Why cant I Capture my video?

Question

Im trying to capture my video footage from my Cannon Video Camera. The Camera is a few years old and when i try to download an up to date driver the site says that there isnt one. (an update)

the problem is that i cannot capture and someone said it could be my driver. I have lots of speed in my PC so im sure that is not the problem.

Also i a good firewire cable. So any other suggestions would be good.

thanks for reading.

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Answer 1

just a thought have you tried another firewire device, just to see if it picks it up, or try (GENTLY) putting the dv plug in and out a few times maybe dirty contacts. i assume you are using XP or Vista

If Xp is it with SP2 +

Answer 2

have a look at a pinnacle instant video capture device this transfers your footage to pc requires windows xp sp2 or higher and if you are vista download drivers from www.pinnaclesys.com

Answer 3

Having mentioned firewire cable, I deduced that ur vcam is a miniDV vcam. If so, for video capture, it must be connected to a pc thru firewire IEEE1394 (4/6 pin?) using a video capture or video editing* application.

Video Editing Process

for starters, free Windows Movie Maker* (XP-wmm2 & Vista-wmm6) provides simple & easy way to learn the ropes < click help for details>.

Steps:

CAPTURE VIDEO: video stream from tape-based Vcam

a.) Connect miniDV vcam to pc via FIREWIRE

b.) Set vcam mode to playback, set for capture, pause

c.) Open wmm and set to TASKS pane

d.) Click Capture from video device; wmm controls vcam operations- on play, video stream is captured to wmm/COLLECTION

IMPORT FILES: from pc folder

e.) Import other video files

f.) Import other files: pics, music, narration

EDIT MOVIE: create project- movie

g.) Drag&drop video files from collection to TIMELINE chart below at the desired sequence

h.) Enhance movie: drag&drop music, effects, transition, filter; create titles…re-edit as you wish

FINISH MOVIE: render muvee file

i.) Render/Save MUVEE to pc and/ or share- CD; Save Project (work-in-progress) for future edits.

Finally, SHARE:

j.) Burn to DVD*** (wmm2 only on CD)

** Most video editing app include DVD authoring, otherwise, use DVD authoring programs, e.g., WinDVD, Nero,