"Unable to locate time code" error msg - continues!

"Unable to locate time code" error msg - continues!


Has anyone found a definitive answer to the "Unable to Locate Time Code" error message? I've researched this in the CC archives and read a ton of older posts from many who have experienced this but have yet to find a definitive solution for FCP v6.

I’ve tossed prefs and checked for time code breaks to no avail. Interestingly, some clips are captured and some aren’t when I select them individually and go to Batch Capture, which leads me to believe the problem is time code - but I can’t find any tc breaks. Some of the clips that won’t digitize are well inside a continuous interview - so nowhere near any camera starts or stops. I’ve also increased my preroll from 5 to 7 seconds.

I’m digitizing from a Sony HVR Z7U cmera, using the 1080i 30p setting. As I said, some clips go in fine - others don’t.

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