Which version of Mm are you using, and how are you connected to the pc.


For MM2.1 and firewire connected cam,


Open movie maker, connect cam by firewire and in vcr/playback position.
Click on capture from video device
This opens video capture wizard. Name file and choose location > Next
Choose file type, I'd go for dv-avi as its the best quality > Next
Here I get capture the entire tape automatically or captuer parts of the
tape manually, and also show preview > Next
In this window, you have the start and stop buttons for capturing manually
if that's what you've chosen and creat clips/mute speakers/captuer time
limit options.

Whichever way you apture, it always captures in real time, so 5 minutes
takes 5 minutes to capture.
Manual capture means you start capture and tehn press stop when you want it
to. You can then search for a ne position on the tape using the controls
under the preview window, and then press start capture again, etc etc.

Graham


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Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
www.dvds2treasure.com
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"SandyInAZ" <SandyInAZ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm having the same problem. Following the instructions step-by-step, and
> we
> never get to a Capture Method page so I can click Capture entire page
> automatically. Figured these might be old instructions for a previous
> version or something? Anyone???
>
> I did find, however, that while on the Capture Video Page you can take the
> check OUT of the Create clips when wizard finishes box and it will capture
> the entire video, BUT you need to sit and wait while the camera plays the
> whole tape. I was hoping that the Capture Entire Video automatically
> would
> be faster than that.
>
> Has anyone been able to get this to work as per the instructions???
>
> "Daedalus" wrote:
>
>> I have been using Windows MM2 to try to capture DV from a Canon MVX200i.
>> The
>> camera is connected to the PC via an IEEE 1394 cable.
>>
>> When running the vidoe capture wizrd I can't get the program to capture
>> from
>> the tape automatically.
>>
>> I select 'Capture from video device ' in the movie task pane. The wizard
>> starts but does not show the 'Video Capture Device' page; although the
>> top of
>> the next page shows the device as being a Canon DV device. I enter a name
>> for
>> the clip and choose a save to location. I then select 'Next' and come to
>> the
>> video settings page and choose the DV-AVI format (although I have tried
>> this
>> with other settings as well). I then select 'Next' and proceed to the
>> 'Capture Video' page. For some reason I can't get to the 'Capture Method'
>> page to select 'Capture the entire tape automatically'.
>>
>> I can capture manually on the capture video capture page so the video can
>> be
>> transferred between the camera and the PC.
>>
>> I have read the camera manuals, WMM2 help both on the PC and online and
>> can't find a solution. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?
>> --
>> Newbie