Capture errors using Sony TRV820

[seventhseal]

I am using a Sony DCR-TRV820 D8 camcorder to try to capture a broadcast event on my DVR. I am using the S-Video out into the TRV820, etc, and it has always worked fine before when doing VHSs and the like. This is the first time I've tried to get anything off my DVR.

The problem is the TRV820 seems not to be able to keep up with the video coming into it. During some scene transitions the screen will go blue and stay that way until the next scene. This is the first time I've ever seen it have a problem like this, and I've captured everything from VHSs to laserdiscs.

Is it because I am capturing a high-definition event? I wouldn't think that would matter since I'm using S-Video connections.

Is my camcorder just too old?

(PS Sorry if this is in the wrong forum. One says capturing "but no DV" and the other says DV "but no analog capturing." Either one seems to rule my problem out.)

[edDV]

I am using a Sony DCR-TRV820 D8 camcorder to try to capture a broadcast event on my DVR. I am using the S-Video out into the TRV820, etc, and it has always worked fine before when doing VHSs and the like. This is the first time I've tried to get anything off my DVR.

The problem is the TRV820 seems not to be able to keep up with the video coming into it. During some scene transitions the screen will go blue and stay that way until the next scene. This is the first time I've ever seen it have a problem like this, and I've captured everything from VHSs to laserdiscs.

Is it because I am capturing a high-definition event? I wouldn't think that would matter since I'm using S-Video connections.

Is my camcorder just too old?

(PS Sorry if this is in the wrong forum. One says capturing "but no DV" and the other says DV "but no analog capturing." Either one seems to rule my problem out.)

It might be a copy protection scheme. The Digital8's all barf blue on DVD player S-Video and sometimes from a cable box. If the broadcast flag happens, direct Digital8 recording will be blocked. When the Digital8 does work, the picture quality is as good as my Canopus ADVC. The analog output side of the Sony isn't as good.

[seventhseal]

Sure enough, if I use the composite output of the DVR instead of s-video, there are no problems at all. Seems like an odd way to employ copy-protection, which I thought could be done over composite, too?

[edDV]

Sure enough, if I use the composite output of the DVR instead of s-video, there are no problems at all. Seems like an odd way to employ copy-protection, which I thought could be done over composite, too?

I don't know. I just observe what happens.

[The_Doman]

The problem is the TRV820 seems not to be able to keep up with the video coming into it. During some scene transitions the screen will go blue and stay that way until the next scene. This is the first time I've ever seen it have a problem like this, and I've captured everything from VHSs to laserdiscs.

Mmm, I have had a similar problem when connecting a particular VCR to my Sony D8TRV120.
With some scenes the picture became too bright and kind of blew up, causing the camcorder to only show a blue screen.
Seems something was not right with the videolevels when connecting the VCR to the camcorder.
The solution was to feed the signal through another VCR which seemed to correct that problem.

[SingSing]

It kind of imply Sony D8 camcorder pass thru is not rock solid.