RE: Can't get video to capture automatically from a DV camera

#1 01-05-2006, 06:51 AM

"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

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