Capturing software ?

[felix_the_cat]

Hi.

Does any one knows of any capturing software, such as miroVideo DV
300 DV tools, that will capture according Start/Stop signal from Sony D
cam? Can Pinnacle Studio DV 9 do this?
I am using XP Pro SP2

Thanks
Felix

[daamon]

Hi felix_the_cat,

This post might be of use to you.

[jimmalenko]

I'm pretty sure scenalyzerlive can stop based on input, so if the signal is halted by the camera, capturing stops. Don't know about starting though, although starting isn't too bad really - start the capture on your PC then start the camera playback. You'll have a couple of seconds to edit out but this shouldn't be too big of a hassle.

[daamon]

I'm pretty sure scenalyzerlive can stop based on input...

I, too, believe it can - but the reason I didn't mention it is because felix_the_cat mentioned the miroVideo DV tools. And I remembered the guy in the thread I linked to had troubles with the normal DV capture apps because of his cam.

Add to that, that I'm not sure what a "Sony D cam" is...

[felix_the_cat]

Thanks for replies

Here is to clarify something.
I am using Sony D8 TVR103 cam, with Pinnacle miroVide DV300, this setup was working without any problems even on my old system (P 166MGz, 96MB Ram, 6GB HDD [7MB sustain rate] ) on win 98 / 2000. Now I've got new computer (see computer details) with Win XP pro. Apperantly, DV300 drivers do not work w XP, however some said they found the way around it.
The are two things I like about DV300, one - it will work even on slowest system, and if any drop frames happend it will come back and recap them. Second - it will capture each clip to separate file, using Start/Stop (S/S) signal on the tape. The only drawback is that it takes twise the time per tape.

Anyway, as I looked at Studio DV it has the option to capture using S/S signal, whitch makes my DV300 a uselles junk.

During yesterday's try using Sony D8 - TI Firewire - Win XP - Studio 9 my preview window did not work, I suspect some drivers problem, and after decoding it in TPMGEnc Plus (DVD template) the output was worst than VCD.

I will try to do some digging in to the problem, but your help will be appreciated.

Felix.