videostudio 10.0 problem

[stevetyler]

Hi I'm running videostudio 10.0 and when i try to capture a video either by using my in built webcam or using my usb video/audio grabber with my sony handycam TRV228E
i get an error popping up 'Cannot start the capture graph'. Any advice in sorting this out would be great, as I got this at xmas and still not working properly, only got this far due to perseverance/youtube/good luck.

Thanks

[Ken Berry]

Welcome to the forums!

Unfortunately, VS10 is simply not compatible with Windows 7, which you are running. The first version that was compatible, or almost was VS X2, using a patch. However that patch does not work with earlier versions. VS X3 is fully compatible with Win 7.

I am assuming that you got VS10 with the USB video/audio grabber, and that it is in fact the cut-down SE version, but you might want to confirm that. If the USB device, moreover, is called EasyCap, then you have probably been dudded as quite a few people have bought that and never got it to work, even on XP machinese on which VS 10 *will* work.

You might want to consider downloading the free trial version of VS X3 to see if it works with your handycam -- though as noted above, the USB device might be another matter!

[stevetyler]

Thanks for the advice, it is an easy cap device your correct and I think the web is littered with disgruntled people who like you say cant get these things to work. The seller assured people that what i got was an offical item and not a knock off. I seem to have a full vs10.0.
What is a little annoying then is the videos on youtube of people claiming to have what looks like vs10 with a easy cap device working on win7. I'll look in to trying the free trial of the newer version then.
Thanks
Steve

[Trevor Andrew]

Hi

The official Easycap device has been re-branded as Ezcap.
As far as I know they no longer provide Video Studio with this device.

Ezcap web site