Vista Movie Maker and my Digital Video Camera

Dana is right, which make and model cam is it?

--

Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.com


"Dana Cline - MVP" wrote in message

> As far as I know, MovieMaker doesn't work with USB cameras, only IEEE 1394
> (FireWire) or composite video.
>
> Dana Cline - MCE MVP
>
> "Howard" wrote in message
>
>>I plugged in my Sony Digital Video Camera through the USB port and Movie
>> Maker refuses to acknokledge the hook up is there.
>>
>> I followed the suggestions listed in the Help section, turning my camera
>> on
>> and making sure it is in play mode etc.
>>
>> Can anyone help?
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Vista Movie Maker and my Digital Video Camera 

Hi Graham

I have the same problem as Howard mentioned. I have a Sony TRV250E - which
records digitally to 8mm tape, rather than a memory stick or card. It used
to work fine under XP Home/MovieMaker on the USB connection, but now under
Vista it just doesn't recognise it.

I've been on to Sony's website, and there's no new drivers or software for
use with Vista, so I reloaded the drivers for XP into Vista. I can't speak
for how it was before, but I can see and use the video camera in Live
Messenger quite happily on USB, including playing from the video tape, but it
just doesn't want to accept the video stream in MovieMaker.

The annoying thing is that when you read the Help files in MM, it says "If
you have a DV camera that supports streaming over USB (also called a USB
Video Class [UVC] camera), you can connect the video camera to your computer
by using a USB 2.0 connection. To determine whether your DV camera supports
USB streaming over DV, check Windows Device Manager and determine if the
camera appears as a "USB Video Device," or check the documentation that came
with your DV camera or go to the manufacturer's Web site."

Neither option is of much help. The camera appears as an 'Imaging device'
along with my logitech webcam, and it also appears as a USB Audio device
under the 'Sound, Video and Game Controllers section'.

Any clues?



"Graham Hughes" wrote:

> Dana is right, which make and model cam is it?
>
> --
>
> Graham Hughes
> MVP Digital Media
> www.myvideoproblems.com
>
>
> "Dana Cline - MVP" wrote in message
>
> > As far as I know, MovieMaker doesn't work with USB cameras, only IEEE 1394
> > (FireWire) or composite video.
> >
> > Dana Cline - MCE MVP
> >
> > "Howard" wrote in message
> >
> >>I plugged in my Sony Digital Video Camera through the USB port and Movie
> >> Maker refuses to acknokledge the hook up is there.
> >>
> >> I followed the suggestions listed in the Help section, turning my camera
> >> on
> >> and making sure it is in play mode etc.
> >>
> >> Can anyone help?
> >
> >
>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Vista Movie Maker and my Digital Video Camera 

Hi Graham

I have the same problem as Howard mentioned. I have a Sony TRV250E - which
records digitally to 8mm tape, rather than a memory stick or card. It used
to work fine under XP Home/MovieMaker on the USB connection, but now under
Vista it just doesn't recognise it.

I've been on to Sony's website, and there's no new drivers or software for
use with Vista, so I reloaded the drivers for XP into Vista. I can't speak
for how it was before, but I can see and use the video camera in Live
Messenger quite happily on USB, including playing from the video tape, but it
just doesn't want to accept the video stream in MovieMaker.

The annoying thing is that when you read the Help files in MM, it says "If
you have a DV camera that supports streaming over USB (also called a USB
Video Class [UVC] camera), you can connect the video camera to your computer
by using a USB 2.0 connection. To determine whether your DV camera supports
USB streaming over DV, check Windows Device Manager and determine if the
camera appears as a "USB Video Device," or check the documentation that came
with your DV camera or go to the manufacturer's Web site."

Neither option is of much help. The camera appears as an 'Imaging device'
along with my logitech webcam, and it also appears as a USB Audio device
under the 'Sound, Video and Game Controllers section'.

Any clues?



