CAPTURING with FCS2 straight to computer ????

[macmithos]

Dear friends:
I'm having problems capturing video straight from the Sony HDR-HC7 camera into FCP.
Reading the post below from Sally Bartel I could solved the problems on capturing from tape, but only using the DV-NTSC set up as she wrote in the end of the post.

" Re: Deck control for HDR-HC7 Camera doesn't work in FCPHD!!
by Sally Bartel on Jan 18, 2008 at 7:27:05 pm

I have no problems controlling my HC7 with FCP 6.0.2.

First of all, I prefer to capture in the HDV format. If you let the camera covert to DV, it squeezes and distorts your image to make it fit in a DV screen.

To capture in the HDV mode, use the touch screen on your camera and go to the Standard Set. Find the iLink Conv and set it to OFF. In FCP, go to Easy Set Up and choose HDV1080i60. Set your camera to the PLAY/EDIT mode and you should be able to control it with FCP. You can edit in HDV, then convert to SD in FCP. This will give you a undistorted widescreen image with black lines at the top and bottom.

If you still want to let your camera do the converting, Go to the Standard Set. Set iLink Conv to HDV-DV. Then in FCP, go to Easy Set Up and choose DV-NTSC. "


But the "big" problem is that I want to capture into FCP and not use tapes.
I'm working with FCS2 only for 2 weeks and I came from FCP HD 4.5, jumping over the FCS1. Back there I used to capture from a VHS-C camera straight into FCP with no problems, using the DV-NTSC set up and a "bridge", the CANOPUS ADVC 300 digitalizing the footages .
How should I proceed to do the same using this Sony HDR-HC7 and FCS2 ? In both modes, HD and DV-NTSC I only get a black window on "LOG AND CAPTURE" .....

PS.: I'm using a MacBook Pro
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.5 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 4 GB

[mrswla]

I don't believe you can do a "live" capture.