[dianegdavies]

I've spent a lot of time setting up WinXP, with a fresh TV/Capture card on my new P4.
Loaded VideoWave7, bought a High Quality S-Video lead, connected the Sony Digital8 camera.
So far ~ so good.
Opened the window to preview the recording. Great!
Pressed capture - Oh no. #Capture Failed# message.

WHAT??

I would greatly appreciate ANY help here.

Before I trash the lot and use something else.

[ml]

What kind of card did you install?

Frequently, capture cards have software included and the card is designed to use that software to capture the video.

So check with the capture card manufacturer and see if there is software that they recommend to capture the video, or you can check this site which may have free software that will work for capture.
www.videohelp.com


Once you've captured the video, you should be able to use the video in VW 7.

This post has been edited by mlpasley: 23 June 2006 - 05:38 AM

[grandpabruce]

dianegdavies, on Jun 23 2006, 05:11 AM, said:

I've spent a lot of time setting up WinXP, with a fresh TV/Capture card on my new P4.
Loaded VideoWave7, bought a High Quality S-Video lead, connected the Sony Digital8 camera.
So far ~ so good.
Opened the window to preview the recording. Great!
Pressed capture - Oh no. #Capture Failed# message.

WHAT??

I would greatly appreciate ANY help here.

Before I trash the lot and use something else.

If that digital video camera has a firewire connection, that is what you need to use to connect the video camera to your computer. Roxio captures from firewire, but it is hit and miss with capture cards. My Hauppauge won't work with any software except what came with the capture cardd.

[ml]

Thanks for the input, Bruce. I totally missed that it was a digital camcorder.

[sknis]

Sony typically calls their firewire connection i-Link

i.LINK®2 DV Interface
A digital high-speed bi-directional interface which provides Audio/Video communication between two compatible devices. This connection allows for pure digital transfer between devices equipped with an IEEE1394 interface, such as camcorders, digital VTRs, capture cards and PCs3.

If you don't have one (they don't come with the camera) you will have to buy one - get a good one and make sure that it is the proper one for your camcorder and for your computer (4 pin to 4 pin )
They are expensive but don't scrimp.

quote name='grandpabruce' date='Jun 23 2006, 05:17 PM' post='34641']
If that digital video camera has a firewire connection, that is what you need to use to connect the video camera to your computer. Roxio captures from firewire, but it is hit and miss with capture cards. My Hauppauge won't work with any software except what came with the capture cardd. [/quote]

[ml]

I'd suggest the Sony IEEE 1394 cable. I and someone else tried another good IEEE 1394 cable and we both ended up buying a second cable - the Sony - to get the best capture.

However, if your camcorder doesn't have the IEEE 1394 connection and doesn't record to DVDs, you'll probably have to use the software that came with the capture card.