[drstieg]

I have EMC 8. I am trying to capture video from vcr , passing thru sony dcr-trv-830 sony digital 8 camcorder. I set up digital 8 with blank tape in it, have vcr and digital 8 in play mode. In order to get vcr image in the preview screen in media import I have to have both machines playing. I can then push stop on the digital 8 and the preview in media import still shows the vcr image. As soon as I click the capture now button, that again starts the digital 8 camcorder and the preview image freezes, I get no moving image from the vcr. Any ideas on what I am doing wrong?

[grandpabruce]

drstieg, on Apr 2 2006, 09:19 PM, said:

I have EMC 8. I am trying to capture video from vcr , passing thru sony dcr-trv-830 sony digital 8 camcorder. I set up digital 8 with blank tape in it, have vcr and digital 8 in play mode. In order to get vcr image in the preview screen in media import I have to have both machines playing. I can then push stop on the digital 8 and the preview in media import still shows the vcr image. As soon as I click the capture now button, that again starts the digital 8 camcorder and the preview image freezes, I get no moving image from the vcr. Any ideas on what I am doing wrong?

I have not done it, because I do not have the equipment, but I seen other posts saying when the digital camcorder starts again, stop it, and EMC 8 should continue capturing what is coming from the VCR.

[ggrussell]

Press CAPTURE
wait for the tape to start and then press stop on the camcorder
you should then be capturing the pass-through

Media Import wants to control the tape, but it doesn't recognize that you have physically stopped the tape. I normally use a digital tape that has something on it or just black. Makes it easier to edit out later. This works with my TRV740 digital 8 camcorder.