Hi Garry,
Part of the issue is that you can't capture to DV-AVI with a USB connection.
So you really have three choices here.
1) Use a digital camera with a firewire connection that allows pass-through
and hook the VCR to that.
2) Purchase a capture device that has a firewire input to the computer.
3) Capture to MPEG2 using the Hauppauge software and convert that file to
AVI.
Hope that helps.
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"Garry" <Garry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4D0DC491-CBB1-41A1-96CD-9B4AE262F56C@microsoft.com...
> 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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