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capture thru A to D converter
I am trying to capture VHS tapes and it seems like PPro gets confused as to what the input is when I try to capture. The VCR is running via RCA cables into an analog to digital converter (ADVC110), then from the converter to the computer via firewire. The “input select” button is pushed so that “analog in” is lit up. “DV in” is also lit up. I don’t know if this is normal or not. But when I open the capture window in PPro, once in a while the VCR picture will show up and I can capture using the “Capture Now” feature, or whatever it’s called. But if I accidentally click one of the device controls (play, pause, etc, in the capture dialog box), suddenly I lose the VCR and get a black screen that says either “device offline” or “stopped” and I can’t do anything. I can’t for the life of me get the VCR to show up again. Then, when I try to click around, suddenly PPro will altogether shut down. It will just disappear. Same thing happens when I restart it and go back into Capture mode. This will happen over and over. I have also tried shutting the computer and VCR down and restarting, but this changes nothing. The first time it happened I got so frustrated that I gave up on the project for a few weeks. When I came back to it, the VCR came up first time around, then I hit a wrong button, and the same thing happened all over again. This is where I’m at now, not able to get the VCR to show up again. Does this sound like anything anyone else has dealt with? It seems like such a bizarre thing to happen. I’m stuck! Any ideas or answers would be much appreciated. Thanks…
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then I hit a wrong button…
I have had similar problems with another converter and Pro 2. What works for me is to open Premiere first, then turn on the converter. Windows will jump up and say “What do you want to do”. Choose “Take no action” and close the window. Wait 10 seconds, switch the converter to the Analog in.
Now my converter just has a Mode switch with blue or red lights indicating analog or digital in.I also have an older Canopus A/D converter that originally gave me fits getting Premiere to see it. Canopus has an “Application Launcher” app that fixed things…if you cant find it at Canopus, let me know and I will try to dig it out.
I did find a trouble shooting guide from Canopus from several years back;Hello Mike,
Please follow the instructions below to fix your IEEE1394 problems:
01. Download and Install Windows XP Service Pack 1A from: https://download.microsoft.com/download/5/4/f/54f8bcf8-bb4d-4613-8ee7-db69d01735ed/xpsp1a_en_x86.exe
02. Reboot your computer
03. Download and Install DirectX 9.0B from: https://download.microsoft.com/download/c/9/c/c9c8a1d4-7690-4c98-baf3-0c67e7f3751f/dx90update_redist.exe
04. Reboot your computer
05. Download and Install AMD AGP Drivers from: https://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/utilities/miniport_533.EXE
06. Reboot your computer
07. Download and Install AMD IDE Bus Master Drivers from: https://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/utilities/eide_143s.exe
08. Reboot your computer
09. Download the attached file IEEE1394Fix.zip to C:\
10. Download the attached file Runme.zip to C:\
11. Make sure that both files are on the C:\
12. Click on Start –> Programs –> Accessories –> Command Prompt.
13. Inside the Command Prompt, type CD C:\ and Press Enter
14. Inside the Command Prompt, type REN Runme.zip Runme.bat and Press Enter
15. Inside the Command Prompt, type Runme.bat and Press Enter
16. When the Winzip Self-Extractor windows shows up, click Unzip.
17. After Winzip finishes extracting the files, click OK in the Popup window.
18. Click Close in the Winzip window.
19. Reboot your computer.
Now, your IEEE1394 devices should be working. If not, then what is happening is that Windows is not letting the drivers be overwritten. Therefore, I need you to do the following:
01. Turn the computer OFF.
02. Open the computer.
03. Remove all cards that has a DV Connection.
04. Turn on the computer.
05. Unzip IEEE1394Fix.zip to C:\1394.
06. Manually copy each file to C:\Windows\System32\Drivers. (You must copy them one by one in 1 minute interval)
07. After copying each file, Go to C:\Windows\System32\Drivers, and see if the each file’s Date and Time matches after 1 minute. (Press F5 to refresh).
08. If those files do not change in Date and Time, Copy the next file. When you are done copying and checking, turn off the computer.
09. Re-Insert the DV cards you removed earlier.
10. Close the Computer.
11. Turn the computer ON.
12. Windows should see new hardware. Let it install them. Reboot if necessary.
13. If that still doesn’t make it work, you will need to change the DV card to another PCI slot.
Enjoy your capture.
Sincerely,
Branden
Canopus Technical Support.
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