Problem with Print to Tape in Movie Studio 4.0

BrianJ wrote on 11/16/2004, 11:58 AM

For some reason I'm having trouble printing an edited .avi file back to a tape in my camcorder. (Sony DCR-TRV30) I follow all the instructions, but the signal being received by the camera is garbled. It records a frame here or there, but something is definitely wrong. Any suggestions?

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Steve Grisetti wrote on 11/16/2004, 12:17 PM

Assuming you've got enough power and speed in your system that they are not issues, it could be some sort of corruption.

Put your install disk and click Install. The disk will automatically recognize that you already have the program installed and it will run a repair utility.

Also, are you using any other editing software in additon to MS? Sometimes, if you open another editing program, it will "steal" your capture and output device from MS. Try running the repair utility and see if that fixes your problem.

And, if this isn't the problem at all, can you describe the garbling? Does it look like the data isn't feeding to the cam fast enough or does it look like some background process (like virus software) might be interrupting?

BrianJ wrote on 11/20/2004, 11:03 AM

Doesn't seem to be any of the above from what I can tell. I tried uninstalling and re-installing MS 4.0 and the result's the same. I tried re-rendering the avi too, and that didn't work either. Thanks for the suggestions though!

BrianJ wrote on 11/20/2004, 11:07 AM

The lcd on the camcorder goes blue for 2-3 seconds. On playback, there are rectangles on the display that contain parts of the picture and other parts are black. Sort of like a jigsaw puzzle with some of the pieces missing. I don' t think it's a problem with the data not feeding fast enough. I have the MS software, Windows XP etc on one 80gb drive and the avi file on another that only contains data. I've shut down everything else that's running, e.g. virus software, etc.

Steve Grisetti wrote on 11/22/2004, 6:26 AM

It sounds like you're doing everything thing right and, if that's the case, there is one other thing to consider -- it could be a bad firewire cable.

These cables are full of tiny, delicate wires and a kink or twist in the cable can be enough to break a few. Also, the pins in the connectors can get bent.

In reality, it's possible but I don't think it's all that likely, unless you really have abused the cable. But, if you can get your hands on a cable you know works, it might be worth trying.

Meantime, it might not hurt to check all of your settings and make sure your capture, project and output settings are all correct (e.g., you don't have NTSC-DV going into a PAL-AVI cam or anything like that).