Re: Advice appreciated - cannot capture video in edit/play mode

Hi - thank you for sticking with this!
No, i have not made changes. I did a system restore (with the Dell
technician on the line) back to 1 October 2006.
I know it doesn't make sense...one thing that is different is that I don't
get the "balloon" stating it is safe to remove hardware that i typically got
before (and then i'd hit "stop" program and then was told it was safe to
remove hardware).
I have not tried the webcam aspect in rec mode...how do i do that to capture
the video already recorded?
I used the software but it does the same thing (doesn't recognize the camera
in edit/play mode - only recognizes it in camera/record mode) : (
thank you for your help if you have other ideas.

"Graham Hughes" wrote:

Have you made any changes to your pc since it last worked? Added any
programmes, hardware, updates, codecs, anything at all. Also, have you
removed anything.
Something must have changed, as MM won't just stop working on it's own.

Use system restore to go back to the point when it did last work.

Cams can often be used as web cams via usb and this will need to be in rec
mode. Have you tried doing this with it?

You should have had some software with the cam, try using this.

--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com


"newcomer" <newcomer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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ok - trying again:
1. using sony handycam
2. dvc tapes
3. have been able to capture video for months
4. suddenly wmm doesn't recognize play/edit mode (which is what i was in
before to capture and suddenly wmm box appears: "video capture device not
detected. verify that device is turned on and connected properly, then try
again.
5. of course it is connected and turned on - its WMM that suddenly stopped
recognized my device in play/edit mode.
6. WMM DOES, however, recognize my device in "camera" (or 'record' mode)
which, of course doesn't help = i need it to recognize in play/edit mode.
7. I have uninstalled/reinstalled hardware device.
8. I have gone back to manual and followed all instructions to A) connect
the camcorder to the computer; B) using USB cable supplied; 3) set USB
stream
in menu setting;
The problem is Wmm has suddenly stopped recognized my "sony digital
imaging
device" in play/edit mode.
I've gone through all the troubleshooting steps in my manual.
I'm sure WMM is not the only program out there. Is there another program I
should try?
Can anyone explain why the system recognizes my camera in camera/tape mode
but not edit/play mode? (this suggests to me it is not the usb wire/port
but
something weird with the program suddenly not recognizing what it did just
a
few weeks ago.)
Thank you.

"newcomer" wrote:

hi - usb (cable came with camera and i know you prefer firewire - but
this
has always worked fine for me)...thanks!

"Graham Hughes" wrote:

If you don't have the bus host controllers then you don't have
firewire, how
are you connecting the cam to the pc.

--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com


"newcomer" <newcomer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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My sony video device is "enabled" so that's fine.
I updated on wizard and it's fine...says i already have best software
for
the device.
The wmm recognizes my camera in "camera" mode - just not in
"Play/edit"
which is how i've always captured the video before. If I'm in camera
mode,
WMM will "capture" (although there is nothing to capture)...As soon
as I
switch to "play/edit" - the system "pings" and a box comes up stating
we're
disconnected.


"newcomer" wrote:

when i opend device manager, i don't see IEEE 1394 Bus host
controllers
entry. I don't think i ever had that and it's always worked before -
but
if i
need that now what are the next steps? thank you!


"Graham Hughes" wrote:

So you have done all the tests on that page?

What were the results?

Please list them so I can make further suggestions.

--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com


"newcomer" <newcomer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello,
Thank you for the reply. I'm not finding my problem there. I
have
done
nothing differently to capture video than I've been doing for
months...i
hook
up with same cable, camera, everything...i only get the "ping"
though,
now,
when the camera is in "camera-tape" mode (which is to record
video)
and
then
it "disconnects" when I turn the camera to "play-edit" mode
(which is
from
where i would play my video for the moviemaker program to
capture.)
i've
done
nothing differently, am using same equipment, the program just
stopped
allowing me to capture video while in the "edit-play" mode of
tthe
camera
(sony handycam). thank you for any advice you can offer.


"Graham Hughes" wrote:

Check out the items on this page
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/ProblemPages/CannotCapture.htm

--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com


"newcomer" <newcomer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message
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I can no longer capture video while in "edit/play" mode...the
movie
maker
doesn't detect my video camera in edit/play mode....movie
maker
does,
however,
recognize my video camera while in "camera-tape" mode. This
just
started -
i used to be able to capture video while in edit/play mode.
Advice greatly appreciated. Thank you!













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