Having Trouble Capturing Video

bequadro · Post by **bequadro** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 11:02 pm

I am having problems capturing video. I bought a new laptop and it didnt have firewire on it so I bought a type II firewire card and it came with VS 8 SE Basic. I have used Studio 9 Plus for a long time. When I got my new computer I installed studio and I could never capture video on my laptop. I have had problems with that program for sometimes. So I decided to look for a new program and I found VS 8, but I keep getting a message Unable to switch to capture mode, check if your video capture driver is working properly. I have checked and checked and I have no idea how to get this program or studio to start working. I have tried Windows Movie Maker and I get a message that says Class Not Registered. I have contacted Studio, but nobody helps there, the support is horrible. What am I doing wrong. I need help, I am getting frustrated. This is what I am using.

Panasonic PV-DV203D Digital Video Camera (mini dv)

Ibm T42 Laptop
Intel Pentium M Centrino Processor
60 Gig hard Drive
1.70Ghz (735)
512 Ram
ATI Hydravision 9600

Windows Xp Professional Version 2002 SP2

Can Anybody Help Me?

Nick

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 11:21 pm

In XP Pro, SP2, the firewire port became a monitored connection.

Check if the settings for the firewall allow your camcorder to access the system via the firewire port. I'm almost certain it doesn't.

maddrummer3301 · Post by **maddrummer3301** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 11:29 pm

What is the model & manufacturer of the Notebook Firewire Card you bought?

bequadro · Post by **bequadro** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:58 pm

The firewire wire card that I bought is an

ADS Tech Pyro 1394 Port

P/N: API-601

I put the card in the computer and program recognize the card and camera. I can start the camera from the controls on the screen, but when I try to capture I get Cannot capture then I get Unable to switch to capture mode. I try changing plugins (MV to Ti) but nothing works. I have checked to see if I have the preview window set for the right preview mode. I am going to check the firewall settings. Nick

bequadro · Post by **bequadro** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 10:00 pm

Sorry - Got A Little Excited.

Nick

Philander · Post by **Philander** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:32 am

Did you contact Ulead Technical Support?

I think this problem can be easily sorted out.

Anyway, just download the latest drivers here:
http://www.adstech.com/support/Download ... 0Notebooks

I have the same problem before, Ulead Tech support gave me the following:

Download the latest version of DirectX and other necessary updates from Microsoft:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

Try to plug-in the DV camera before opening the VideoStudio program.

Be sure that there are no other running applications.

At the VideoStudio program.
Click Tools; select 'Select Capture Device Control', select the appropriate device control for your DV cam (MS 1394 or TI 1394).

Select appropriate capture plug-in (select Directshow if you want to capture in AVI format and select DSW MPEG capture plug-in if you want to capture in MPEG format).

Then go to capture step and customize all other capture settings.

NOTE: It is suggested that you also installed the latest update patch for your VS8 SE version.