Hi,
The discussion on this topic is of interest to me. I am having a problem
converting my old analogue home video tapes in VHS to AVI. The MM2 screen
greys out the Digital device format (DV-AVI) option. It allows conversion to
wmv but the quality is very poor.

I am playing the tapes through a VCR into a Hauppage WinTV USB connection. I
read on the papajohn site that
"The Hauppauge devices are meant to capture TV signals to MPEG-2 files. As
Movie Maker doesn't work with MPEG-2 files, they are not a good choice if
you're looking for something to use with MM2. If you have one already, you
can work toward ways to convert your captured files to align with Movie
Maker. "

Is my problem an incompatability with the Hauppage USB capture device ? Is
there a work around ? Could you recommend a more suitable usb device ?

Hope you can help.


Garry

"Wojo" wrote:

> Awesome, Happy editing!
> -Wojo
>
> "degefu" <degefu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F61E0CB7-46A7-4818-B9F1-4923C1C5D3C9@microsoft.com...
> >
> > thank you very much wojo! i think it works.
> > degefu
> > "Wojo" wrote:
> >
> >> Click2DVD (Sony's own proprietary software product) works for analog
> >> capture
> >> but Movie Maker doesn't. The easiest way to get your video into Movie
> >> Maker
> >> then is to capture with Click2DVD and then convert the file to an AVI
> >> file.
> >> Import the AVI into Movie Maker. For help with conversion go to this
> >> site:
> >> http://www.videohelp.com/convert
> >> Hope that helps.
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> >> "degefu" <degefu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:CD0DF301-7958-42AE-983A-84064F767678@microsoft.com...
> >> >
> >> > hello Cari,
> >> > thanks for replying to my post...
> >> > i don't think i know exactly what kind of capture card my computer has,
> >> > but
> >> > i was successful in capturing analog video in click2dvd . plus i
> >> > coundn't
> >> > be
> >> > able to import video from click2dvd due to the format it was captured
> >> > is
> >> > not
> >> > the type of file that the movie maker can accept...
> >> > thanks for ur help again
> >> > degefu
> >> > "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Windows Movie Maker is not designed to capture analog video. What
> >> >> kind
> >> >> of
> >> >> software came with your capture card? I've used WinDVD Creator v2,
> >> >> PowerDirector v3 and 4 and ATI's Multimedia Center and all seem to
> >> >> work
> >> >> fine.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Cari (MS-MVP)
> >> >> Printing & Imaging
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "degefu" <degefu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:BEDF0775-2276-4D96-8EB3-5164EDA665AD@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >
> >> >> > helloGrham,
> >> >> > i'm trying to capture video from analog video[from vcr] to my movie
> >> >> > maker
> >> >> > but when i hit capture from video device, it says,"video capture
> >> >> > device
> >> >> > is
> >> >> > not detected check the device is connected and turned on and try
> >> >> > again". i
> >> >> > tried every thing i know but it didn't work out. any help please?
> >> >> > degefu
> >> >> > "cmsoule" wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> Thanks Graham! I hope this works...
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> "Graham Hughes" wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> > Basics then.
> >> >> >> > Ensure all other apps are off, include
> >> >> >> > firewall/internet/a-virus/screensaver/power save modes etc etc..
> >> >> >> > Defrag before capture.
> >> >> >> > Ensure dma mode is enabled on the hard drive.
> >> >> >> > Try to capture to a seperate hdd other than the one on the o/s.
> >> >> >> > Squiggly lines may be copy protection, but you wouldn't see this
> >> >> >> > on
> >> >> >> > a
> >> >> >> > hi8
> >> >> >> > tape
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Graham
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > --
> >> >> >> > Graham Hughes
> >> >> >> > MVP Digital Media
> >> >> >> > www.dvds2treasure.com
> >> >> >> > www.simplydv.com
> >> >> >> > "cmsoule" <cmsoule@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> >> > news:9A14415C-2A1E-47E0-9F78-20B222E8C72E@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >> > > Hi Graham and thanks for responding to my posting. It is hard
> >> >> >> > > to
> >> >> >> > > explain
> >> >> >> > > but
> >> >> >> > > while I'm watching the captured video on my monitor, the
> >> >> >> > > picture
> >> >> >> > > kind
> >> >> >> > > of
> >> >> >> > > fades in and out, a light fuzziness more than squiggly lines
> >> >> >> > > actually.
> >> >> >> > > The
> >> >> >> > > weird thing is that one time I copied two videos off of
> >> >> >> > > VHS..both
> >> >> >> > > about an
> >> >> >> > > hour long and put them on a DVD. One of the videos was perfect
> >> >> >> > > and
> >> >> >> > > the
> >> >> >> > > other
> >> >> >> > > had the fading in and out throughout the entire video. Last
> >> >> >> > > week,
> >> >> >> > > I
> >> >> >> > > was
> >> >> >> > > capturing from a Hi-8 video camera and had the same problems
> >> >> >> > > (but
> >> >> >> > > I
> >> >> >> > > didn't
> >> >> >> > > go
> >> >> >> > > as far as putting it on a DVD).
> >> >> >> > > I first thought it was my VCR but then why does the Hi-8 tape
> >> >> >> > > play
> >> >> >> > > perfect
> >> >> >> > > inside the camera and the vhs tape play perfect in my vcr? I
> >> >> >> > > only
> >> >> >> > > see the
> >> >> >> > > lines when I'm capturing the video???
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > > "Graham Hughes, MVP Digital Media" wrote:
> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> > >> Whereabouts are these lines.If at the top and bottom this is
> >> >> >> > >> normal
> >> >> >> > >> analogue
> >> >> >> > >> picture and is not visible on tv's because of overscan.
> >> >> >> > >> Graham
> >> >> >> > >>
> >> >> >> > >> --
> >> >> >> > >> Graham Hughes
> >> >> >> > >> MVP
> >> >> >> > >> www.simplydv.co.uk
> >> >> >> > >> www.dvds2treasure.com
> >> >> >> > >>
> >> >> >> > >> "cmsoule" <cmsoule@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> >> > >> news:3E8FE6B1-A8E3-4EB8-8FFC-9027F31EDC6A@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >> > >> > I am using an HP m470n computer with Windows Media Center.
> >> >> >> > >> > I
> >> >> >> > >> > am
> >> >> >> > >> > getting
> >> >> >> > >> poor
> >> >> >> > >> > picture quality (i.e. squiggly lines) when I am capturing an
> >> >> >> > >> > analog
> >> >> >> > >> > signal
> >> >> >> > >> to
> >> >> >> > >> > my hard drive. It happens when I am recording from a VCR
> >> >> >> > >> > (VHS)
> >> >> >> > >> > or
> >> >> >> > >> > my
> >> >> >> > >> > Hi-8
> >> >> >> > >> > video camera and whether I'm using Showbiz 2 or Windows
> >> >> >> > >> > Movie
> >> >> >> > >> > Maker
> >> >> >> > >> software.
> >> >> >> > >> > I thought the inputs on the front of my computer & the
> >> >> >> > >> > software
> >> >> >> > >> > supported
> >> >> >> > >> > analog. Do I need new software? an analog capture device?
> >> >> >> > >>
> >> >> >> > >>
> >> >> >> > >>
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
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