Help I broke all video capture at DVinfo.net

David Stoneburner · May 26th, 2007, 04:15 PM

I have Vegas 6d on my laptop. I wanted to do my first project, but now I can't capture anything. The program controls the camera, but when I try to capture no video or audio comes through. Earlier I had some Sony audio playing software that I installed for some free songs, I then decided to uninstall it. After that capture programs were asking for some openmg program. Now Vegas and even moviemaker won't capture anything. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Greg Boston · May 26th, 2007, 04:45 PM

A re-install of the Vegas software will probably restore the missing components. It's not that long of a process.

-gb-

David Stoneburner · May 26th, 2007, 05:05 PM

Thanks, I forgot to mention that I did try a reinstall with no luck.

Bill Watson · May 26th, 2007, 05:22 PM

If it's only DV, just use Windows Movie Maker to do the capture then import the .avi file into Vegas.

David Stoneburner · May 27th, 2007, 07:13 AM

Moviemaker has stopped capturing as well. I have even uninstalled and reinstalled my firewire card. The camera is recognized when it is connected and I can control it with the VTR controls, just no video or audio is transferred to the computer.

Mike Kujbida · May 27th, 2007, 08:34 AM

Two things come to mind here. Either the firewire card on your laptop or the firewire port on your camera is bad.
Can you try connecting your camcorder to another computer to confirm that it works elsewhere?

David Delaney · May 27th, 2007, 12:33 PM

wow, David I have the exact same problem. My computer won't recognize my DV or my HDV. It started to and then stopped and I can't get it back. When I plug in a DV camera, it doesn't even recognize that is it connected. I have tried uninstalling the drivers in the device manager but that doesn't do anything. Going to reinstall Vegas and see if that help...let me know if you figure it out.
I don't get any controls on mine though. Nothing happens, it is like there is nothing connected to my laptop. This goes for both my Panasonic mini DV and my HC1 HD camera. Movie maker doesn't work, nothing.
EDIT : it is getting a little more clear. It recognizes my old Samsung DV camera, but not my newer cameras - so I am guess it is a driver corruption on my Panasonic and Sony or something. Well, installed the USB drivers for panasonic and I got my built-in firewire to work now, but my Cardbus PCMCIA does not work. There are no drivers for XP for it, so it is going to be a problem.

David Stoneburner · May 28th, 2007, 09:10 AM

My cameras work fine on my other computers. What I think happened was that I installed some Sony music manager software to get some free music. I don't remember the name of the software, but it is the same that is needed for putting music on a Sony mini-disc. I then decided to uninstall the software and that is when it happened. I've done a lot of clean-up and still no resolve. I really don't want to totally reinstall my OS.

Peter J Alessandria · May 29th, 2007, 01:26 PM

You could try a system restore first, then a repair installation of Windows before a complete reinstall...

David Stoneburner · May 30th, 2007, 07:24 PM

A system restore didn't take for some reason. I am going to try the Windows repair and see what happens.

Thanks.

May 26th, 2007, 04:15 PM	#1
David Stoneburner Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 493	Help I broke all video capture I have Vegas 6d on my laptop. I wanted to do my first project, but now I can't capture anything. The program controls the camera, but when I try to capture no video or audio comes through. Earlier I had some Sony audio playing software that I installed for some free songs, I then decided to uninstall it. After that capture programs were asking for some openmg program. Now Vegas and even moviemaker won't capture anything. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,

May 27th, 2007, 12:33 PM	#7
David Delaney Trustee Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Niagara Ontario Canada Posts: 1,121	wow, David I have the exact same problem. My computer won't recognize my DV or my HDV. It started to and then stopped and I can't get it back. When I plug in a DV camera, it doesn't even recognize that is it connected. I have tried uninstalling the drivers in the device manager but that doesn't do anything. Going to reinstall Vegas and see if that help...let me know if you figure it out. I don't get any controls on mine though. Nothing happens, it is like there is nothing connected to my laptop. This goes for both my Panasonic mini DV and my HC1 HD camera. Movie maker doesn't work, nothing. EDIT : it is getting a little more clear. It recognizes my old Samsung DV camera, but not my newer cameras - so I am guess it is a driver corruption on my Panasonic and Sony or something. Well, installed the USB drivers for panasonic and I got my built-in firewire to work now, but my Cardbus PCMCIA does not work. There are no drivers for XP for it, so it is going to be a problem. Last edited by David Delaney; May 27th, 2007 at 02:34 PM.

May 26th, 2007, 04:45 PM	#2
Greg Boston Wrangler Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DFW area, TX Posts: 6,117 Images: 1	A re-install of the Vegas software will probably restore the missing components. It's not that long of a process. -gb-

May 26th, 2007, 05:05 PM	#3
David Stoneburner Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 493	Thanks, I forgot to mention that I did try a reinstall with no luck.

May 26th, 2007, 05:22 PM	#4
Bill Watson Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Noosa Queensland Australia Posts: 248	If it's only DV, just use Windows Movie Maker to do the capture then import the .avi file into Vegas.

May 27th, 2007, 07:13 AM	#5
David Stoneburner Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 493	Moviemaker has stopped capturing as well. I have even uninstalled and reinstalled my firewire card. The camera is recognized when it is connected and I can control it with the VTR controls, just no video or audio is transferred to the computer.

May 27th, 2007, 08:34 AM	#6
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	Two things come to mind here. Either the firewire card on your laptop or the firewire port on your camera is bad. Can you try connecting your camcorder to another computer to confirm that it works elsewhere?

May 28th, 2007, 09:10 AM	#8
David Stoneburner Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 493	My cameras work fine on my other computers. What I think happened was that I installed some Sony music manager software to get some free music. I don't remember the name of the software, but it is the same that is needed for putting music on a Sony mini-disc. I then decided to uninstall the software and that is when it happened. I've done a lot of clean-up and still no resolve. I really don't want to totally reinstall my OS.

May 29th, 2007, 01:26 PM	#9
Peter J Alessandria Major Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 293	You could try a system restore first, then a repair installation of Windows before a complete reinstall...

May 30th, 2007, 07:24 PM	#10
David Stoneburner Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 493	A system restore didn't take for some reason. I am going to try the Windows repair and see what happens. Thanks.