"Graham Hughes" wrote:

> Dana is right, which make and model cam is it?
>
> --
>
> Graham Hughes
> MVP Digital Media
> www.myvideoproblems.com
>
>
> "Dana Cline - MVP" wrote in message
>
> > As far as I know, MovieMaker doesn't work with USB cameras, only IEEE 1394
> > (FireWire) or composite video.
> >
> > Dana Cline - MCE MVP
> >
> > "Howard" wrote in message
> >
> >>I plugged in my Sony Digital Video Camera through the USB port and Movie
> >> Maker refuses to acknokledge the hook up is there.
> >>
> >> I followed the suggestions listed in the Help section, turning my camera
> >> on
> >> and making sure it is in play mode etc.
> >>
> >> Can anyone help?
> >
> >
>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Vista Movie Maker and my Digital Video Camera 

I also have the same issue only with an IEEE connection. I've gone so far as
to try 3 different video capture programs (including Adobe Premier) and none
of them will capture from my Sony DV. What is interesting is that I can
control the device (play/FF/rewind) but cannot import the video. In Movie
Maker I can semi-capture in the spacehog AVI format, but it then is an
unreadable file in any software (I learned this after a 1 hour capture). The
other offered formats rewind the tape and then I get an error called "N/A"
which I had not seen before. The device shows in control panel under system
devices, but not in Explorer. I've replaced the 4-pin to 4-pin cable thinking
that was the issue. I am now at wit's end.... I hope a solution comes out
which is why I am adding to this thread. Wish I could have offered the answer.

"Dana Cline - MVP" wrote:

> As far as I know, MovieMaker doesn't work with USB cameras, only IEEE 1394
> (FireWire) or composite video.
>
> Dana Cline - MCE MVP
>
> "Howard" wrote in message
>
> >I plugged in my Sony Digital Video Camera through the USB port and Movie
> > Maker refuses to acknokledge the hook up is there.
> >
> > I followed the suggestions listed in the Help section, turning my camera
> > on
> > and making sure it is in play mode etc.
> >
> > Can anyone help?
>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Vista Movie Maker and my Digital Video Camera 

"Chris M" wrote:

> I also have the same issue only with an IEEE connection. I've gone so far as
> to try 3 different video capture programs (including Adobe Premier) and none
> of them will capture from my Sony DV. What is interesting is that I can
> control the device (play/FF/rewind) but cannot import the video. In Movie
> Maker I can semi-capture in the spacehog AVI format, but it then is an
> unreadable file in any software (I learned this after a 1 hour capture). The
> other offered formats rewind the tape and then I get an error called "N/A"
> which I had not seen before. The device shows in control panel under system
> devices, but not in Explorer. I've replaced the 4-pin to 4-pin cable thinking
> that was the issue. I am now at wit's end.... I hope a solution comes out
> which is why I am adding to this thread. Wish I could have offered the answer.
>
> "Dana Cline - MVP" wrote:
>
> > As far as I know, MovieMaker doesn't work with USB cameras, only IEEE 1394
> > (FireWire) or composite video.
> >
> > Dana Cline - MCE MVP
> >
> > "Howard" wrote in message
> >
> > >I plugged in my Sony Digital Video Camera through the USB port and Movie
> > > Maker refuses to acknokledge the hook up is there.
> > >
> > > I followed the suggestions listed in the Help section, turning my camera
> > > on
> > > and making sure it is in play mode etc.
> > >
> > > Can anyone help?
> >
> >
> > I have the same problem as Chris but I'm using a JVC camera, again I can control the video but can not import it.
 >> Stay informed about: Vista Movie Maker and my Digital Video Camera 

I have the same problem using a JVC GR-D30U mini-dv camera. I can control
the camera within Moviemaker and the program will go through the motions of
captruing the video but at the end of the capture the captured file is empty.
I am running Vista Ultimate. Haven't found a solution yet and I had no such
problem when I was using XP professional.

