I know this isn't the answer you want nor is it a good answer but could
you just capture to another codec? --J.B.
Rebecca Duge editthis58@yahoo.com [Avid-L2] wrote:
>
>
> Hi Dave,
>
> Thanks for the recommendation. I've been unsuccessful in remedying the
> issue by deleting the database files creating new users and new
> projects. I've reboot the Mac, removed the power plug for a bit and
> still 99% of the time the issue occurs. This is something 100% foreign
> to me as the system it is occurring on has always been the most
> reliable of my Mac setups.
>
> Do you by chance have any external hardware recommendations for
> Capturing from tape to external drive/raid setup? All my captures
> usually go to a secondary hard drive within the Mac (I have two old
> Mac Pro Cheese Graters as my main workhorses) but with the trashcan it
> looks like I'll have to use an external option as my capture drive.
> This is completely new to me so any ideas would be beyond helpful.
>
> Thanks,
> Becki
>
>
>
> On Oct 7, 2018, at 12:34 PM, Dave Hogan mactvman@yahoo.com
> <mailto:mactvman@yahoo.com> [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
>
>> I have encountered a strange bug in the past, which which may be
>> related...
>>
>> When capturing within a project that had previously used a different
>> i/o appliance I will get a system crash when using the VTR. This
>> actually is more common doing tape outputs.
>>
>> This happens where I work when switching between Nitris appliances,
>> Aja IO appliances and newer Blackmagic ones. This also includes
>> going between older DX appliances and newer ones from AVID, made by
>> blackmagic.
>>
>> The solution has always been to use a new project, created on the
>> system with the IO appliance you are going to use. I have also had
>> luck deleting the project settings, (and in shared projects, the sub
>> folders for each bay).
>>
>> Good Luck,
>>
>> Dave Hogan
>> Burbank, CA
>>
>>
>>
>> On Saturday, October 6, 2018 6:44 PM, "John Beck
>> jb30343@windstream.net <mailto:jb30343@windstream.net> [Avid-L2]"
>> <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> All those Sony decks have been pretty bulletproof for me. Since you
>> were using Digibeta when the problem happened, I wonder if it might have
>> been related to capturing a SD signal. I usually use a HDW-M2000 and
>> let it upconvert if I'm capturing from Beta SP or Digibeta.
>> --J.B.
>>
>> Rebecca Duge wrote:
>> > HDSR; HDCAM; Beta SP; DigiBeta; these are our most used tape decks.
>> > The one I was using when I started encountering the issue was the
>> > DigiBeta.
>> >
>> >
>> > On Oct 6, 2018, at 4:43 PM, Jb <jb30343@windstream.net
>> <mailto:jb30343@windstream.net>
>> > <mailto:jb30343@windstream.net>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> What tape machine are you using? JB
>> >>
>> >> Sent from my iTelephone
>> >>
>> >> On Oct 6, 2018, at 6:19 PM, Rebecca Duge editthis58@yahoo..com
>> <mailto:editthis58@yahoo.com>
>> >> <mailto:editthis58@yahoo.com> [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
>> <mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
>> >> <mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Hey Gang,
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Because I haven't been able to figure out a fix for the issue of
>> >>> Avid crashing when choosing a ProRes Codec in Capture tool, I'm
>> >>> having to switch machines.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Therefore, can anyone tell me a good external setup for capturing
>> >>> (tape to file) on a Mac Pro Trashcan. I don't have any experience in
>> >>> capturing to external sources (drives/RAID setups) so I can use a
>> >>> ton of advice as to how I should go about this and what y'all find
>> >>> works best in your own setups.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks in Advance!!!
>> >>>
>> >>> ~ Becki
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> *SPECS:*
>> >>>
>> >>> Mac Pro (Late 2013)
>> >>>
>> >>> 2.7 GHz 12 Core Intel Xeon E5
>> >>>
>> >>> 32GB 1866 MHz DDR3 ECC
>> >>>
>> >>> AMD FirePro D500 3072MB
>> >>>
>> >>> Blackmagic Ultrastudio 4K
>> >>>
>> >>> Yosemite 10.10.5
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
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