When I connect my panasonic mini dv cam I can control the camera via the usb from the VS11 video interface but I get an error message
"unable to switch to capture mode check your video capture driver is working properly"
It worked ok a couple of months ago - is there anyway I can re-install the capture driver or is it a case of software uninstall and re-install?
If anyone knows of an easy fix I'd appreciate it - the reason I don't want to do a re-install is because of the problems I had with the embedded update software.
cheers
Bill
VS11 video capture problems
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You need to throw the USB cable away and use an IEEE1394 Firewire cable instead. It is one of life's mysteries why camcorder manufacturers seem to supply a USB cable and not a firewire cable.
They are reasonable cheap, I bought a firewire kit from PC World - a computer superstore in the UK - this consisted of a firewire cable and also a PCI firewire card (your computer might already have a firewire output socket) and it cost ¢G15 GBP.
They are reasonable cheap, I bought a firewire kit from PC World - a computer superstore in the UK - this consisted of a firewire cable and also a PCI firewire card (your computer might already have a firewire output socket) and it cost ¢G15 GBP.
[quote="sjj1805"]You need to throw the USB cable away and use an IEEE1394 Firewire cable instead. It is one of life's mysteries why camcorder manufacturers seem to supply a USB cable and not a firewire cable.
Thank you sj - I must have had a senior moment - I have a PCMIA card and a firewire cable ! I am so use to working with DSLRs and point and shoot cameras it comes as second nature to connect a USB cable.
the usb cable/socket on the camera is so it can be use as a webcam!
1000 thanks
cheers
Bill
Thank you sj - I must have had a senior moment - I have a PCMIA card and a firewire cable ! I am so use to working with DSLRs and point and shoot cameras it comes as second nature to connect a USB cable.
the usb cable/socket on the camera is so it can be use as a webcam!
1000 thanks
cheers
Bill