I CAN'T CAPTURE WITH MY FIREWIRE IN THE MOVIE MAKER

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I CAN NOT GET THE JVC MINI DV TO SEND ANY INFO IN MY COMPUTER, A FRIEND OF
MINE DID IT IN HIS COMPUTER BUT I STILL DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO HERE... IT TALES
ME A PROBLEM WAS ENCOUNTER TRYING TO CONECT CHECK YOUR DEVICE AND TRY
AGAIN....I PROBABLY DONE IT 50 TIMES BY NOW.....DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO PLEEASE
.......HEEEEEELP
 
Please turn off your Caps Lock key. Connect the camcorder to the PC with a
firewire card. Ensure the camcorder is powered by an external power source
and not by its internal battery. Turn the camcorder on and in VCR mode.
Windows XP should bring up a panel asking what you would like it to do.
Choose the option to Capture using Windows Movie Maker.
 
JOHN 3 16 said:
I CAN NOT GET THE JVC MINI DV TO SEND ANY INFO IN MY COMPUTER, A FRIEND OF
MINE DID IT IN HIS COMPUTER BUT I STILL DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO HERE... IT
TALES
ME A PROBLEM WAS ENCOUNTER TRYING TO CONECT CHECK YOUR DEVICE AND TRY
AGAIN....I PROBABLY DONE IT 50 TIMES BY NOW.....DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO
PLEEASE
......HEEEEEELP
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Your CAPS LOCK key is stuck. Posting in all caps is the on-line equivalent
of "SHOUTING" and is considered very rude.

Did you load the software that came with the camera? Are you sure the cable
you are using is a known good cable? Is the camera on or off when you
connect it to the firewire port? Have you tested the port with another
firewire device to check that the port is functioning properly?

Lastly, you should also pay attention to punctuation and spelling.

Bobby
 
Ensure the camcorder is powered by an external power source
and not by its internal battery.
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This particular line interested me. Why would this make a difference
in any capturing process? I understand that the battery may start to
run low if it's not on the EPS, but is there something else?
 
When connected via internal battery, Windows Movie Maker may not be able to
control the camcorder correctly. It's just one more thing that occasionally
causes problems and connecting via external power source at least rules out
one of the problems.
 
I can't find the mail I had from a chap I was helping, but he mailed me with
details from JVC I think which said that connecting when using the battery
would not enable a connection to the pc.

I'll keep searching for it.

--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com


Cari (MS-MVP) said:
When connected via internal battery, Windows Movie Maker may not be able
to control the camcorder correctly. It's just one more thing that
occasionally causes problems and connecting via external power source at
least rules out one of the problems.
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