capture and play problems

Mr Wud wrote on 6/25/2010, 1:00 AM

Hi
I am having two problems with Vegas Studio that I hope someone can help me with.

1. When I am capturing from my video camera the software creates a new clip every 5 - 10 seconds, mostly of exactly the same size. This means that when it all appears on the timeline there can be hundreds of clips which are unmanagable.

2. If I exit vegas and open a media clip or any video file from the hard drive and play it in another media player (WMP or VLC player) - and then close it - when i try to open Vegas again no file or project will play, merely moving the cursor briefly and then stopping. In order to get vegas to play again I have to reboot the computer. Very tedious.
I'd be very grateful for any help.
JC

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Ivan Lietaert wrote on 6/25/2010, 1:17 AM

What camera?
How do you capture? (firewire, usb, card reader...)

Mr Wud wrote on 6/25/2010, 2:16 AM

Hi
Wow! Quick reply.
Firewire from a Sony Handycam (DV tape).
JC

Chienworks wrote on 6/25/2010, 3:15 AM

There are two preference settings that might be affecting this.

- Options / Preferences / Disk Management / Maximum size per DV clip
- Options / Preferences / Maximum capture length

If either of these is enabled then VidCap will create a new clip every time either limit is reached. Make sure these are both disabled.

Why do you shut down Vegas when you preview a clip in another player? Why not leave it open?

Mr Wud wrote on 6/26/2010, 4:10 AM

Thanks for that.
the setting 'Maximum size per DV clip' wasn't enabled, and nor was the maximum clip length.

Tried it again and the same problem - the clips seem to stop at about 40Mb, although some go a little further (50-55).

Very odd. Might try reinstalling in case I've clicked on something I shouldn't have. Any more advice?
Thanks for the help so far.
JC