DV video capture crashing in Vegas 16

[Francois Pénzes]

Hi Karl

Have you tried to capture your files with the Sony provided software ? Sony had a utility called “ru_util.exe”.

Originally supplied with the HVR-MRC1 recording unit.

Use it first to capture your file and then import to Vegas.

File is only 334kb.

12676_ruutil.exe.zip

Let us know how it turns out.

Cheers !

PC Win 10 Pro 64-bit 16gb Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core 3.40GHz
Cameras: Canon XF305 + Canon XH-A1
Blackmagic HyperDeck Studio Mini
Vegas Pro 14, User since Vegas 3.0

\’\’When the cutting stops, the editing begins…\’\’

[Karl Buhl]

Francois — Thank you for your response and for attaching the application.

The application appears to be a video import utility (vs. a video tape capture utility). It is designed to import video files from data drives. (See attached screen shot.) It does not recognize the camera via FireWire for live video capture. I need to capture DV tape from the camcorder via FireWire.

Either I am misunderstanding the application (possible; but I don’t think so)—or perhaps you uploaded the wrong app?

Thanks again.

[John Norton]

Hi Karl, you could try this … https://www.scenalyzer.com
Its free, just enter the licence key supplied.

It worked for me when VP15 capture app stopped working.

[Francois Pénzes]

Hi Karl

That is odd. It’s what I use for capturing archived DV tapes via firewire.

Did John’s solution work for you ?

Cheers !

PC Win 10 Pro 64-bit 16gb Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core 3.40GHz
Cameras: Canon XF305 + Canon XH-A1
Blackmagic HyperDeck Studio Mini
Vegas Pro 14, User since Vegas 3.0

\’\’When the cutting stops, the editing begins…\’\’

[Karl Buhl]

John & Francois — Thank you for your continued support here.

I had tried Scenalyzer previously, but I had not had a key to the SW. Now with the SW key, based on a quick test of about 1-minute of video, Scenalyzer appears to work.

LOL! One fellow in his garage (or attic) codes software, now eight years ago, that can capture video where Magix (Vegas) and CyberLink (PowerDirector) can’t. As a former software guy, it makes me laugh.

So far, so good. I will see how far I can get with Scenalyzer, and report back.

On a tangent, I suspect that my Sony DV camera is perhaps too outdated for the contemporary software above. Are either of you aware of any replacement hardware for playing back these Video8 and Hi8 tapes, that is compatible with Vegas 16 or PowerDirector, and also doesn’t cost $500?

Thanks again. I knew Creative Cow would come through. Moo!
Karl

[Karl Buhl]

One last post related to this thread: I discovered that Vegas 16 Pro will capture the video, but only to the C-drive.

My C-drive is dedicated to the operating system. So this required quite a bit of experimentation to discover what the issue was.

Cheers,
Karl

[Steve Kauzlarich]

Karl:

I use a Sony GV -200 Digital 8 deck to capture Hi-8. The deck does a superb job, but the only drawback is that it doesn’t capture PCM audio. So when necessary, I’m using my EVO-9720 to capture audio, as the 9720 has capacitor problems and the video is bad.

For DV I use a Sony GV-HD700/1 which works fine. I bought both of these decks new just before they were discontinued, knowing that at some point I would need to digitize hundreds of tapes. And BTW – tapes going back to 1992 work just as they did when shot. No dropout, they just played back. I’m sure you can find both decks on eBay.

Also, I located an application (actually several that work as one), which converts 60i avi files, and 60i HD files to 60p. The fields are converted to frames and interpolated into full frames and saved to mp4. All other deinterlacers are JUNK in my opinion. It was written by a talented amateur programmer named Al, and it does a superb job.

Like most on this board I’m a perfectionist, but I was astounded by the quality and clarity of the video. At 60p, the Hi8 and DV takes on a whole new look and they become ALIVE! The file size of the Hi8 .mp4 avi files are about 1/5 the size of the original capture. Al is currently working on a feature that will uprez during the conversion process.

Here’s the link: https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/370304-How-do-convert-a-Digital8-AVI-to-play-on-a-Roku3
Scroll down to the post by “AL” at 19th Feb 2015 18:42. You won’t be disappointed.

Steve Kauzlarich

[Karl Buhl]

Hi Steve, and thanks for your response. I have noted these decks, and will look around eBay. Capturing form the Sony DCR-TRV320 camcorder works reasonably well. My oldest tapes date back to 1985, and although there are a few dropouts here and there, the quality is surprisingly good.

Cheers,
Karl