@Nisse-Nilsson Windows doesn't support ieee1394 firewire by default anymore either... you might also have to install legacy windows drivers if you haven't done that already.

See: https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/transfer-video-on-mini-dv-tape-to-pcmini-d--126735/#ca788603

Also see: https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/capture-hdv-tapes-vegas-pro-18--134559/#ca839445

@Howard-Vigorita thx for your advice !

It is true that the problem is not in the Firewire card, but that Windows updates have removed the capture function for DV. I have tested with various Firewire cards, but quickly had to see that they were mostly almost identical models and the various drivers still did not work.
For this reason I reactivated an old Windows 7 computer with working import via Firewire.

But now I have tested your link https://www.startech.com/en-us/faq/firewire-cards-windows-legacy-driver-swap and the DV import function works correctly again. (Of course only if you activate "Enable Video-Capture" in the options for Deprecated features).

Hard to believe that I overlooked this thread earlier, all the more you deserve my thanks for fixing my blindness.

Hello, OK, One thing is certain, however, myself and colleagues will not buy the 12 Vegas licenses that were planned. Should you sell software that does not have built-in support for fire wire with the huge amount of DV/HDV cassettes on the market, your software is dead! We have several other digital video cameras XDVCAM etc. but sometimes you have to import and mix old with new. So unfortunately! -Vegas seems extremely unfashionable. So you can't fix it so that Vegas works with firewire without me having to take a chance on updates via several other dubious software fixers, I say no to your junk software that is not worth 400 EUR rather 1 EUR! Worst I've seen in a very long time with 30 years in the business.

Thanks/Sven

@Nisse-Nilsson, actually DV has been gone for ages and firewire is basically "dead". I gave you a way to "turn it back on" in 19. And I gave you a better alternative for capturing and then you can edit the captured files in VEGAS. Try Scenalyzer! It's free and it works great!

OK, Sorry, unable to download! - If, How do I get features into Vegas?

@Nisse-Nilsson, Scenalyzer is a standalone application. You use it to capture DV files.

Once the files are captured, you can then add them to VEGAS to edit them the same as you would any other video file.

OK, Can you give some practical examples of the working methodology

Run Scenalyzer, capture the video(s), close Scenalyzer

Open VEGAS, open the captured video(s), edit

You are just capturing using a different application. There's really no "difference" in workflow. You either use VidCap to capture or Scenalyzer to capture. They're just video files at that point. You then load those video files into VEGAS to edit them.

OK, Still need to start the Scenalyzer program? I get a Zip file but it won't open as the file is not associated with the software. Tried with no success. Do you have any solution?

There should be an EXE file inside the zip file. Just unzip the files to a folder on your hard drive and run the EXE file. That's it! Use WINDOWS to open it, not VEGAS. Scenalyzer is a separate program. Like running WORD to type in sentences that you could then copy those sentences and paste them into Titles and Text in VEGAS. They are all separate programs that you use individually.

I opened the zip file I have. There's only 3 files: The License file will contain the license you need to activate it. The single EXE file which is the program itself - can be run with or without "installing" - it gives you that option when you run the EXE file. The PDF file that is the instructions for the product.

Here's what it looks like when running. I don't have a DV device on this machine so I could not select a device. I did open the settings so you can see some of the available options. It's really very easy to use but it is totally separate from VEGAS.

OK, I'll try to get this program up and running. First have a question about Vegas. If I want to change a default format of already recorded video to 16:9 Video. It is possible. Most have the function but cannot find it at Vegas. Any tips?

You can't change the format of an existing video. You can render to another format using that video as the source.

OK good! However, I can't find any routines how to perform and handle a format change. from 4:3 to 4:9. Do you have the solution?