What should you do if you get a message saying your scratch disk is missing?
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What causes audio or video to be missing from your output device?
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What's the proper way to dismount a FireWire drive so that you avoid disk errors?
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Is Insert editing possible when using FireWire for device control?
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What causes 'Unable to Lock Deck Servo' messages?
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If you get garbled video or no video output at all with a DVCPRO HD 1200A deck, what's likely to be the cause?
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How do you avoid interruptions to the capture process with DVCPRO HD?
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If you're capturing 24P clips and FCP can't find pulldown information, what's the likely cause?
Answers
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Try remounting or resetting the scratch disk.
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Missing video or audio is usually caused by a settings mix-up or an incorrectly connected device.
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FireWire drives, like all volumes, must be dismounted by dragging to the Trash before disconnecting.
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No.
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These messages could be caused by a Device Control issue or your logging.
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The DVCPRO HD 1200A deck is particular about its menu settings; make sure you haven't missed any.
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DVCPRO HD requires significant throughput and storage; in particular, the 1200A FireWire HD deck needs plenty of throughput overhead and unrestricted access to the FireWire bus of the Macintosh.
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You're using a deck or camera that can't read non-drop frame timecode.