Dazzle Dv90

[dr135]

My USB Capture Device Dazzle (Pinnacle) DV 90 is listed as a device that works with Roxio 2009. Capture Program sees it, the video plays and can hear it in preview box. But, randomly it comes up with Unknown Capture Error and asks me to save to file what it has recorded so far. Sometimes, I can capture a whole movie, sometimes, only minutes. I'm trying to save from a DVD player at avi 720 x 480 regular settings This same problem with the same device used to happen on Roxio 9 and 10 according to the boards. I have Windows Vista 32 bit. I have the latest drivers from Pinnacle. Everything works, except the error. Any suggestions? I have my video card set up for performance and have tried taking my audio card in and out. Nothing seems to help. I appreciate any suggestions you may give. Thanks! DAve

[bimicher]

My USB Capture Device Dazzle (Pinnacle) DV 90 is listed as a device that works with Roxio 2009. Capture Program sees it, the video plays and can hear it in preview box. But, randomly it comes up with Unknown Capture Error and asks me to save to file what it has recorded so far. Sometimes, I can capture a whole movie, sometimes, only minutes. I'm trying to save from a DVD player at avi 720 x 480 regular settings This same problem with the same device used to happen on Roxio 9 and 10 according to the boards. I have Windows Vista 32 bit. I have the latest drivers from Pinnacle. Everything works, except the error. Any suggestions? I have my video card set up for performance and have tried taking my audio card in and out. Nothing seems to help. I appreciate any suggestions you may give. Thanks! DAve

 

Basically the Dazzle device is for capturing from analog devices. There is no need to use it for capturing from a DVD. Just copy the Video_TS folder to your hard drive, open Videowave and add the 1st VOB file. That is all you need to do - no capture required.

[Jim_Hardin]

Or the other side of the coin would say why not???

 

If you use Windows Media Player to capture with the Dazzle, does it work?

 

[dr135]

Guys, I know there are videos that are unlocked that can easily edit directly as I went through the online tutorials, though I haven't tried that yet. You two are so knowledgeable, and I am amazed at your awesome abilities. Maybe you can help me! You see, sometimes, I want to capture in analog form from a DVD or an analog device (my video camera, etc). I just find it easier to see and edit this way. sorry! I looked around to try and capture from Windows Media Player as you suggested but could not find out how to do it. Please forgive my ignorance! I'm new at this! Guess I'm an old creature of habit who used to do it this way, and find it easiest to do it this way. Anyway, I thought I could capture using the Dazzle from any video source that has the equivalent cables. But, when I do a capture, it says unknown capture error and asks me to save the file that I captured. Whenever I have a long video segment, 90% of the time it just abruptly stops and gives me this error after a few minutes or a half hour or even 2 hours later. I have more than enough HDrive room, and a powerful computer/video card. An interesting thing I have found.... is that always when it stops capturing, my hard drive light is on full strong as if the computer is doing too much at once or its hanging. this does not happen with other capture progs. I also found that it lasts longer before the capture error if I shut off the sound playing on the capture program through going in the options and clicking the box "Enable/Mute Audio Preview" and set it to mute. I have used other video capturing programs and none of them hangs like this or stops capturing studdenly. I just like my 2009 Creator and want to use it as I find it easier to figure out. Any thoughts? Dave

[bimicher]

Guys, I know there are videos that are unlocked that can easily edit directly as I went through the online tutorials, though I haven't tried that yet. You two are so knowledgeable, and I am amazed at your awesome abilities. Maybe you can help me! You see, sometimes, I want to capture in analog form from a DVD or an analog device (my video camera, etc). I just find it easier to see and edit this way. sorry! I looked around to try and capture from Windows Media Player as you suggested but could not find out how to do it. Please forgive my ignorance! I'm new at this! Guess I'm an old creature of habit who used to do it this way, and find it easiest to do it this way. Anyway, I thought I could capture using the Dazzle from any video source that has the equivalent cables. But, when I do a capture, it says unknown capture error and asks me to save the file that I captured. Whenever I have a long video segment, 90% of the time it just abruptly stops and gives me this error after a few minutes or a half hour or even 2 hours later. I have more than enough HDrive room, and a powerful computer/video card. An interesting thing I have found.... is that always when it stops capturing, my hard drive light is on full strong as if the computer is doing too much at once or its hanging. this does not happen with other capture progs. I also found that it lasts longer before the capture error if I shut off the sound playing on the capture program through going in the options and clicking the box "Enable/Mute Audio Preview" and set it to mute. I have used other video capturing programs and none of them hangs like this or stops capturing studdenly. I just like my 2009 Creator and want to use it as I find it easier to figure out. Any thoughts? Dave

 

Editing has nothing to do with capturing video. Editing only comes into play once your video has been "saved" to your hard drive. If you are "capturing" from a DVD there is no need to use the Dazzle (or any capture) device. The video capture devices are used to convert an analog source to digital and the DVD source is already "digital".

What make/model of camcorder do you have as you source?

