ABOUT RECORDING FROM VCR THRU DV CAM TO PC, I'VE GOT IT WORKING, BUT....

Stunner wrote on 12/16/2003, 9:11 AM

Thanks everyone for your tips. I finally got it working BUT the video only previews 'bout 1 sec or 2 with Vegas Capture software and a blue screen pops up and loses the picture. Is there any way to fix this? Thanks

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Chienworks wrote on 12/16/2003, 9:24 AM

In VidCap, under Options / Preferences, do you have "Enable DV device control" UNchecked? If this option is checked, VidCap will try to play a tape in the DV camcorder while capturing. With it unchecked, it will accept the signal being passed through the DV camcorder instead.

BrianStanding wrote on 12/16/2003, 9:48 AM

Also, make sure you have "minimum capture length" UN checked as well.

farss wrote on 12/16/2003, 1:34 PM

I think the blue screen is coming from the camera itself.
Can you play the tape back and see it OK on the camera's LCD?
If not what sort of camera do you have. If it's anything other than a D8 camera maybe it cannot cope with whats coming off the tape.

kevrlill wrote on 12/16/2003, 4:12 PM

Are those tapes commercial? Maybe it's Macrovision copy protection kicking in. With my converter it will play fine for a few seconds, then darken a whole lot. Maybe your camera blue screens it instead.