the dvd material suffered significant degradation .. so I filmed it off my cinema display in HD. Luckily I am still able to capture with basic NTSC. The quality is actually quite good.
I am not sure at this point which compressor to use to get the highest quality .. for now I just used: DV NTSC 48 khz.

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[ QUOTE ]
Iam looking for the correct FCP set ups for digitizing HD from the
JVC JY-HD10 .recorded on the camera in HD mode.
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