CAPTURE: The Device 'Microsoft DV Camera and VCR' Could Not Be Opened

Vincent-Wilkins wrote on 3/5/2021, 4:51 AM

Hi, I'm running "Movie Studio 17 Platinum" on a Dell 5530 laptop with Windows 10.

The full error message reads: The Device 'Microsoft DV Camera and VCR'  Could Not Be Opened. Please make sure that it is turned on and is not being used by another application or user.

The camera is a Sony DCR-TRV840 connected via Firewire. Device manager says it is working correctly. Studio 17 recognizes the camera as "Microsoft DV Camera and VCR" which makes the driver suspect. I went to Sony's web site but no driver for USBDRVEN.EXE found for Windows 10.

The Camera's A/V DV Out is turned ON. It works fine on my ancient Windows XP machine with an ancient version of Adobe Premier. There is no software control or playback interactivity with the camera.

I checked everything in the FAQ ( https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/support/article/capturing-video-from-a-sony-camcorder--222/)

Rebooted several times since I just installed Movie Studio. Nothing helps.

Any help appreciated

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Musicvid wrote on 3/5/2021, 6:24 AM

Install the Windows Legacy FireWire driver.

Disable Device Control in Vidcap.

In-depth discussion here.

https://www.studio1productions.com/Articles/Firewire-1.htm

Vincent-Wilkins wrote on 3/5/2021, 1:26 PM

I tried that with both the Legacy driver and now the Dell driver. Vidcap just hangs with excessive CPU usage. Task Manager won't kill it. I need the power button to kill the PC. BTW I'm running a Dell laptop so not sure if its driver is different from desktops.

Vincent-Wilkins wrote on 3/5/2021, 1:26 PM

Thank you for the suggestions!

Musicvid wrote on 3/5/2021, 2:06 PM

Keep trying. The fact that it works on an old computer is encouraging.

Scenealyzer is an alternative DV Firewire capture program that can still be found for download.

Vincent-Wilkins wrote on 3/5/2021, 2:45 PM

Thanks, I'll give it a try and put Vegas Studio 17 to bed until their Support gets around to me :-).

unaduna wrote on 11/20/2023, 3:49 AM

Hi Vincent-Wilkins. I had the same error message and after many attempts found that the problem, at least for me, was a simple setting on my camera (SonyHDR-HC1E).

In the camera menu, under "HDV/DV VCR," the VCR was set to "Automatic"; I cannot figure out exactly why, but it does not work as intended. So, I manually set the parameter to "DV", 'cause I wanted to transfer DV videos to the computer (if you have HDV videos you should select "HDV") and now everything works properly.

I hope this solution is helpful to you or anyone who is having the same problem.

Ciao ciao,
Luca

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Dexcon wrote on 11/20/2023, 3:56 AM

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