Capture Problems

tocsese wrote on 10/30/2006, 4:20 PM
Apologize for the double post - Hoping someone here can answer that does not look at the Vegas Video forum.

Bought a Sony HDR HC3 recently, and have had constant problems with capture. Trying to capture DV standard definition, the camera outputs in HD or standard depending on what is recorded on the tape. I have been capturing for three years with V V 4.0 and have never so much as lost a frame when capturing with my old Sony digital camcorder. Tried Movie Studio Platinium 7.0 and the capture problem is the same. If I start the tape from the begining and capture to the end, the entire capture is pixelated and scrambled, audio is awhile as well. The bit rate and dimension numbers are PAL, but this is a NTSC camcorder.

The work around is start capture and count 5 seconds, stop the capture, restart the capture and then all is well. I end up with two clips, the first is 5 seconds of junk and the second is excellent, with correct bit rate and dimension for NTSC. Been on the phone with Sony Camcorder tech support who believe it is the software not syncing with the camcorder. Any help would be greatly appreciated! :)

Comments

rustier wrote on 10/30/2006, 6:43 PM
if you search the forum (just up and to the right) with key words "hc3 capture" you will get some good info that may help you. I don't use HD yet but I gather the techniques are a little different. One notable thing is to allow a "head and tail" to your footage which you can trim out later after capture. You aren't alone. Good luck with it!