audio not captured

rjh18 wrote on 2/11/2004, 10:00 AM

I recently recorded from a vhs tape to minidv using my dv camcorder (AD Converter). When I tired to capture this in Vegas the audio was not picked up although it works fine when I play the tape on my camcorder. Any help would be appreciated.

Ralph

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rjh18 wrote on 2/11/2004, 11:36 AM

I believe the vcr outputs only mono (white cable). Can vegas capture this?

FuTz wrote on 2/11/2004, 1:13 PM

How is it plugged into your computer? I guess you have no FireWire output on this camera?

rjh18 wrote on 2/11/2004, 2:13 PM

Yes it is firewire. Normal DV shot through the camera captures audio and video fine.

FuTz wrote on 2/11/2004, 11:14 PM

If your camera got it, I can't see why Vegas won't capture the whole thing... with a DV tape originally shot with the cam, everything works ok?
Is it just with this recording of your VCR (on the cam) ? I did the same: taped an analog 8mm video tape from its original camera on my DV camera and the sound was there on tape... but I didn't check Vegas Capture afterwards (just my sister's kids for "archives")...

rjh18 wrote on 2/12/2004, 8:03 AM

Yes, with a DV tape originally shot footage works fine. Just the recording from the VCR is where the audio gets lost during capture.

BE0RN wrote on 2/12/2004, 8:08 AM

I've done many procedures like this, and Vegas has always picked up the audio. I don't see how it would be different in this case. You should try recording it again, on a new tape, and see if the problem recurs. I'm not a seasoned engineer, but I have done quite a few analog-to-digital transfers with my camera, and vegas has never failed me (even in Vegas 3.0).

Please post your results if you ever get this resolved...

Beorn