Preview screen goes green while capturing?

poshrat · Post by **poshrat** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 6:10 pm

I have now started to use the videostudio editor and in the video capture mode the preview screen blanks out to a solid green block after about 5 minutes.

Is this normal.

I have tried searching on the forum.

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:02 pm

What are you capturing from and how is it connected?

Make sure that under Preferences your Instant Playback Device is set for Preview Window.

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:03 pm

No, it's not normal.

Why does it happen? How do you expect anyone to answer that? We don't know the least bit about how you connect which devices to capture from what source..

poshrat · Post by **poshrat** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:25 pm

Black Lab wrote:What are you capturing from and how is it connected?

Make sure that under Preferences your Instant Playback Device is set for Preview Window.

Hello Trevor,

I am capturing from my Panasonic NV-GS60 through my firewire card and cable.

Capturing as DV.

Has been working great with the dv-to-dvd but now I am using the main program.

Watched and copied the settings by vidoman on his preferences set up on the veoh channel so instant playback in the preview window is selected.

I am pal.

Works for about 3/mins then the preview screen goes green.

I also have a "Dual Head Device" selection which was the setting it was on before. Don't know what this Dual Head thing is.

Captured video is ok but it would have been to see it as it is captured.

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:40 pm

I also have a "Dual Head Device" selection which was the setting it was on before. Don't know what this Dual Head thing is.

That could be your problem. Change it to Preview Window.

BTW, I'm Jeff, not Trevor, although we do type alike.

poshrat · Post by **poshrat** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:22 pm

Black Lab wrote:
I also have a "Dual Head Device" selection which was the setting it was on before. Don't know what this Dual Head thing is.
That could be your problem. Change it to Preview Window.

BTW, I'm Jeff, not Trevor, although we do type alike.

Sorry Jeff, I am not good with names or my settings.

It was set on preview in preferences for the first capture and I am now capturing another dv tape expecting it to go green and it hasn't so far.

I think what went wrong before was that I was looking around my hard drive while capturing and it may have confused it.

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:35 pm

poshrat · Post by **poshrat** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:41 pm

The second dv tape was fine with the preview but now I am scanning the third tape with the same settings this too has gone green in the preview.

Very strange.

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:25 am

Hi

Very strange indeed, this is Trevor¡K¡K¡K. good morning

Whatever you capture to you should see a good preview screen.
When you capture to DV you are actually transferring the data from tape to the pc, no re-coding, what you have is what you get DV-Avi files.

I assume you are using the Capture option and not Quick Scan. The latter appears to be similar to the DV-DVD wizard but just saves the selected clips to the working folder. Appears to capture as ¡¥split by scene¡¦

Try split by scene from the normal capture, also select DV-Type 1 from the options cogwheel.
Create a new capture folder for each capture. Helps with finding the files ¡K¡K¡K¡K.

Ok

Have you installed the latest version of Direct X, if not, irrespective of your version number, re-install.

I do not have VS 11 and cannot comment on updates, have a look at the corel web site for updates http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/ ... 2796559943

poshrat · Post by **poshrat** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 12:04 pm

Hello Trevor!

Where's your black lab picture gone? Oh no that is Jeff

Yes Trevor this is strange. I have already set the settings you mentioned before scanning.

The firewire card and cable are new made by Belkin so I don't think that is a problem.

When the preview screen goes green there is no sound just clicks and bips ie. distorted.

Last night I watched the dv camera lcd monitor at the same time watching the green preview window on the program. One important clue I think is that as the time duration on the dv camera is 1,2,3,4 etc the program when the preview screen is green goes 1,2 pause 4, pause 7. As if the program is finding it hard to catch up with the transfer from the dv camera.

The final files are saved on my secondary drive and are fine.

I will contact support to see what they have to say.

Post by **Ron P.** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 12:08 pm

Try using another program to capture your DV, such as WinDV. This could help determine if it is a problem related to the program or perhaps your PC.

WinDV

poshrat · Post by **poshrat** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 12:23 pm

vidoman wrote:Try using another program to capture your DV, such as WinDV. This could help determine if it is a problem related to the program or perhaps your PC.

WinDV

Thats a good idea Ron, just downloaded, thankyou.

Also just emailed support.

poshrat · Post by **poshrat** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:28 pm

Ron,

This WinDV program is the dog's doughnuts

I will capture using WinDv from now on!

Very little cpu is used, big large preview screen which isn't green a neat little program.

No preview of sound on my main computer speakers but that is probably because I am using type 1 capture. The sound is there on the files and I can hear it through my dv camera so not a problem.

Searched WinDV on this forum and it appears most experienced users of videostudio use it to capture their dv recordings.

Thanks Ron and everyone