"Chris M" wrote:

> I also have the same issue only with an IEEE connection. I've gone so far as
> to try 3 different video capture programs (including Adobe Premier) and none
> of them will capture from my Sony DV. What is interesting is that I can
> control the device (play/FF/rewind) but cannot import the video. In Movie
> Maker I can semi-capture in the spacehog AVI format, but it then is an
> unreadable file in any software (I learned this after a 1 hour capture). The
> other offered formats rewind the tape and then I get an error called "N/A"
> which I had not seen before. The device shows in control panel under system
> devices, but not in Explorer. I've replaced the 4-pin to 4-pin cable thinking
> that was the issue. I am now at wit's end.... I hope a solution comes out
> which is why I am adding to this thread. Wish I could have offered the answer.
>
> "Dana Cline - MVP" wrote:
>
> > As far as I know, MovieMaker doesn't work with USB cameras, only IEEE 1394
> > (FireWire) or composite video.
> >
> > Dana Cline - MCE MVP
> >
> > "Howard" wrote in message
> >
> > >I plugged in my Sony Digital Video Camera through the USB port and Movie
> > > Maker refuses to acknokledge the hook up is there.
> > >
> > > I followed the suggestions listed in the Help section, turning my camera
> > > on
> > > and making sure it is in play mode etc.
> > >
> > > Can anyone help?
> >
> >
> >
 >> Stay informed about: Vista Movie Maker and my Digital Video Camera 

I am having the same problem with my JVC. I can control but not capture video

"RatDoc" wrote:

> I have the same problem using a JVC GR-D30U mini-dv camera. I can control
> the camera within Moviemaker and the program will go through the motions of
> captruing the video but at the end of the capture the captured file is empty.
> I am running Vista Ultimate. Haven't found a solution yet and I had no such
> problem when I was using XP professional.
>
> "Chris M" wrote:
>
> > I also have the same issue only with an IEEE connection. I've gone so far as
> > to try 3 different video capture programs (including Adobe Premier) and none
> > of them will capture from my Sony DV. What is interesting is that I can
> > control the device (play/FF/rewind) but cannot import the video. In Movie
> > Maker I can semi-capture in the spacehog AVI format, but it then is an
> > unreadable file in any software (I learned this after a 1 hour capture). The
> > other offered formats rewind the tape and then I get an error called "N/A"
> > which I had not seen before. The device shows in control panel under system
> > devices, but not in Explorer. I've replaced the 4-pin to 4-pin cable thinking
> > that was the issue. I am now at wit's end.... I hope a solution comes out
> > which is why I am adding to this thread. Wish I could have offered the answer.
> >
> > "Dana Cline - MVP" wrote:
> >
> > > As far as I know, MovieMaker doesn't work with USB cameras, only IEEE 1394
> > > (FireWire) or composite video.
> > >
> > > Dana Cline - MCE MVP
> > >
> > > "Howard" wrote in message
> > >
> > > >I plugged in my Sony Digital Video Camera through the USB port and Movie
> > > > Maker refuses to acknokledge the hook up is there.
> > > >
> > > > I followed the suggestions listed in the Help section, turning my camera
> > > > on
> > > > and making sure it is in play mode etc.
> > > >
> > > > Can anyone help?
> > >
> > >
> > >
 >> Stay informed about: Vista Movie Maker and my Digital Video Camera 

This seems to be a common problem in here and so far I have not seen any
response. I wonder if any Microsfot people look in here if so do you have an
answer.

"RatDoc" wrote in message

>I have the same problem using a JVC GR-D30U mini-dv camera. I can control
> the camera within Moviemaker and the program will go through the motions
> of
> captruing the video but at the end of the capture the captured file is
> empty.
> I am running Vista Ultimate. Haven't found a solution yet and I had no
> such
> problem when I was using XP professional.
>
> "Chris M" wrote:
>
>> I also have the same issue only with an IEEE connection. I've gone so far
>> as
>> to try 3 different video capture programs (including Adobe Premier) and
>> none
>> of them will capture from my Sony DV. What is interesting is that I can
>> control the device (play/FF/rewind) but cannot import the video. In Movie
>> Maker I can semi-capture in the spacehog AVI format, but it then is an
>> unreadable file in any software (I learned this after a 1 hour capture).
>> The
>> other offered formats rewind the tape and then I get an error called
>> "N/A"
>> which I had not seen before. The device shows in control panel under
>> system
>> devices, but not in Explorer. I've replaced the 4-pin to 4-pin cable
>> thinking
>> that was the issue. I am now at wit's end.... I hope a solution comes out
>> which is why I am adding to this thread. Wish I could have offered the
>> answer.
>>
>> "Dana Cline - MVP" wrote:
>>
>> > As far as I know, MovieMaker doesn't work with USB cameras, only IEEE
>> > 1394
>> > (FireWire) or composite video.
>> >
>> > Dana Cline - MCE MVP
>> >
>> > "Howard" wrote in message
>> >
>> > >I plugged in my Sony Digital Video Camera through the USB port and
>> > >Movie
>> > > Maker refuses to acknokledge the hook up is there.
>> > >
>> > > I followed the suggestions listed in the Help section, turning my
>> > > camera
>> > > on
>> > > and making sure it is in play mode etc.
>> > >
>> > > Can anyone help?
>> >
>> >
>> >
 >> Stay informed about: Vista Movie Maker and my Digital Video Camera 

