Novice - Captreu from VHS problem

[SmurfGGM]

Apologies for sounding like a novice !

I have just purchased Video Studio 6 & a Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 DVD Creator USB device.

I have the red, white & yellow leads plugged into a scart lead in the back of my VCR. When I try to capture video, the screen is just blank.

Any idea's ?

Thanks in advance !

[sjj1805]

To save everyone looking here is what the poster is talking about:

Manufacturer's product description
This great innovation from Belkin lets you capture and edit movies from a variety of analog video sources. The package includes the powerful Ulead movie-editing and DVD-authoring software that lets you add professional-quality soundtracks and titles, as well as stunning effects. When your work is completed, you can easily share your movies through e-mail, the Web, or as high-quality VCDs or DVDs. You can play back your movies on your home DVD player, or on a computer running DVD playback software. PRODUCT FEATURES: Lets you capture video from camcorders, PC cameras, VCRs, or other analog video sources; Lets you share your video creations on tape, DVD, VCD, via e-mail, or the Web; Creates DVDs to play on your home or on your PC DVD system; Supports CD- and DVD-burner hardware; Complies with Hi-Speed USB specifications; Offers true Plug-and-Play performance or VCD Authoring; Works with composite video and S-Video devices; Supports NTSC, PAL, and SECAM video inputs; Supports 30 frames per second at resolutions of up to 720x480; Supports high-resolution, still-image capture at 640x480.

Software / system requirements
Software Included: Drivers & Utilities, Ulead VideoStudio 6.0 SE DVD Edition
OS Required: Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP
Min Processor Type: Pentium 4 - 1 GHz
Min RAM Size: 128 MB
Min Hard Drive Space: 500 MB
Peripheral / Interface Devices: Microphone, sound card, CD-ROM, speakers

The screen is blank but do you get sound? - just to make sure you have the leads connected correctly - be surprised how often someone gets them wrong despite the colour coding.

Did you install the drivers that were shipped with the device.
Check your windows device manager to make sure there are no errors - indicated by a yellow exclamation mark :
Here is one of several ways to access the Device Manager in Windows XP. The quickest method is to enter devmgmt.msc in the Start => Run box. Alternatively, right-click My Computer => Properties to bring up the System Properties applet, and then click the Hardware tab followed by the Device Manager button.

[skier-hughes]

I'd add....

Scart.....

Do you have a two way scart?
Most are one way only and that is in. Two way scarts have a switch on them to change between both ways.
Also two way scarts are fully pinned whereas most one way ones aren't.