Print to tape will not show on Camera

[Brendon]

I'm having problems exporting my movie timeline to DV Tape.

I have printed many movies to tape over the years using MSP7, and I have had few problems up until now.

Now when I try to print to tape, MSP renders the timeline, and then comes up with a black screen. When it should start playing the file, it remains black. I've tried leaving it for over 20 mins, and still nothing.

Printing a Video file to tape rather than the timeline, produces the same result. I have tries Delay, and Manually with keyboard or mouse. I don't know what to do with Device control.

After the render, I hit rec/pause on the camera, (connections have been checked) but nothing displays on the camera screen. Recording simply records a blue screen. Other movies can no longer be printed to tape either.

Camera is Canon Mv600i (1334 connection)

[Brendon]

UPDATE:

I have used several devices. I am able to preview the file through the DV Device, by selecting preview through DV Camcorder in playback options. However, It simply doesn't happen when I use the print to tape function.

[Terry Stetler]

I don't know what to do with Device control.

Without setting Device Control you won't get anywhere. Try setting it to the "MS 1394 Device Control" driver.

[Devil]

Sony and Canon cams often use non-industry-standard IEEE-1394 (I know that Sony use at least 3 different ones). If you really get stuck with P-to-T, render your project into a DV type 1 file and use Export.

[Terry Stetler]

Yup....especially Sony cams. They seem to play it fast & loose with the standards quite a bit

[Brendon]

Hey,
Thanks for your suggestions. I have the device control set to 1334 Connection.

Also, the camera has worked previously and I am now using a Panasonic NV DV2000 (DV Tape Deck)

I will try to render it as a DV-Type 1 file. How do I do this though? It doesn't give that option in "create video file"

Cheers,
Brendon

[Devil]

But it does.

Select Microsoft AVI type files, then Options, then, under the AVI tab, Compression, DV Video Encoder - Type 1

Choose the few other options (all 3 tabs) according to which system you are using.

[Brendon]

Great. Thanks for that.

Can you please tell me if I'll lose quality with that option?

[Terry Stetler]

No more than if you exported a project directly to the camera. Basically you will only lose a bit where effects are applied, which is normal in any editor. All rendering does is record the project to the HDD.

[Brendon]

Okay,
Thanks alot guys.

That's a real help!