Whenever I try to capture .. it turns to " not responding "

[ZaYoOoD]

Hi ,
I have a IEEE 1394 port : firewire .. and I used to capture from my video camera using it ..
The last time I tried to capture ( and it worked ) was like 2 months ago ..
But 2 days ago I wanted to capture some' .. Whenever I try to capture ( using Movie Maker ) .. it turns to " not responding " .. So whats the problem .. and how can I fix it ..
I'm 100% sure that I will find the solution with you guys .. I never ask you some' .. and back with nothin' ..

But I got two points :
1- My PC is powerful as a normal-use PC ( see my info - like 2 gb ram .. etc ) .. so I don't think the problem is caused by a full ram problem or so ..
2- I tried to capture using other progs ,, in the past it worked .. and now it wouldn't ..
3- When I connect the camera .. It shows me that there's a camera connected .. But when I try to capture

waiting for y'all ..
thanks ..

[edDV]

Try using WinDV and manual camcorder controls.

[ZaYoOoD]

Hi ..
cool , now that's great .. this one does work ..
but does it have the best quality ?? I bet it does ..

thanks .

[edDV]

Hi ..
cool , now that's great .. this one does work ..
but does it have the best quality ?? I bet it does ..

thanks .

WinDV makes an exact duplicate of the data on tape (i.e. first generation copy) every time.

Movie Maker 2 can too only if you know how to output as DV-AVI not WMV.

[ZaYoOoD]

aha ,, no matter .. I used to output as DV-AVI ..
But I'll use WinDV . But If the tape finished while capturing .. does WinDV stop capturing ??

thanks

[edDV]

aha ,, no matter .. I used to output as DV-AVI ..
But I'll use WinDV . But If the tape finished while capturing .. does WinDV stop capturing ??

thanks

No, you need to stop it manually.

One warning on WinDV, it doesn't behave well when the disk becomes full.

[ZaYoOoD]

aha .. I see ..
alright .. and I do not suppose my disk would be full

[ZaYoOoD]

OK ,, another question .. whats the problem with windows movie maker ?? why doesn't it work .. there must be a reason that can be fixed ?

[edDV]

OK ,, another question .. whats the problem with windows movie maker ?? why doesn't it work .. there must be a reason that can be fixed ?

For some reason machine control (e.g. stop, play, rew, ff, pause) isn't working.

IEEE-1394 connect is one process under XP/Vista networking.
DV video streaming is a second process under DirectShow
DV machine control is a third process.

WinDV can work with just the first two working.

[ZaYoOoD]

aha ,, I see ..
OK .. thanks alllot .. I got it fixed all by your help ..
thanks again ,,
and once again .. I ask a question in this forum .. and I get the best answer for it..

thanks