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[kirkifer]

This is an update to a post that has been locked.

I had a Dazzle Hollywood DV Bridge that software would only partially recognize.  It did not work well with Roxio EMC9 and would cut off after about 1 minute 3 seconds.  This seems to be a very common issue with capture cards that are not supported.

Well, I looked at Roxio's supported capture equipment list and Hauppauge PVR 150 was an approved device.  So, I installed one of those and it will capture as much video as I want.  The only problem I have is that it will not capture in DV or VCD, it only allows the three MPEG choices.

I think the moral to the story is that not every piece of hardware is compatible with every piece of software.  Listen to the folks on this forum and your video editing with Roxio products will be much easier.

[ggrussell]

Thanks -- most people ASSUME that just because some hardware works in Windows that ANY software should be able to use it. How nice it would be if that was only true. Granted we don't see as much proprietary hardware like we used to, but there is still plenty of hardware out that 'doesn't play nice'.

[walkin]

ggrussell, on Dec 14 2006, 05:54 AM, said:

:) Thanks -- most people ASSUME that just because some hardware works in Windows that ANY software should be able to use it. How nice it would be if that was only true. Granted we don't see as much proprietary hardware like we used to, but there is still plenty of hardware out that 'doesn't play nice'.

I just purchased EMC9 after having no luck with Pinnacle. I mean, how hard is it for a company to make a worthwhile Video Editing piece of software for PCs? Apparantly impossible. All I am trying to do is pull my 8MMs and MiniDvs from camcorders, split the content into chapters and burn them into DVDS.

I was pleased with EMC9 for a few days as I thought I had found something that seemed to work. I was able to cleanly pull two 60 minute tapes from 8MMs and do exactly what I intended. Then yesterday a tape stopped capturing 1 minute 3 secs into capture. I tried another tape. Again it stopped. This time at 1 min. I fast forwarded the tape and tried capture at a different spot. Capture stopped after 1 min. It is now occuring everytime, every tape, every 1 min into capture. I suppose I could capture the entire tape but it would take literally 59 times of re-starting the capture.

Many of the replies from the closed post make no sense to me as I am using the same type tapes that worked the first two times. Space on my drive is not an issue. The only logical conclusion, since many people are having their capture stop at precisely the same time (1 min or 1 min 3 sec), is that there is a bug that has yet to be fixed in the software, I suggest if you have purchased this within the last 30 days and you are having the same problem that you request a refund.

[Obtong]

Hi. I too am having this exact same problem with my Hi8 tapes at about 1 minute and 5 secs into the capture. My Digital 8 tapes capture fine. I have plenty of HD space and memory. I have tried Plug & Burn, Video caputure (DV and MPEG 2), and have tried specifying the caputure time. No luck at all.

I upgraded to EMC 9 so as to copy all my Hi8 tapes to DVD. Roxio, can you shed some light on this problem?

[ggrussell]

Obtong, on Dec 30 2006, 04:14 PM, said:

Roxio, can you shed some light on this problem?

I know this is not a Roxio problem.  Just read last night on Adobe's forum that their capture software has the exact same problem. So looks like it is a Window's problem or possible conflict other software/driver. Since these apps use DirectX, could be an issue with that.

What are you using to capture the Hi8 tapes? I have a Sony 8mm Digital camcorder.  I used it to capture my reg 8mm tapes just fine through firewire.  As far as the computer is concerned, the tape may as well be digital. My Sony TRV740 will playback 8mm, Hi8 and Digital 8mm.

[Obtong]

Gary, thanks for your quick reply.

I am using a Sony TRV-120.Tthere are no breaks in the (analog) Hi8 recording, or scene changes, to force a premature end to the capture with EMC 9. I can however, caputre the same Hi8 tape in its entirety using Windows Video Maker or WinDV. I can caapture Digital 8 tapes with no problem, and since the firewire output from my camera is digital  regardless of the tape being played, I don't understand why I should be having this problem. (Am I overlooking a camera setting?). I have Direct X 9.0c and XP Pro on my system. I don't recall having this problem with EMC 7.5. Suggestions?

Thanks!

Edited by Obtong, 31 December 2006 - 08:42 AM.

[ggrussell]

Might be the camcorder. I have the TRV-740 and haven't had any problems.  I haven't tried capturing my olde analog tapes since I've installed V9.  If I find some time, I'll test that out.

[Obtong]

Gary, thanks for looking into this for me. I looked over my DVD library and can confirm that I was indeed able to capture analog Hi8 tapes using both EMC 7 and 7.5, using the exact same setup (camera computer, etc.) as am I using now. I am however, still unable to capture Hi8 tapes using EMC 9.  

~Dom

[ggrussell]

I have confirmed your problem.  When I have a analog 8mm tape in my camcorder, Media Import 9 stops exactly at 1 min. More precisely, it pauses the tape. To further test this out, I used the same tape and 3 other apps.  Those apps were able to capture just fine.  To get you back on track with your projects, download WinDV. It's a free shareware app that you can find easily with any search engine.  I just tried it with this tape and it captured fine.

Edited by ggrussell, 01 January 2007 - 07:23 PM.

[Obtong]

Thanks for checking on this, Gary. At least I know that I am not doing something wrong. I still have a lot of Digital 8 movies to transfer to DVD, for which I will mostly use Plug and Burn. (Quick, easy archiving at reasonable quality.) Maybe by the time I get to those Hi8 tapes Roxio will have an update for EMC 9...

Yes, I will probably use WinDV if I need to. It's another step, and for straight Hi8 to DVD archving it will take a lot longer that Plug and Burn.

Thanks again!
~Dom

[ggrussell]

For digital tape, Media Import works fine for me.  Just find it rather odd that the analog tape does that.

[Obtong]

Yes, I too find it strange that the cature from an analog tape does not work. It should, because the output from the camera will be a digital signal. The only thing I can think that could be causing the problem is the lack of a "time code" on an analog tape. EMC 9 may be using the absence of a time code to stop recording, perhaps after a minute. If there is no time code, EMC 9 may think that either the tape has come to the end, or the camera is in pause/stop mode.

[ggrussell]

Makes me wonder if pass-thru doesn't work in EMC9.  I know that worked for me in V8.