HDV capture problem at DVinfo.net

Chris Harris · September 4th, 2006, 07:16 PM

I'm trying to capture footage from my Sony HC1 in HDV-out mode (no DV downconversion), and I'm using HDVsplit. Usually this works flawlessly, but these past few days, I haven't been able to do it. It'll detect the HC1, but when it comes time to capture, it'll either play the tape and say that the files cannot be created, or it'll play the tape for 2 seconds and then stop the tape and say that blank tape was detected. I can play the tape back fine on my camera. Does anybody have any idea what could be the problem?

Michal Laskowski · September 8th, 2006, 01:56 AM

Do you see picture in preview window when you play ?
Maybe you are trying to create files in a folder without permission. Try with administator rights.

Chris Harris · September 9th, 2006, 09:20 PM

I clicked preview once today and got a preview. I clicked it again and got no preview. For the most part though, it's blank. I've tried the firewire ports on both my sound card and standalone PCI card, and both of them exhibit this problem. I have full administrator rights on my computer as well, so it can't be a permissions problem. This happens with three different hard drives that I've tried. I'm worried that it's my camera!

Chris Harris · September 9th, 2006, 10:42 PM

It doesn't seem to be my camera. I tried capturing HDV in Premiere Pro 2.0, and it worked. So perhaps just an HDVSplit .75 problem?

Chris Harris · September 10th, 2006, 10:39 PM

Wow, I figured it out! I guess the folder that you're capturing to has to exist before capture. HDVSplit won't create it. Boy, do I feel stupid. I'm surprised nobody else had run into this before though.

September 4th, 2006, 07:16 PM	#1
Chris Harris Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 487	HDV capture problem I'm trying to capture footage from my Sony HC1 in HDV-out mode (no DV downconversion), and I'm using HDVsplit. Usually this works flawlessly, but these past few days, I haven't been able to do it. It'll detect the HC1, but when it comes time to capture, it'll either play the tape and say that the files cannot be created, or it'll play the tape for 2 seconds and then stop the tape and say that blank tape was detected. I can play the tape back fine on my camera. Does anybody have any idea what could be the problem?

September 8th, 2006, 01:56 AM	#2
Michal Laskowski New Boot Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 23	Do you see picture in preview window when you play ? Maybe you are trying to create files in a folder without permission. Try with administator rights.

September 9th, 2006, 09:20 PM	#3
Chris Harris Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 487	I clicked preview once today and got a preview. I clicked it again and got no preview. For the most part though, it's blank. I've tried the firewire ports on both my sound card and standalone PCI card, and both of them exhibit this problem. I have full administrator rights on my computer as well, so it can't be a permissions problem. This happens with three different hard drives that I've tried. I'm worried that it's my camera!

September 9th, 2006, 10:42 PM	#4
Chris Harris Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 487	It doesn't seem to be my camera. I tried capturing HDV in Premiere Pro 2.0, and it worked. So perhaps just an HDVSplit .75 problem?

September 10th, 2006, 10:39 PM	#5
Chris Harris Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 487	Wow, I figured it out! I guess the folder that you're capturing to has to exist before capture. HDVSplit won't create it. Boy, do I feel stupid. I'm surprised nobody else had run into this before though.