Im sorry but it seems that windows Movie maker or Midea player wont work with
any Mpeg video Format...
and im not using USB ports... I use fire wire to upload from my HVR-A1U(and
yes it's in dv mode).. Same thing happens with Uploading it shuts down... I
have all the right drivers and everything

"
 >> Stay informed about: Vista Movie Maker and my Digital Video Camera 

What's your version of Vista?
--
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn


"zeroneff" wrote in message

> Im sorry but it seems that windows Movie maker or Midea player wont work
> with
> any Mpeg video Format...
> and im not using USB ports... I use fire wire to upload from my
> HVR-A1U(and
> yes it's in dv mode).. Same thing happens with Uploading it shuts down...
> I
> have all the right drivers and everything
>
> "
 >> Stay informed about: Vista Movie Maker and my Digital Video Camera 

Make sure that you're drivers are install... If not go to the sony soppert
site to get one. If that dose not work then go and buy you're self some new
software. Vista is a good one with high quality

"Howard" wrote:

> I plugged in my Sony Digital Video Camera through the USB port and Movie
> Maker refuses to acknokledge the hook up is there.
>
> I followed the suggestions listed in the Help section, turning my camera on
> and making sure it is in play mode etc.
>
> Can anyone help?
 >> Stay informed about: Vista Movie Maker and my Digital Video Camera 

Howard,

I don't have a solution to your problem. I too have a sony camera that hooks
to a USB port. Although the Windows XP version of Movie Maker used to detect
the camera, the newer Vista version does not. Sadly, my web camera which I
also used frequently to capture video using Movie Maker also does not work. I
am hopeful that Microsoft will realize this problem and will release a patch.
I have my fingers crossed.

"Howard" wrote:

> I plugged in my Sony Digital Video Camera through the USB port and Movie
> Maker refuses to acknokledge the hook up is there.
>
> I followed the suggestions listed in the Help section, turning my camera on
> and making sure it is in play mode etc.
>
> Can anyone help?
 >> Stay informed about: Vista Movie Maker and my Digital Video Camera 

hi,
i also have a sony DCR-P6E camrecorder and like you i also cannot get
my laptop to register that a dv cam is connected either by USB or S-video
although this did work on XP. i have checked the sony web site for vista
compatable drivers but none are avaible have sent them an e-mail with this
problem but have not heard back from them yet.

any ideas are welcome

"technochrista" wrote:

> Howard,
>
> I don't have a solution to your problem. I too have a sony camera that hooks
> to a USB port. Although the Windows XP version of Movie Maker used to detect
> the camera, the newer Vista version does not. Sadly, my web camera which I
> also used frequently to capture video using Movie Maker also does not work. I
> am hopeful that Microsoft will realize this problem and will release a patch.
> I have my fingers crossed.
>
> "Howard" wrote:
>
> > I plugged in my Sony Digital Video Camera through the USB port and Movie
> > Maker refuses to acknokledge the hook up is there.
> >
> > I followed the suggestions listed in the Help section, turning my camera on
> > and making sure it is in play mode etc.
> >
> > Can anyone help?
 >> Stay informed about: Vista Movie Maker and my Digital Video Camera