capture software

rnspears wrote on 5/22/2015, 6:47 PM
I am trying to digitize old vhs tapes of my son. I have sony vegas pro 11. The capture software seems to be from 2007. I purchased a ADVC10 Canopus using svideo in and Firewire 6 pin into pc. Windows detects as AV/C tape recorder/PLayer and Capture software shows same. However not able to capture or see anything on preview. Pretty sure set up correctly.

Do I need an updated capture software? Software included with vegas seems pretty old. Is there a 3rd party capture software I should use? Any other suggestions please?

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PeterDuke wrote on 5/22/2015, 7:34 PM
I use WinDV to capture over firewire. It is rather basic but does the job. You can see the video but not hear the audio during transfer (from memory). You have to use the device itself for tape control.
Former user wrote on 5/22/2015, 8:07 PM
Sometimes you have to revert to the old firewire drivers in Windows. (legacy drivers)
wwaag wrote on 5/22/2015, 8:55 PM
It works fine for me using the built-in capture in Vegas 13 which should be the same as V11. I tried it with an old ADVC-100. Here's what I did. Turn on your ADVC 10. Launch Vegas. Select the Project Media Tab and then Open the capture window and select DV, then OK. This brings up the Sony video Capture 6.0 window. The Verify Tape Name window will appear. Enter a name and select the button "Don't capture....". Hit OK and you will get a black screen. Then turn on your VCR and the screen should now appear. Select "Capture Video" and then start your tape. It should work. Hit the Stop button to end recording. A window should pop up saying your clip was recorded successfully, etc.

wwaag

It also works in V10. The Vid Capture is the same.

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rnspears wrote on 5/22/2015, 8:59 PM
Hi wwaag. This is exactly what I have been doing. I am used to capturing DV from my MiniDV tape deck. But from the ADVC not. I am going to try legacy drivers.
rnspears wrote on 5/22/2015, 9:00 PM
Donald. Going to try this now... thanks.
Chienworks wrote on 5/22/2015, 9:12 PM
As far as the process is concerned it shouldn't make the slightest bit of difference whether you're using a MiniDV deck or the ADVC unit. Once it becomes a firewire signal the capture software coudn't possibly care where it came from. The only issue you would encounter is whether the capture software is attempting to control the tape deck or not, but you've already covered that aspect by turning that feature off by disabling 'enable DV device control'.
wwaag wrote on 5/22/2015, 9:36 PM
Have you verified that you're getting a signal by connecting the composite AV out from your ADVC to another monitor or TV? Back in Vegas, if the preview window is black, try toggling back and forth between the Capture and Advanced Capture tabs. If it's still black, try capturing anyway. On one occasion when I was trying this, the preview magically appeared and it captured OK. If you're able to successfully capture with a mini-dv deck, it's surprising that you can't with your ADVC unit. In any case, good luck.

wwaag

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rnspears wrote on 5/22/2015, 11:49 PM
excellent point Chienworks..... I was just starting to wonder about that. I may plug in my DV Recorder and see how windows sees that. Pretty sure that it was looking different to windows and showed up as a different type of device in the capture software. I am pretty sure the DV deck did not show in windows as AV/C Tape Recorder.
rnspears wrote on 5/22/2015, 11:53 PM
wwaag. Also good point and will try. Right now the only output is firewire but I will put analog cables on output to monitor and see.... I checked the VCR and do have good output.
rraud wrote on 5/24/2015, 9:43 AM
If your MiniDV deck works, i't likily not a Vegas issue.
Does the ADVC show up in 'File> Capture Video> Device'.
Chienworks wrote on 5/24/2015, 9:59 AM
Both cameras and the AV->DV converter i've used all show up as "Microsoft DVR Device". No indication beyond that has ever been shown.
Marc S wrote on 5/24/2015, 1:45 PM
I have found that with Windows 7 I need to go to firewire driver and choose legacy to get things working. Probably the same in Windows 8.