Problem capturing video to pc with firewire.

[Heatherb]

I have a Dell computer XP with firewire which is showing as enabled & compliant in device manager. The computer is only a few months old. I have a JVC GR-DVL150 digital video camera & I am trying to capture video from the camera to the PC using Sonic digital media version 7 &/or Windows movie maker. I have connected a firewire cable to the DV out on the camera, the camera is switched on, but whatever I do Or whichever programme I use the computer or programme does not recognise the video source, it says no device connected. But if I plug in my Labtec webcam it recognises that. The camera is plugged into the mains, & I have tried it setting the camera to play as well but still it is not recognised. Please can someone with more experience than me as I am totally new to video capturing offer some help & advice. I think I must need to change settings somewhere for the camera to be recognised but not sure where.

[Graham Hughes]

Check out
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/ProblemPages/CannotCapture.htm
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/ProblemPages/CamNotWorkingUnderSP2.htm

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


"Heatherb" > wrote in message
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>
> I have a Dell computer XP with firewire which is showing as enabled &
> compliant in device manager. The computer is only a few months old. I
> have a JVC GR-DVL150 digital video camera & I am trying to capture
> video from the camera to the PC using Sonic digital media version 7
> &/or Windows movie maker. I have connected a firewire cable to the DV
> out on the camera, the camera is switched on, but whatever I do Or
> whichever programme I use the computer or programme does not recognise
> the video source, it says no device connected. But if I plug in my
> Labtec webcam it recognises that. The camera is plugged into the mains,
> & I have tried it setting the camera to play as well but still it is not
> recognised. Please can someone with more experience than me as I am
> totally new to video capturing offer some help & advice. I think I must
> need to change settings somewhere for the camera to be recognised but
> not sure where.
>
>
> --
> Heatherb