I keep getting a device failure error in the middle of capturing

Sticky Fingaz wrote on 6/28/2004, 7:02 PM
Hi, I am using Vegas 5 to capture my videos from my Sony MiniDV cam via firewire. This has been happening for a few weeks. Right in the middle of capturing, I will hear the Windows XP noise for when you unplug a plug and play device (da-dum!). I figured something may be wrong with the MiniDV camera since it is quite old (for a MiniDV cam with firewire) but not true, because it's doing this with my brand new Sony DSR250 as well. I tried a different Firewire port, and the same things keep happening. It usually takes 2 or 3 tries until I can sucessfully capture a full 1 hour tape. VERY frustrating!

I am using my onboard Firewire, which is part of my Abit IS7 motherboard. I don't know if this is a WindowsXP problem, Vegas problem (DOUBT it), or my firewire port problem.

Anyone who can shed some light on this will be my savior!

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Sticky Fingaz wrote on 6/29/2004, 6:17 AM
Any help please?
farss wrote on 6/29/2004, 6:28 AM
If you're running XP and have installed SP1 there is a think a bug with 1394. MS may have a patch, if not I know I saw some reference to it on the Canopus site cause it affects the AVC-XXX stuff as well,

HTH Bob.
rs170a wrote on 6/29/2004, 6:38 AM
I'll try taking a stab at it.
Have you tried a new firewire cable?
Does it do it at the same place every time? If so, I'd suspect a bad spot on the tape.
In your Capture Prefs, do you have the "Prefs > Capture > Stop capture on dropped frames" selected? If so, deselect it and see what happens.

BTW, the patch that farss referred to is at http://tinyurl.com/2l6cq
There's also a knowledge base article on this (# 329256: Inconsistent gap count can cause1394 devices to not enumerate) at http://tinyurl.com/2ubaz

Mike
Sticky Fingaz wrote on 6/29/2004, 6:46 AM
Ah any idea where I can find the patch? I *DO* have SP1
rs170a wrote on 6/29/2004, 7:05 AM
"...where I can find the patch?"
http://tinyurl.com/2l6cq

Mike
DGrob wrote on 6/29/2004, 8:50 AM
FWIW: make sure you create a restore point prior to downloading this patch. I'm also XP SP1. When I downloaded the patch I completely lost the box in the Vegas Capture Window that lists Dropped Frames, Capture Duration, and Current Location. Went back and restored, back came the info box. Darryl
Grazie wrote on 6/29/2004, 9:03 AM
Yer know something, Grobsie, sometimes I think we don't just know enough . . and I wont have the time to know enough to put stuff right again - yeah? This really pees me off . .esp. when some so-and-so thinks I should know what I'm doing . . you are of coourse correct Sys restore .. if you're lucky enough that THAT was in the Ball PArk to resotre IN THE FIRAST place - yeah?

Grazie
DGrob wrote on 6/29/2004, 10:49 AM
Amen Grazie. I seem to spend a lot of my time uncovering the next thing I don't know, and the next, and the one after that. Hope your recent battles are going well with your system. Darryl
Zulqar-Cheema wrote on 6/29/2004, 11:15 AM
I gad the same problem and have tried the patch but to no avail. I have new cable now a 5m one and it' seems better fro some reason

I moved to scenelyzer, at least it does not lose the whole file, so you can carry on where you left off.