Mini-DV JVC deck won't communicate with Xpress Pro

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jersey2withalude

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So I built my first video/editing suite from semi-ground up. I got a HP Avid-Spec XW8200 with dual-Xeon, Mojo, and 3gig of RAM. I also got DVX-100B cameras and a JVC BR-DV3000 deck to run through the Mojo with a 4-4pin firewire.

NIGHTMARE! I can't batch capture, log, use deck control or any other Avid/Deck communication function for more than 20 minutes without an error. Half the time the deck stops communicating entirely and I get an I/O error in my capture tool.

The biggest frustration is in Timecode related issues. the deck will move from clip to clip and not capture half the time due to TC error messages or some related issue... and at some points all AV signals drop out to the Avid and all I get is TC numbers to go with my black capture tool.

Does anybody know/have experiences similar that can be caused by settings in the deck or if the deck itself is faulty??? Avid says it should work fine and 5 hours of tech support later it is not the case.
 
Hm ... the statement "5 hours of tech support later" makes me think that all of the off-the-top-of-my-head things that I thought of have already been tried.

I assume you're using the BR-DV3000 deck template in Avid? Have you checked your Firewire card? Is that a built-in FW card, or a seperate PCI one? Tried a different FireWire cable?

The company that I work for has a JVC deck (different model than yours) and it gives me nothing but trouble. Stuff similar to what you describe. I've not heard very many good things about JVC from others too. I don't know if that's the problem, or if it's something else.

Have you tried using the DVX as a deck? I know it's not a permanent solution, but it could help narrow down the problem to being deck based or PC based.

Just some suggestions....

EDIT TO ADD: Oh, you might try a generic deck template too and see if that gives any better performance.
 
Well, Avid has now removed the BR-3000 from their supported device list... Looks like after Xpress Pro 4.8 JVC gave up on trying to make it compatible
 
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