canpous ADVC-100 "how to" instructions?

[fnszlft]

I am feeling like an idiot. I bought the Canopus ADVC-100 and want to convert some old VHS tapes to DVD.
I am using a JVC D-VHS unit to play the tapes and have it connected to the Canopus box via firewire (front of JVC to back of Canopus).
I have Canopus set to digital and I'm outputting via Firewire to PC.

When I play the videos on the JVC and start Windows Movie Maker then tell it to grab the video, nothing is happening. I tried Sonic MyDVD also, and no luck.

I have to be doing something wrong.

Any ideas or other questions about my set-up?

Thanks,
Jeff

[redwudz]

It would help considerably if you would fill out your computer profile. First, is the ADVC-100 being recognized by your computer? Listed with your HD's, etc?. If so, hold down the front button on the ADVC-100 for about 5 seconds and see if you have the color bars displayed. What OS?Do you have SP1 installed? Do you have a DV codec on the computer? If this all works, try the analog input with RCA cables. The lights on the ADVC-100 tell you if there is input to the box. Try DVIO, but MovieMaker should have worked.

[The village idiot]

Well I'll fill in some info for him. Windows Movie Maker was mentioned, so that means XP. I'm a little confused though. Can you output from the D-vhs by firewire? if so, why are you using the ADVC-100. You said that you had the D-vhs connected to the digital input of the ADVC by firewire. Then the advc connected to the computer by firewire. shouldn't you just connect the D-vhs to the computer by firewire? Then use something like DVio to grab the file as it comes in. If you need preview video, check in the tools section for other DV "capture" apps. Also might try the demo of EditStudio also in the tools section. And if the D-vhs does not work connected directly to your computer, then it does not output a standard DV signal and will not work going into the ADVC digital port, that is really just a "loop" of the firewire connection. So you would need to connect your D-vhs from the analog outputs to the analog inputs of the ADVC. Use the S-video connection to get the best quality. Do not connect both the composite and S-video connections at the same time, it might cause problems.

[jwsons]

Use Ulead Video Studio OR better: Ulead DVD Factory.
I bought Sony DRU500a, then Sonic My DVD software is a part of the free package from SONY. I tried many times with ADVC, all fail until I found out the Sonic My DVD ask for a lot of memory (and the movie capture you transfer from VHS tape ask for memory too--then conflict happens, you got nothing or even PC halts !!!!).
I have no problem with Ulead capture softwares as mention above.

Or also check the ASDVC manual in order to switch off Macrovision usually inbuilt with Disney's and many others' American videos (there is a button you press and hold it a few seconds light blink then stay still...???Read agian the ADVC Manual about it)
Try.
jwsons

[coolhand]

I have recently purchased ADVC 100 and after several hours got a successful capture and burn to DVD. If capturing from an analog VCR like myself, connect the VCR cables to the front of the ADVC device. If you are using a digital VCR connect the cables to the back of the ADVC device. Once all powered up and connected to your 1394, check under "My Computer" to make sure your computer is recognizing the ADVC 100 device. My computer still has problems recognizing the device, and requires several power ons/offs and unplugging and replugging the firewire to get my computer to finally recognize the device. Once the device was recognized in "My Computer" I was able to use Sonic MyDVD, but not without some difficulty.
You might also want to check the Dip switches on bottom of the ADVC 100, because I think mine came set with a Japan setting as default.
Hope this helps.

[pighead]

I have the same issue with a Mistubishi D-VHS deck, with a lot of research I discovered that what is needed is the development of HAVI drivers and/or AV/C drivers that would be hardcoded into the ADVC-100 or softloaded into Windows. Neither of these soulutions have any real progress yet.

The Deck can be used with teleivisions and other decks with the same HAVI-AV/C chipsets and a few devices that are in proposal (check Mitsubishi's website, although hard to find info).

Good luck, if you can make the ieee-1394 connection on the vcr work, you will rule!....My work around was buying a Sharp DVD-recorder with the firewire connection that allowed me to go straight from an ADVC-100 to DVD or straight from my Sony Digital8 to DVD.