capturing video

[Tina H]

hi
im new to all this and have spent hours trying to get a video taken on my
panasonic video camera into movie maker. Every time i click on capture from
video device i get the message "a video capture device was not detected,
verify that a device is turned on and connected properly, and then try again"
i have unplugged my video camera numerous times and replugged it back in but
all to no avail.
any help on this would be much appreciated
thanks
Tina H

 

[Allen]

Is your video camera connected via firewire/1394 (not USB)?
Is your video camera in the play back/vcr mode?

 

[Tina H]

Thanks for answering Allen,
the video camera is connected by usb (what is firewire/1394) and it is in
playback mode.

 

[Tina H]

Thanks for replying Allen
the camera is connected by usb (what is firewire/1394)
it is in playback mode also

 

[Graham Hughes]

This has some info
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/ProblemPages/CannotCapture.htm
as do this
http://www.simplydv.co.uk/infobase/about_firewire.html

 

[Les]

I have been fighting a similar problem for the past 2 years - Sony DCR-PC1
not recognized when connected to Firewire port.

I went down the route that had worked for some of downgrading drivers to
pre-XP SP2 version, with no effect.

In my case, my camera worked when connected to a Firewire port on a laptop
in the office, but not on either of my 2 home PCs. I tried 3 different
Firewire cards with different chipsets, 3 different cables - no luck.

Recently I tried again, having replaced one of my home PCs. Once again
camera not recognized when connect to Firewire port. I bought yet another
laptop home from the office - everything works fine.

Finally, I thought about the differences between the laptops and my home PCs
- the actual Firewire port. Each of the laptop Firewire ports have been
4-pin, while all of the various cards/cables used at home have been 6-pin -
connected to the camera by various 4-pin to 6-pin cables.

So, I hunted down a $5 Fireire PCI card that has both a 6-pin and an 4-pin
connected. Lo and behold, my camera works when connected to the 4-pin.

I thought that a 6-pin to 4-pin connection was identical except the the
6-pin carries power. Therefore the signal integrity should have been there
for the 4-pin connection. Anyway, this is not a MS issue, but has been
dicussed in this newgroup many times. I hope my experience helps someone
else.

Les