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Old May 20th, 2007, 07:33 AM   #1
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fcp wont recognise the xlh1| any ideas?

I am still on 5.04 until the new fcp2 ships.

I did some filming in 50i and used the easy set up for hd50i the camera is in vcr mode and connected via firewire. The problem is when i try log and capture i am getting " Unable to initialsze capture device and device control"

Any ideas? I have tried various things, turning camera on before booting mac/fcp turned off other firewire devices but am still not having luck. Any ideas?

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Old May 20th, 2007, 07:55 AM   #2
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Hi Andy,

Please don't cross-post the same question in different forums, it's against DVinfo policy. I've moved this to the Mac forum where it really belongs. You said you "used the easy set up for hd50i". The actual setup is called "HDV - 1080i50" - is that what you're using?

What other firewire devices do you have connected to your computer? Are you capturing to an internal or external drive? Try unplugging all other firewire devices except the camera if possible. If you're using an external drive on another firewire port for capturing, try daisy-chaining the camera through the drive instead of plugging it into a separate port. Also try a different firewire cable.

I'm not familiar with the Canon cameras, but confirm that you don't have it set to downconvert to SD if you're trying to capture HD.
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Old May 20th, 2007, 08:07 AM   #3
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Sorry Boyd for the double post, I posted in the canon forum but then realise i should post here, should of deleted my original post sorry.

I am capturing to an external firewire drive, but i cant see to get fcp to see the camera, its attached directly to the mac. And yes HDV-1080i50 is what I am trying to use.
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Old May 20th, 2007, 08:52 AM   #4
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Actually, this problem sounds vaguely familiar and has been discussed in the A1 section that I spend most of my time in.

this older post discusses issues with getting the camera to connect

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The Canon's can be very tricky especially the HV10, less so, the A1.

This is the procedure that works for me on both of these cameras.
1.Make sure FCP is not running.
2.Turn on the camera
3. Plug in the firewire connection
4. Start FCP
5. Use Easy Setup to select the type of footage i.e. HDV-1080i60 or HDV-1080p24
6. go to log and capture and begin
here is the thread link
http://dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.ph...capture+camera

Not sure if any of this will help but worth a look.

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