Videostudio 9 DVD SE - Video Capture problems

riomar_bob · Post by **riomar_bob** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 11:41 am

I have loaded VS 9 DVD SE onto a PC running XP professional and using a USB composite connection to feed the video from a Hi-8 camcorder.
I can only see 2 frame sizes ( 320x240) and (160x120) in the Video and Audio Capture Property Settings menu and thus the quality of the video captured is poor.
I have tried the same setup on a friends PC (also XP) and he has the option to select a large number of frame sizes. Can you please advise?

Post by **Ron P.** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:28 pm

Welcome to the forums,

First USB is used to transfer still images from camcorder to PC, not video. Does your camcorder, (what make / model is it? ) have a firewire (iLink) port? If yes then you need to purchase a Firewire (IEEE-1394) cable.

What type of capture device are you using? Composite and USB are 2 different things. However I'm just guessing that it may have RCA Composite jacks at one end, while the other is a USB, correct?

Go to the Tools menu and select Change Capture Plug-in. In the dialog window that opens, you should see the available capture plug-ins. It should have the Ulead Direct Show plug-in.

Before going further, I think we need to know about your capture device, and if your camcorder has firewire capabilities.

riomar_bob · Post by **riomar_bob** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:59 pm

Hi Ron,

Thanks for the speedy reply.

The capture device I am using is KWorld DVD Maker USB2.0. and it has USB as one end and Composite jacks for sound (left + right) and video plus s-video

The camcorder does not have firewire as it is hi-8 - only has video and s-video output.

I have a Firewire card already installed that I use with my DV camcorder.

I've checked that the capture plugin is set to Ulead Direct show.

The capture device & videostudio work fine on a friends PC.

I'm confused as to why the frame size is showing only 2 settings.

Bob.

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:04 pm

You have a digital camcorder. Is it mini-dv or digital 8? If it's a digital 8 you can put your high 8 tape in it. If not, does your digital allow pass-thru? You may be able to rig it so your high 8 can play thru your digital.

riomar_bob · Post by **riomar_bob** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:35 pm

Its mini-dv and unfortunately it does not have video in so I can't use it as an interface.