Microsoft released a utility to help with pass-through. See the Problem
Solving > Checklist page of
www.papajohn.org
The 3rd paragraph in the '..... Limitations' section has a link to the
utility. Most who use it report great results.
Good luck,
PapaJohn
"Nige" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I've had little success capturing and rendering mpeg files with Vegas
> Video, so I thought I'd give Windows Movie Maker a try.
>
> I'm playing back from a VCR, via a Sony camcorder, to give a firewire
> signal. I can see the output of the VCR in the WMM preview, but it won't
> let me record because "there isn't a tape in the device". If I put a
> tape in the camcorder, the blasted thing plays it!
>
> How do I turn off the control of the camcorder?
>
>
> --
> Nige
>
> Please replace YYYY with the current year
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