Brand new PC - Movie Maker hangs....

[Guest]

Hi guys and gals,

I've just got a brand new PC with XP Media Centre on. Reading the leaflets
that came with it, it seems I may be able to put my camcorder movies onto a
CD. I don't own a new camcorder, it's about 6 yrs old it has on it -
Panasonic RX64 VHS-C Movie Camera (PAL).

Included with the PC are various cables, one has the plugs I would use to
attach this camera to my TV if I want to record movies onto a video tape.
The cable has red and white plugs and on the camera says 'rf out'.

So I start up Movie Maker (version 5.1 Build 2500 xpsp2) and when I go to
Capture Device it hangs! Great start eh?!

I've read the other messages here regarding hanging MM but as this PC is
brand new and I haven't installed any new Codecs I'm wondering why this
program won't work?

Also, as my camera isn't a new digital one, does anyone have any idea how I
would get my movies onto the PC for burning onto CD?

Thank you in advance for any help or suggestions offered, I appreciate any
help given

Kindest Regards

Lisa
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[Wojo]

I am not sure what would be causing Movie Maker to "hang up" but I do know
that it doesn't work so well with analog hookups such as the one you are
describing (with the red and white RCA plugs).
The best way to get your old VHS/C movies to your PC using WMM is to
purchase a digital pass-through device such as a Dazzle 80 to hook the
camera up to. These type of units will basically convert the signal to
digital and transfer it to the computer via firewire or USB (Preferably
firewire) for capture by WMM.
There is plenty more information on the subject on Papajohn's website.
www.papajohn.org
-Wojo

 

[Guest]

Dear Wojo,

Thank you for your reply, I will have a look for this Dazzle 80 you suggest
and see about getting it, it would be nice to be able to put the movie's onto
CD as putting them onto video has been in the pipeline for about 7 yrs and
not got very far!!

Kindest Regards

Lee
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[Wojo]

lol, I can relate to that one.
As far as the Dazzle unit goes there are more than one available so I am not
sure if the Dazzle80 is the one you want or not but a Dazzle unit of
whichever model is what you are looking for.
-Wojo

 

[Guest]

I hear ya - I bought a new gateway 840 media center from best buy -- windows
movie maker locks up -- after hours on the phone and internet -- they sent me
a new media card -- did the same thing -- took it back to the best buy store
-- they were real nice and exchanged it for a whole new system -- took it
home -- same thing--went back to store--tried a dazzle 90 connection -- same
thing--took the computer back to store and they gave me another new
computer-took it home same thing--they said try pinnacle studio program-it
also locks up--I gave up and bought a dvd-vhs recorder-if you know how to fix
it i would be glad to hear from you
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[Wojo]

Now that just sounds like the worst luck I've seen with a computer.
-Wojo