I need your help, I can´t capture DV...

xaxo_29 · Post by **xaxo_29** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 10:55 am

I have video studio 7 and my camera is Sony D8 dcr trv 280, yesterday I make some captures in DV mode via iLink and today when I turn on the camera simply not appear DV capture device only appear in the camera lcd "Dv in" I check the iLink cable, the card, the camera, I don´t have any response, if someone know something please help me, thanks in advance...

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:21 am

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:23 am

Have a read of this also and come back with all the required info if need be.

rjs916 · Post by **rjs916** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:51 pm

I also have the exact same problem as you xaxo_29. I posted in the subject "My MiniDV camera does not capture correctly" but no one has replied to my post. Heinz-oz, Here are my specs:

Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1 2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
Motherboard:
Processor: x86 Family 6 Model Stepping 2 AuthenticAMD ~1730 Mhz
Memory (RAM): 512 MB of RAM
Video Card:
Sound Card:
HDD Capacity: 111 GB

Thanks for your help. This is all the info I have so far. Is it enough? If not I will definitely find out the rest of the info of course.

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 6:25 pm

Hi

Have you tried capturing from the ‘video editor’

When connected via firewire, switch your camcorder to playback and turn on.
The Ulead Capture Manager usually recognises the device, do you want to use it
You should also be able to see the camera listed in your Device Manager, under Imaging Devices’.

Select the capture tab and capture video.
Your camera should be listed in the ‘Source’ Box
Select DV from the Format box.
The DV option should remain and NOT revert to Avi.
VS should have control of the camera via the controls below the preview screen.

Press Capture Video

How far do you get with this process.

Does this Help.

Trevor

rjs916 · Post by **rjs916** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:38 pm

trevor andrew, I followed your steps, but there was no video shown on my computer when capturing and only sound came from my actual MiniDV. The following message popped up when I stopped capturing video:

"Capturing failed. The file created is corrupted and unusable. It will be automatically deleted."

How do I fix this? Thanks.

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:14 pm

You need to tell us for starters the type of camcorder you use and the method of connection.

rjs916 · Post by **rjs916** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 4:10 am

Heinz-oz, here are the specs of my computer:

Operating System: Windows XP, SP2
Motherboard: Asus A7N8X Deluxe
Processor: AMD Athlon (tm) XP 2100 + 1.73 GHz
Memory (RAM): 512 MB
Video Card ATI All-In-WOnder Radeon 8500DV
Sound Card:NVIDEA nFOrce
HDD Capacity: 120 GB

Please help. Thank you.

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 8:22 am

rjs916 wrote:trevor andrew, I followed your steps, but there was no video shown on my computer when capturing and only sound came from my actual MiniDV. The following message popped up when I stopped capturing video:

"Capturing failed. The file created is corrupted and unusable. It will be automatically deleted."
How do I fix this? Thanks.

Hi

I have seen this warning in the past and has been caused by a poor input signal.
In my case a bad tape recording.
A faulty firewire card or cable, a bad connection maybe.

Does the Mini Dv tape playback ok within the camera?
If you have problems with playback then the camera heads may need cleaning.

Trevor

rjs916 · Post by **rjs916** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 3:03 am

trevor andrew wrote:Hi

I have seen this warning in the past and has been caused by a poor input signal.
In my case a bad tape recording.
A faulty firewire card or cable, a bad connection maybe.

Does the Mini Dv tape playback ok within the camera?
If you have problems with playback then the camera heads may need cleaning.

Trevor

trevor andrew, my MiniDV tape playback is ok within the camera. There are no problems with playback. It is clear, and while it is playing fine the counter is showing in the program, but there is no video preview.

rjs916 · Post by **rjs916** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 12:25 am

Does anybody know what is wrong if my MiniDV doesn't capture correctly? The "DV In" shows on the display, and my MiniDV playback is fine.

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 2:03 am

@rjs916

I asked you once before:

heinz-oz wrote:You need to tell us for starters the type of camcorder you use and the method of connection.

but so far, I haven't seen an answer to that.

I hate guessing and my cristal ball is in for repairs.

A genaral answer to your problem has been given before, faulty connection/cable/capture card etc.

To narrow it down, we need to know what you connect and how to what capture device.

rjs916 · Post by **rjs916** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 3:07 am

heinz-oz wrote:@rjs916

I asked you once before:
heinz-oz wrote:You need to tell us for starters the type of camcorder you use and the method of connection.
but so far, I haven't seen an answer to that.

I hate guessing and my cristal ball is in for repairs.

A genaral answer to your problem has been given before, faulty connection/cable/capture card etc.

To narrow it down, we need to know what you connect and how to what capture device.

The type of camcorder that I use is a Sony DCR-TRV 25 MiniDV camcorder. My method of connection is through FireWire/IEEE 1394. There could be something wrong with the capture card?

Heinz-oz, here are the specs of my computer:

Operating System: Windows XP, SP2
Motherboard: Asus A7N8X Deluxe
Processor: AMD Athlon (tm) XP 2100 + 1.73 GHz
Memory (RAM): 512 MB
Video Card ATI All-In-WOnder Radeon 8500DV
Sound Card:NVIDEA nFOrce
HDD Capacity: 120 GB

Does this help? Thank you.

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 3:58 am

Oh yes, that info would have helped before also. To save you the trouble of posting your PC data again if you have a different question, I suggest you put it in your profile. Don't know how? Look at this http://phpbb.ulead.com.tw/EN/viewtopic.php?t=16180

Now back to your original question. Which capture plug-in and which device control did you select for the capture?

Device control: MS 1394 Device control
Capture plug-in: Ulead DirectShow Capture Plug-in

You will find these settings in the capture module.

We are dealing with faulty hardware if this doesn't help.

Is your device listed in "Device Mgr"? "Start" >Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device manager? It should look similar to this

If you have a symbol next to the listing, that would indicate a fault with the card or the driver.

Have you got access to a different computer with IEEE1394 port? Try to connect your camcorder to that one. Otherwise try with a different cable.

If we eliminate the cable and the PC card, the camera may be faulty.

rjs916 · Post by **rjs916** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 6:00 am

Heinz-oz, there is no symbol next to the listing. The device control and capture plug-in was the one that you specified. I do not have another computer with an IEEE1394 port, as my laptop has none. The firewire cable used is the only one we have. There was no change, as there is still no video capture when I started capturing.