vegas 6.0 capture lockup with ADS Pyro

mbenson wrote on 9/19/2006, 7:29 AM

Hi, forgive this neophyte request, but I am annoyed, and need some assistance.

I have the ADS Pyro A/V Link capture box and Vegas 6.0d. Capture is not working properly. Hopefully this is just a symptom of my idiocy, and not a great-big technical snafu with my hardware.

I'm working on wintel with XP. Capture takes a long time to sort it itself out on startup, and then (sometimes) will display a preview of my analog source - blue screen from the deck, with the various displays that the deck puts out, like source selected, play status etc. However, when I start to play a video, the preview screen scrambles and no frames are captured, only the blue menu screen output from the deck. It's like there is something in the video signal that that capture software doesn't like. I have the ADS box connected to the PC through a SIIG firewire 800 card.

Any help?

Thanks,
Martin

Comments

FrigidNDEditing wrote on 9/19/2006, 8:21 AM

First off, I don't know how much vegas likes FW800, that being said, there were some ADS Pyro A/V Link boxes that were not compatible with Vegas. What is your model number? Anything 550 and above works, and if it's below that it just requires a firmware upgrade, however that has to be sent into the company at your expense and they will send it back at theirs.

Hope this helps.

Dave

TheHappyFriar wrote on 9/19/2006, 9:40 AM

also check the dip switches. those need to be in the correct settings for it to work.

mbenson wrote on 9/19/2006, 1:47 PM

Thanks, folks. I was suspicious of the FW800. That is a clue. I have the 550 model, rev b.

I think the DIPs are ok.

Can anyone suggest a more acceptable Firewire card? I'm also interested in reliable external capture box. I've got maybe $500 for that.

Thanks for quick answers. I really appreciate it.

farss wrote on 9/19/2006, 2:39 PM

"I'm also interested in reliable external capture box."

Canopus ADVC 300 unless you need component in.
If that's the case then for $500 I don't know of anything. The SD Connect is our weapon of choice for high end conversion but that's well over $500.

Bob.

TheHappyFriar wrote on 9/19/2006, 7:12 PM

"Can anyone suggest a more acceptable Firewire card?"

any cheap firewire card that's 100% IEE1394 complient is jsut fine.