Hi I have a Mac mini 1.42 GHz PopwerPC G4 with 512 ram and Mac OS 10.4.10. For years I have been importing DV video from my Canon ZR70 MC A video camera via a firewire cable.
But now all of a sudden the Mac does not recognize the camera. I've tried the obvious things - camera restart, cable in and out on both ends, Mac restart. Also, just to rule out iMovie problems: The camera is no longer recognized as a webcam by Yahoo Messenger either.
Last time this happened (about 6 months ago) I ended up doing a complete HD wipe and OS reinstallation, and that fixed the problem. But obviously that's a very time-consuming process and I'd like to see if anyone knows a faster way to fix this.
I suspect the problem is related to the video and/or firewire drivers, since the OS reinstall fixed it, but I'm a Windows/Linux guy and I don't know much about reinstalling or troubleshooting Mac drivers. Any suggestions or links to relevant resources would be greatly appreciated!
Mads
But now all of a sudden the Mac does not recognize the camera. I've tried the obvious things - camera restart, cable in and out on both ends, Mac restart. Also, just to rule out iMovie problems: The camera is no longer recognized as a webcam by Yahoo Messenger either.
Last time this happened (about 6 months ago) I ended up doing a complete HD wipe and OS reinstallation, and that fixed the problem. But obviously that's a very time-consuming process and I'd like to see if anyone knows a faster way to fix this.
I suspect the problem is related to the video and/or firewire drivers, since the OS reinstall fixed it, but I'm a Windows/Linux guy and I don't know much about reinstalling or troubleshooting Mac drivers. Any suggestions or links to relevant resources would be greatly appreciated!
Mads
