HDV Capture to Vegas 6

alanB wrote on 3/20/2007, 5:13 PM
Hi, can anybody tell me how I can capture video footage from my Sony HDV HC3 cam and import it to my Vegas Movie 6 Platinum software?
When I click capture video and go into capture preferences and click (Device type) IEEE 1394/MPEG2-TS Device, below that is (Device) which it wont let me enter.
Anybody know why I can't list or put my device in the box?

Cheers If You Can Help Alan

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4eyes wrote on 3/21/2007, 11:12 AM
I have the Sony HC3 and use VMS 7 Platinum.
Download the trial and test it.
Under Preferences you uncheck the use external capture program or when you click on capture it will automatically go to the dv standard capture module. You don't want that so uncheck this box under Preferences for capturing HDV Video.

In VMS7 after you uncheck the box and goto capture a pop-up box will ask you whether you want to capture in HDV or standard DV, select HDV.
The capturing module should show up on the bottom left of the screen.
Click on the Prefs Tab, assign the recording drive/directory, then click on the Device Tab and under the Device drop-down box you should see your cam listed.
Select it and proceed to capturing.

I don't have version 6. You can capture the native HC3 format same as VMS7 Platinum does with this program. Works good on my system(s).
HDVSplit Program

You don't really need to install ffdshow. That's only necessary to preview the video & audio from the HC3.
I don't think that VMS6 will work with these m2t transport streams. You probably need VMS7 Platinum.
I'm very satisfies with VMS 7 Platinum.
CWood wrote on 3/22/2007, 5:27 AM
I too am having problems capturing HDV from my HC3. Sony has attempted to help, however nothing they have suggested has worked. I have gotten Vegas to recognize my HC3, however everytime I attempt to capture it says there was a failure to capture error. I really hope someone out there has some suggestions, otherwise this was a waste of money!
4eyes wrote on 3/22/2007, 10:45 AM
>>>I really hope someone out there has some suggestions, otherwise this was a
>>>waste of money!
After I bought my cam I wanted some other software that captured from my HDV cam.
So I Iooked at all the features of the Vegas Family posted on the web a compared them. Like this one and saw that the Platinum Version Supports HDV Capturing:
Comparision Chart:.
Comparison Chart

Then read the information on the Platinum Version:
VMS 7 Platinum Version

Then read the information on the Standard Version:
VMS 7 Standard Version

So I bought the Platinum Version because it appeared to me that the Standard Version didn't have support for HDV capturing & editing.

T&KVideo wrote on 3/24/2007, 10:46 PM
Vegas 6.0 don't have a mode to setting for HDV1080 60i(1080/480) so you can't capture any video from any camcorder that you record by HDV with 1080i. i do have vegas 6.0 too but does not work with my HVR-Z1U camcorder when I record by HDV.
4eyes wrote on 3/28/2007, 4:22 AM
What a nice HDV cam that is.
Have you at least tried HDVSplit to capture from your HDV Cam?

You need to go into "Options"->"Preferences" and under the "Video TAB"
UN_Check "Use external video capture application" then capture.

I use HDVSplit because you can turn previewing off which lowers cpu usage. HDVSplit

If you using Vista may also be problem, depends on what version of Vista.
alanB wrote on 4/2/2007, 12:48 PM
Also just bought a AR31S laptop and Vista home premium with the hope to use the Vegas 6 to edit my HDV cam with, but I also red that you need at least 2.8Ghz processor and mine has a 2Ghz AGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!...........

Any Ideas?????

Also anybody know any good DVD tutorial on the Vegas 6..
Tim L wrote on 4/2/2007, 2:39 PM
<i>Also just bought a AR31S laptop and Vista home premium with the hope to use the Vegas 6 to edit my HDV cam with, but I also red that you need at least 2.8Ghz processor and mine has a 2Ghz AGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!...........</i>

The recommended "2.8Ghz for HDV" is from back in the days of Pentium 4, etc.

Your AR31S is apparently a 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo machine, which should be much faster than a 2.8 P4.

I'm certainly no expert (seeing as I don't have HDV, and I only have a 3.0GHz P4), but I don't think you have anything to worry about. Maybe somebody else can confirm.

Tim L
alanB wrote on 4/3/2007, 1:40 AM
Many thanks Tim, I'm a novice at all of this, so if any one can help would be much appreciated.

Alan
4eyes wrote on 4/23/2007, 7:24 PM
Tim L Wrote:

I use a 2.8Ghz HT P4 and a 3.2Ghz HT P4 with VMS 7 Platinum. I capture & edit in the program.
Usually to perform extensive editing you would want to convert the hd-mpeg2 to the cineformhd intermediate codec. Editing is then in real-time, smooth & frame accurate. If you try editing the hd-mpeg2 files directly you can do this, but editing mpeg2 is tricky because your working with a compressed format.
If you want positive results and renders that always work convert the hd-mpeg2 to cineformhd to edit the video(s). It's also in the instruction manuals for VMS 7 Platinum. But if there isn't any corruption at all in your source material then VMS can render to other formats / conversions without any problems.