cant capture dv

[maghera]

hello as the title says i cant capture dv through any capture programs,ive reinstalled directx ,im running xp media edition service pack2 ,any ideas wants wrong,when my video is on standby it shows up on windv then when i press play it only plays on windv for a split second and that it,please help
ican capture video when ive got a dv tape in the recorder no problem but cant capture from my video player

[guns1inger]

Most transfer programs by default expect to getting their input from tape while the player is under their control. The first thing they do is look for a tape. I have the same problem getting VHS through my camera with Vegas. In the end I had to change a setting so that the software stopped taking control of the camera and just grabbed whatever came down the pipe. Unfortunately I can't open Vegas at present to tell you which one, but I suggest you look for similar setting in the WinDV and have a play. It can be done.

[maghera]

thanks guns1inger but does anyone no what i have to do ,i never had this problem before until service pack2 helppppppp

[guns1inger]

When SP2 first came out a number of people reported strange failures of previously working software. In many cases a reinstall of the software seemed to set things right. I'd start there.

[maghera]

ok sorry for not replying sooner but i found out my video tape is macrovision protected so i cant copy it to dvd ,what a shame

[troyvcd1]

macrovision should not matter when capturing dv.

[maghera]

it matters alot cause i cant capture it,i can capture other videos that are recorded of television but some do have macrovision protection on them to stop copys being made