Can't record back to tape (TRV-33)

[Karl Engel]

I've just wasted the morning trying to do the simplest thing: recording an .avi back on to DV from my computer. I've done this before, but obviously I'm doing something stupid today.

I've tried with TRV in VCR, VCR Rec Control Mode & Camera mode (out of desperation). DV cable is obviously connected. Have tried with AV>DV Out setting switched to On and Off. Software tried includes WinDV (what I used last time) and Win Movie Maker. With Win DV the source file doesn't play, or plays extremely slowly (like frame by frame) when I press record. It does put the camera into record & pause, but nothing records. Likewise Win Movie maker (2) says it's recording to my camera but nothing shows on the screen & nothing records. I thought .avis palyed on the computer with a DVD app should show on screen when in VCR Rec Cntrl mode but nothing shows. It's as if no vision is being sent over the DV cable at all, despite logic control messages being sent.

[Karl Engel]

Sorry don't know how this got posted twice

[adboehm]

I've only used Premiere, but in that I first convert the avi to a DV avi and then put that onto the camera. If performance during record drops, perhaps you might try defragmenting the drive which your movie files are on.

[Karl Engel]

Fixed it - & the solution might help others. It suddenly worked when I removed (or stopped) my USB2 cardbus adaptor which my DVD burner's on. I'm using a Dell I8200, notorious, (at least in audio circles) for having the FWire, cardbus USB & video card all on IRC 11. There is apparently no way to change the IRQ assignment. Some research revealed that reinstalling the OS and selecting Standard PC instead of ACPI might do the trick, but I've yet to read of a user who has done this successfully.

This is a major bummer as my external HD (when I get it) will also be stuck on IRQ 11 and all sorts of problems capturing or transferring video may result. I can't imagine putting a double adaptor on my FWire input (camera/HD) would work better than the current arrangement with potential HD using USB2 from a cardbus adaptor.

If anyone's managed to change the IRQ assignments of these beasts please let me know.