diff -ru kino-1.2.0.orig/src/ieee1394io.cc kino-1.2.0/src/ieee1394io.cc

--- kino-1.2.0.orig/src/ieee1394io.cc	2007-09-11 21:28:18.000000000 -0700

+++ kino-1.2.0/src/ieee1394io.cc	2008-06-16 12:37:55.000000000 -0700

@@ -1422,6 +1422,11 @@

 		m_iec61883dv = iec61883_dv_xmit_init( m_handle, isPAL, HandlerProxy, this );

 		m_isInitialised = ( m_iec61883dv != NULL );

 		//iec61883_dv_set_synch( m_iec61883dv, 1 ); this is causing hang on close

+		if (!m_isInitialised) 

+		{

+			raw1394_destroy_handle( m_handle );

+			m_handle = NULL;

+		}

 	}

 	return m_isInitialised;

@@ -1459,6 +1464,13 @@

 		if ( !m_isInitialised && Open( frame.IsPAL() ) )

 		{

 			m_isInitialised = ( iec61883_dv_xmit_start( m_iec61883dv, m_channel ) == 0 );

+			if (!m_isInitialised) {

+				iec61883_dv_close( m_iec61883dv );

+				m_iec61883dv = NULL;

+			  	raw1394_destroy_handle( m_handle );

+				m_handle = NULL;

+				return false;

+			}

 			StartThread();

 		}

 		result = true;