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Craig Terott · April 20th, 2006, 08:12 AM

Has anyone had success capturing HDV from Sony HDR-HC3 in FCP5.1 ?

I'm getting "unable to initialize." I launch FCP with camcorder ON, camcorder is set for HDV output, camcorder is set to PLAY/EDIT, FCP is set for HDV 1080i60 capture, I've tried different firewire cables, several restarts, no luck. Has anyone been successful with FCP5.1 capturing from this camcorder? Thanks.

Craig Terott · April 21st, 2006, 06:27 AM

I guess I'll just reply to my own post... an update if anyone cares...

After about 6 hours of troubleshooting I decided to trash preferences. Many would have tried this sooner but in my infinite wisdom I dismissed this as a possible solution because in 4 years with Macs it had never once solved a problem. I trashed preferences and relaunched FCP and presto - camera recognized. I still can't believe it.

April 20th, 2006, 08:12 AM	#1
Craig Terott Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 691	Capture HDV 1080i60 in FCP5.1 Has anyone had success capturing HDV from Sony HDR-HC3 in FCP5.1 ? I'm getting "unable to initialize." I launch FCP with camcorder ON, camcorder is set for HDV output, camcorder is set to PLAY/EDIT, FCP is set for HDV 1080i60 capture, I've tried different firewire cables, several restarts, no luck. Has anyone been successful with FCP5.1 capturing from this camcorder? Thanks.

April 21st, 2006, 06:27 AM	#2
Craig Terott Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 691	I guess I'll just reply to my own post... an update if anyone cares... After about 6 hours of troubleshooting I decided to trash preferences. Many would have tried this sooner but in my infinite wisdom I dismissed this as a possible solution because in 4 years with Macs it had never once solved a problem. I trashed preferences and relaunched FCP and presto - camera recognized. I still can't believe it.