Video Capture with Wintv PVR 500

[radink]

Hello everyone,

I'm trying to get video from an older Sony Handycam onto my computer. I have a Hauppauge WintTv 500 card and I've plugged the video cam into the card via the Composite cables. When I launch Sony Vegas, I get nothing. It lists the device but does not get the video. I also get Vista errors about the media center service stopping. Is there an easier way to do this that works?

I have:
Vista
Core 2 Duo 2.4ghz
2gb ram
350gb drive.

Thanks!

[edDV]

Hello everyone,

I'm trying to get video from an older Sony Handycam onto my computer. I have a Hauppauge WintTv 500 card and I've plugged the video cam into the card via the Composite cables. When I launch Sony Vegas, I get nothing. It lists the device but does not get the video. I also get Vista errors about the media center service stopping. Is there an easier way to do this that works?

I have:
Vista
Core 2 Duo 2.4ghz
2gb ram
350gb drive.

Thanks!

What format is the Handycam? Most are miniDV format and use an IEEE-1394 card for direct input to Vegas.

The PVR-500 card has no uncompressed capture capability. It outputs MPeg2 files that can then be imported to Vegas.

Vegas is not fully certified for Vista. That may create other issues.

[jagabo]

Use Hauppauge's software to capture, WinTV2000.

[radink]

Ill check it out. thanks!