24f Capture Problem

[Richard Blanchard]

I cannot get Vegas7 to capture HDV. I have tried everything mentioned in various forum posts, and Vegas will not recognize my Canon XA-A1 in HDV mode. Then I downloaded a FREE small program called hdvsplit.exe and it immediately recognied the cam and captured HDV to a file perfectly. Why can’t Vegas do the same?
Thanks for any suggestions.

[Bill Johns]

I did an entire feature using Vegas 7 and had no problem loading 24f footage from my Canon XL-H1.

However after we upgraded to Vegas 8.0 I tried to load some footage and got the same stuttering preview and single frame captures as you did.

I no longer had access to the old Vegas 7 software, so I reloaded a copy of Vegas 6, reregistered the MainConcept Mpeg M2t codec and viola! no problems again.

I guess it must be a codec problem in the new software.

Bill
Cinevid Productions, Ltd.