Open P2 files on a PowerBook G4

[alb]

Just got the HVX and a P2 4GB card.
I have a 14"PowerBook G4 with a place for the P2 card. The laptop reconigze the P2 but when I try to open the XML file in FCP HD4.5 it ask for a translation template!!
Then an error message appears: " No translation templates matching the selected XML file were found. Unable to import this file."
I usually spend a lot of time searching for answer on yself but now I could not find a solution. Please help.
Thanks,
alex

 

[Barry_Green]

4.5 won't work, you have to upgrade to at least 5.0 for standard-def, and 5.0.4 for high def.

 

[monolith]

Damn. You get your software upgrade and you'll be ahead of my G5, alb. Until you start cutting, anyways

 

[alb]

Thanks Barry.

 

[Shane Ross]

Here's the tutorial for importing footage from the P2 card:

www.proapptips.com/shane

P2 INTRODUCTION

 

[Jeff Deveraux]

Actually you can capture now using non-controllable devise in FCP 4.5.

 

[Alvise Tedesco]

Here's the tutorial for importing footage from the P2 card:

www.proapptips.com/shane

P2 INTRODUCTION

Nice.
Anyway you can use "import P2" under 10.3.9 as well. You just need to manually add a path specifiying P2 volumes as they don't show up immediately

 

[Chamo Lopez]

Final Cut 4.5

Final Cut 4.5

What is a non-controllable devise in FCP 4.5?

Is it possible to capture from the P2 with FCP 4.5 without any additional plug-ins?

Or is a total upgrade necessary?

Many thanks....

 

[Shane Ross]

There is the HD LOG by Imagine Products at www.imagineproducts.com. They have made it into a P2 viewer:

http://www.imagineproducts.com/hdlog.htm

You can use this to view and export the footage as a QT file. $600.

Download the demo and check it out and make sure it will work. If so, then you might be good to go. if not, then you need to upgrade to FCP 5.0.4.