Final Cut Pro: Restoring a DV device connection in QuickTime 7

Summary

If you notice a loss of connectivity between Final Cut Pro or Final Cut Express and your DV camera or deck after upgrading your versions of Mac OS X and QuickTime, here's what you can do to resolve the issue.

Products Affected

Final Cut Pro 5.X, QuickTime 7 (OS X)

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Important: Final Cut Pro 5 requires QuickTime 7.0 or later; it does not work with QuickTime 6.

  1. Remove QuickTime receipts:
    1. Go to /Library/Receipts/
    2. Locate the QuickTime receipts files.
    3. Select all QuickTime receipts that have version numbers as part of their names (but don't select the other QuickTime receipts). Here's an example of what they look like (you may have different receipts on your computer):

    4. Drag the selected receipts to the Trash.
  2. Download and install the latest version of QuickTime for Mac OS X.

After following these steps and restarting your computer, your DV device should interact with Final Cut as expected.

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