I have spent the last two hours searching these forums and haven't found the answer to this question...

I am trying to use Vegas 6 for direct to disk recording for a drama event I am recording for my kids. I am connecting directly to the firewire port built into my Dell laptop. I open up the vidcap utility by clicking on import video from vegas, the utility opens and after a few moments I get control of my digital camcorder.

I have tried the following:
* Pressing record on the camcorder (camcorder records to tape, vidcap is not triggered)
* Pressing record from within Vidcap (camcorder image/sound gets captured into Vidcap as a file, but after 5mins of camcorder inactivity it auto shuts down and I don't have an option on the camera to turn off the auto power off feature)

What am I missing? I have poured over all of the options in both Vidcap and vegas as well as help files for both, and I am not finding the answer...

I have read several threads where people have mentioned using Vegas to record for 2-3 hours of footage directly to their hard drive using Vidcap, but it doesn't say how they did it.

I would appreciate your assistance...

Ben

Turn off "DV Device Control" in the capture prefs. Now, your camera will properly run in "camera" mode, and, you have separate controls for recording in vidcap.

* Pressing record from within Vidcap (camcorder image/sound gets captured into Vidcap as a file, but after 5mins of camcorder inactivity it auto shuts down and I don't have an option on the camera to turn off the auto power off feature)


You might fix this issue by removing any tapes from your camera. I have tried this with a Sony and a Canon camera and they have kept running for hours and hours.

Andrew

Hmmm, that seems counter-intuitive to me... which probably means it's right on the money. ;-)

Thanks for help, I will give that a try.

Ben

You might fix this issue by removing any tapes from your camera. I have tried this with a Sony and a Canon camera and they have kept running for hours and hours.

Andrew

Thanks Andrew, that did the trick...