Video Capture Device not Detected

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Okay, first, thanks for anyones help.
I never had problems with MM before. I just connected my firewire cable and
off I went. The last time I used MM was last summer. Now after SP2, I get
this error message everytime.
I bought a new 4 to 6 pin firewire cable- that didnt fix it.
The OS reads new hardware and installs drivers, but then instantly MM says
VCD not Detected.
I am running XP Pro SP2 with all updates and options.
As a side, Nero wont find my DV either.
I have been surfing answers for 4 days, no luck.
Please help, I have some great UFO footage I need to upload.
THanks
Casey Kucera
 
Hello,

I am having the same nagging DV/Firewire issue.
Windows XP will pick up my Sony DV Camcorder(TRV38) each time that I connect
it to the firewire cable but no editing software that I have installed can
capture video from it, including Movie Maker. I get the same old error
message that so many other DV owners get, “no video capture device detectedâ€.

I took my camcorder to Tiger Direct Outlet store here in Naperville, IL and
connected my camcorder to the firewire cable and all was well. I was able to
use Window’s Movie Maker to capture my DV. By this, I was able to rule out my
cable as well as my camcorder. I noticed that these computers had SP2
installed on them such as I do.

I’m at my wits end. I uninstalled my firewire card (bundled with Pinnacle
Studio, 3 port) and pulled it from my system. I rebooted and then shut down.
I inserted a new firewire card (Ultra IEEE 1394 PCI Adapter 3 port) and then
rebooted. Window’s XP picked it up and installed the drivers automatically.
Unfortunately, I am getting the same results. No DV capture.

Here is my system specs:
Window’s XP SP2 (all updates…automatic updates set)
P4-2.4GHz
1GB RAM
Drive C: 120GB (60GB free) IDE
Drive F: 60GB (27GB free) IDE
Drive H: 200GB (120GB free) External USB 2.0

NVIDIA GeForce FX5700LE 256mb
DVD player IDE
CD Writer IDE
DVD Writer External USB 2.0
CD Writer External USB 2.0

Motherboard is MSI with Intel chipset

I suspect that SP2 or some DVD codec has something to do with this problem.
I once was able to capture DV but I can’t remember if it was before I
upgraded to SP2 or not. It has been quite a while ago. I use my PC mostly for
audio (Sonar Producer 5) and now I want to add some DV.

Thanks for any help you can provide.
Bill Kellum
 
Same thing here. Got a Sony TRV-130 that the computer finds and loads
drivers however MM2.1 and Roxio and the WinDV will not pick it up either.
Nothing can see it, however the computer and the camcorder give appropriate
indication that the connection is there.

I have a 3 port Firewire card installed into the computer, all ports give
the same result, I have a firewire zip drive that works just fine and it is
plugged into this card. It used to work... but it is not working anymore.
Under all above stated software it cannot find the camera to get the video
from.

Windows Movie Maker 2.1 gives me the error of "A video capture device was
not detected. Verify that a device is turned on and connected properly, and
then try again." However when I power the camera up to VCR mode or camera
mode Windows gives me the popup of "What do you want me to do with this?" Use
WMM, or Roxio, or nothing? I can hit either WMM or Roxio and they cannot
find the camera.

This is driving me nuts, please help. I have tried the download from the
mentioned web page and Microsoft, it didn't help. I uninstalled the IEEE
1394 from the Hardware configuration, removed the card, reinstalled the card
and still nothing works.

Under IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers I have OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host
Controller. Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller.
Farther down I have SBP2 IEEE 1394 Devices with SBP2 Compliant IEEE 1394
device.

Under Imaging devices I have Hewlett-Packard OfficeJet 1170C Series Scanner
and Sony DV Camcorder.

Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
 
Dear Flcn16mech,
Could you please email me if you find a solution to this? I have reinstalled
XP and still I continue to have this problem. Unfortunetely, I also
reinstalled SP2 and I now think that is the problem. My email address is
bkellum-at-msn-dot-com.
Thanks,
Bill K.
 
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