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Blue screen of death on external firewire preview
Hi, I’m using Sony Vegas Pro 8.0c
Haven’t used the external preview for a while but I wanted to use it today. Connected the device, set it to use the firewire connected device in the preferences and all was ok UNTIL I clicked the video preview button. As soon as I did that, the BSOD flashed for a split second and the computer shut down instantly and rebooted itself. Tried again, same thing. Does anyone have a fix for this? -
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The first thing you need to do is stop the computer from rebooting so that you can find out where the problem is. Goto the System Properties (in XP right-click on My Computer and select Properties). Select the Advanced tab and under Startup and Recovery press the Settings button. In the Startup and Recovery windows uncheck the System Failure option Automatically restart. Press OK twice to exit. Now cause the problem again and the BSOD will stay on the screen so that you can read it.
The information you want is the error reason in the upper left of the screen and if there is a driver at the bottom of the screen that is causing it, copy down the driver name too. Then go to the manufacturer that makes the driver and try and get the latest version to update to or contact the manufacturer and send them the error message and see if they have a fix. Googling the error message should also uncover lots of useful information.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
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I figured out the problem. I have the video cam and an audio firewire device daisy chained. When I connected the cam direct to the port on the computer, it does not crash anymore. Strange because I had them daisy’d in the past and it worked alright..oh well.. Thanks for your help though!
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Glad you found it. Firewire is not as compatible as they make it out to be. I remember having to disconnect my M-Audio Firewire 410 whenever I wanted to capture from my ADS-Tech AV-Link device. They just didn’t get a long.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com
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