[dr135]

Editing has nothing to do with capturing video. Editing only comes into play once your video has been "saved" to your hard drive. If you are "capturing" from a DVD there is no need to use the Dazzle (or any capture) device. The video capture devices are used to convert an analog source to digital and the DVD source is already "digital".

What make/model of camcorder do you have as you source?

 

 

You are so right about editing/capturing. I'm very new at this. What I meant to say was that we have old videos from a Canon ZX (I think this is what it is) Digital Camera back in early XP DAys. I do not have it any longer. They were converted to DVD and saved to a DVD. When I open them now, to try and convert them in Creator 2009, there is a lock symbol when I tried opening them, so I just tried to convert them analog. I'm trying to capture from the DVD player I have using the Dazzle, because this lock on the old DVD videos. The DVD's were made professionally, or my wife could have done something to protect the videos, I'm not sure. But in the Roxio editing, they appear locked, so I'm just capturing them. I'm not very good with my terms, so I hope this helps. And I trust you. Should I have the videos just turned over to someone else to copy and unlock? I thought with the Dazzle, I should be fine. I want them captured for the future and thought this was the best method.

[Jim_Hardin]

You are so right about editing/capturing. I'm very new at this. What I meant to say was that we have old videos from a Canon ZX (I think this is what it is) Digital Camera back in early XP DAys. I do not have it any longer. They were converted to DVD and saved to a DVD. When I open them now, to try and convert them in Creator 2009, there is a lock symbol when I tried opening them, so I just tried to convert them analog. I'm trying to capture from the DVD player I have using the Dazzle, because this lock on the old DVD videos. The DVD's were made professionally, or my wife could have done something to protect the videos, I'm not sure. But in the Roxio editing, they appear locked, so I'm just capturing them. I'm not very good with my terms, so I hope this helps. And I trust you. Should I have the videos just turned over to someone else to copy and unlock? I thought with the Dazzle, I should be fine. I want them captured for the future and thought this was the best method.

I realize you are new at this but your description is very hard to follow since you are not speaking the video language.

 

As Walt said – if you have a DVD Movie that does not have copy protection, it will import into VideoWave with no fuss.

 

If it has copy protection, VW will say so! – I have never seen a lock in any of the programs…

 

It is possible that whoever did the converting for you did indeed apply copy protection.

 

If we could settle this issue it will eliminate most of your troubles.

 

[dr135]

I realize you are new at this but your description is very hard to follow since you are not speaking the video language.

 

As Walt said – if you have a DVD Movie that does not have copy protection, it will import into VideoWave with no fuss.

 

If it has copy protection, VW will say so! – I have never seen a lock in any of the programs…

 

It is possible that whoever did the converting for you did indeed apply copy protection.

 

If we could settle this issue it will eliminate most of your troubles.

 

So if the video is locked (there's a lock icon next to the file in VW editor next to the file name when I try to digitally convert the files on the disk in the drive ) and I want to capture it using the DV 90, why can't I without causing a problem? I thought it was simple matter of capturing and converting. I can convert. I can capture.. But the error comes up... and only with Roxio 2009, not with a couple of free capturing programs I've tried. Could it be a bug with Roxio 2009 and the DV90? THen I might buy another video capture USB device, but I don't know if its Roxio 2009. If another program can capture without any error or stop in capture, why not 2009? The DV 90 is listed as compatible with 2009 in the documentation. I'm sorry I'm not good with video language yet. Dave

[grandpabruce]

So if the video is locked (there's a lock icon next to the file in VW editor next to the file name when I try to digitally convert the files on the disk in the drive ) and I want to capture it using the DV 90, why can't I without causing a problem? I thought it was simple matter of capturing and converting. I can convert. I can capture.. But the error comes up... and only with Roxio 2009, not with a couple of free capturing programs I've tried. Could it be a bug with Roxio 2009 and the DV90? THen I might buy another video capture USB device, but I don't know if its Roxio 2009. If another program can capture without any error or stop in capture, why not 2009? The DV 90 is listed as compatible with 2009 in the documentation. I'm sorry I'm not good with video language yet. Dave

 

If it is a DVD, copy the files, to a folder, on your hard drive. Open VideoWave, and bring in the .vob files, from that folder. If VideoWave won't bring them in, the DVD may be encrypted.

[ogdens]

So if the video is locked (there's a lock icon next to the file in VW editor next to the file name when I try to digitally convert the files on the disk in the drive ) and I want to capture it using the DV 90, why can't I without causing a problem? I thought it was simple matter of capturing and converting. I can convert. I can capture.. But the error comes up... and only with Roxio 2009, not with a couple of free capturing programs I've tried. Could it be a bug with Roxio 2009 and the DV90? THen I might buy another video capture USB device, but I don't know if its Roxio 2009. If another program can capture without any error or stop in capture, why not 2009? The DV 90 is listed as compatible with 2009 in the documentation. I'm sorry I'm not good with video language yet. Dave

 

 

Read post #2 again......now, what part of that answer do you not understand.

 

You have a DVD (Digital Video Disc) its been converted.