Camcorder not recoginized in Capture VSx4

[Pos4thSt]

I currently have a Sony HDR-CX160 camcorder, which does not have a firewire port. I also have a 3 month Dell XPS8500, which does not have a firewire port. I am running Windows 7 64bit. When I hook up my camcorder via USB, Windows DOES recoginize it. It is not recognized by Corel, not in the Capture Video, Import form Digital Media,, Import from Mobile Device or Stop Motion. (my webcam does show up) It does not show up in the pull down tree. I understand that you can use Windows Movie Maker, or the supplied Sony PMB software to download it, but I paid for Corel to be able to do this. Why I would like Corel to be able to do this is that you need a"live" camera to be able to use the Stop Motion Capture, not something that has been recorded before. Any help is appreciated.

[teknisyan]

You may want to refer to this KB article http://corel.force.com/index/articles/e ... -Camcorder

[Pos4thSt]

Contacted Sony and they said the HDR-CX160 cannot be used for live streaming. I did find a suggestion for using an av to usb converter that might work.

[Pos4thSt]

I also contacted tech support and they have not been able to resolve the issue as to why the camera is not detected in ANY of the Capture modes.

[Ken Berry]

Can you simply download the video on the camcorder to your computer using Windows or the Sony software which came with the camera, then Insert it into VS?

[Pos4thSt]

Yes I have been doing that then opening up the file in VS4. I guess I was just wondering why I cannot Capture it directly into Corel, why it does not recoginize the camcorder. I wanted to use stop motion, which I guess may not be possible (camcorder issue, not Corel). Just looking to save a step.

[Ken Berry]

What happens when you right click in the timeline (or Library window) and select "Insert Video"? Can you navigate to your camcorder?

[Pos4thSt]

I did click on timeline and "Insert Video" and the camcorder showed up. but when I tried to open the video files it it said no files found. Tried to cut and paste it, no luck. But then I tried "open in new window" and that did work. Thanks for the help, it is greatly appreciated!