Capture Video Won't Read Camera

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PriceDollaz

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I have a Sony DCR-HC30 and when i go to put the image on the computer it will not capture image it says preview turned off is there something i need to get or do to get rid of this problem??
 
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i have a digital camcoader and when i go to capture image it does not read my camera but it reads my VHS-C camera. its a sony digital camcorder and the preview says "Preview is turned off" i went to go and try to reconnect .. that does not work i have it on smart preview so it should read when i hit play in my editing mode. The Cam it sees is cirrus logic USB-DVR2 Source
 
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How are you connecting the Sony camera to your computer, if USB that will not work must be firewire. Its funny the VidCap will see a USB web cam but not DV cam on USB

HunterG
 
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Do you have a LAN adapter on a firewire card (check your Network Properties to see what LAN adapters there are)? If so, that could be your problem.

I don't know how to fix it, but I had the same problem with a Sony VAIO notebook. When I plugged in a PCMCIA firewire card and connected my camera (DVX100A) to it, everything worked.

I remember reading about how to fix the firewire LAN stuff in Spot's Vegas Editing Workshop, but I don't have the book with me, so I can't help... :(
 
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oh jesus christ i am coonnecting AV - my dazzle digital video creator instead of havin firewire connecting my DV to the video card ...

where do i buy firewire ??

thanks for this and helping me see the possible light
 
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[quote author=HunterG link=board=Vegas;num=1100134906;start=0#3 date=11/10/04 at 18:56:23]How are you connecting the Sony camera to your computer, if USB that will not work must be firewire. Its funny the VidCap will see a USB web cam but not DV cam on USB

HunterG[/quote]
When I start Vidcap, it always shows the notebook's built-in web cam first - I have to go to the menu bar and select another source to see the DV camera's image.

But when I use DVRack, I see the DV. Isn't that weird? I learned to live with it, though... it's just a couple extra clicks.
 
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[quote author=PriceDollaz link=board=Vegas;num=1100134906;start=0#5 date=11/10/04 at 19:07:31]oh jesus christ i am coonnecting AV - my dazzle digital video creator instead of havin firewire connecting my DV to the video card ...

where do i buy firewire ??

thanks for this and helping me see the possible light [/quote]

You can get a firewire cable at any Best Buy or Circuit City. But does that camcorder have a firewire out? Not all do, actually.

And does your computer have a firewire port? If not, you'll need a firewire card -- video cards generally do not have firewire ports.
 
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