Trouble capturing HDV with Firewire Basic easy set up

I recently updated Final Cut and have since been unable to load HDV media
via firewire using a Canon XH-A1. I am only gettng small fragments at a time
and capture window reads (searching for media) most of the time during capture.
Previously, I had no problem . Still able to load via Kona card with Betacam in standard def, etc.
Any suggestions?

userc wrote:
...capture window reads (searching for media)...
A)Still this could remain a Canon camera's timecode implementation issue.
B) Or caused by recent QT updates if you did.
But...
C) Just out of curiosity,
do you have external devices like an external drive connected to your computer when your Canon is connected?
If so, unplug everything from your FW bus but the camera's FW cable.
Any improvements?
G.

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