The device USB 2861 device could not be opened

[Fabis94]

I'm using an EZ-CAP (DC 60+) and Sony Vegas 6 (but people that have been using other versions also have had this problem), but whenever i try to capture something then it gives me the error "The device USB 2861 device could not be opened".

So the problem is that Vegas thinks that the signal/stream/ez-cap is used by another application. How do i get past this?

I know that people have had the same problem, but i've never found a working solution. I don't believe that in this whole forum that is all about capturing video, no one has ever posted about a problem like this.

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EDIT: I have problems with it in Ulead though. When i select NTSC it works, but it's black n white. When i select 50hz on my Xbox then it's in color :/ Why is that?

When i set it to 60hz and choose SECAM in Ulead options, it shows in color, but only while im in the options. When i press OK it goes back to the black screen.

EDIT2: I downloaded Debut Video Capture, and when i set it to PAL_60 in the options, it works perfectly. So the problem isn't the EZ-Cap, it's the software.

EDIT3: Tried Magic Video Capture and like Sony Vegas it thinks that the stream/signal is used by other applications. Wtf? :/ Can someone help?

P.S. Don't mind the edit parts, i copied this from my topic on another forum.

[aedipuss]

vegas doesn't allow usb capture only over firewire.

[Fabis94]

Hmm that's weird. I've seen a ton of videos on YouTube showing how to capture EZ Cap through Sony Vegas.
Well..what other editing software would you suggest?

I'm on a slow computer (hence Sony vegas 6) so nothing too high end

[aedipuss]

mediacoder recently added capture support. virtualdub/virtualdubmod are popular.

[Bjs]

Fabis94 ... supply some computer details

The device is in use by another application may refer to any other program which can use video source such as windows messenger, yahoo messenger, msn messenger, skype, ect

Kill those type's of process's via task manager and try again in vegas.

[Fabis94]

I killed everything that could've used it (i even downloaded that app that shows which application is using which files) and it still didn't work.