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external monitor via IEEE 1394
Dear Friends, Please tell me why I can’t get video on my external monitor. I’ve connected the computer’s 1394 port to a camcorder, then to a TV video port. It’s always worked fine this way, the difference is now I have Vegas Pro 8.1 running on Vista 64 bit. The preview window works fine on my computer monitor, but when I click the external monitor button the picture freezes on my monitor, and nothing shows on the TV. I’ve enabled the firewire option via the preview device tab in preferences, and the details box says “Hot pluggable device” and “Device connected”. But it doesn’t work. Any ideas? Thanks, karl
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3 Replies
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Is your camera in VCR mode before you do this? Also I think it should say for external preview device, OHCA Compliant IEEE-1394/DV
Do you have some other cameras connected at the same time?
Danny Hays -
Thanks for responding Danny, No, there are no other cameras connected at the same time, and Yes, the camera was in VCR mode. Under Preview Device Tab (In Preferences) there is an option for OHCA Compliant IEEE-1394/DV, which I chose. The connection is acknowledged in the details box. But when I hit the “external monitor” button above the preview window the computer freezes up.
(I never had trouble with this on my earlier computer using Vegas 5.)karl -
I am finding trouble sending to an external monitor too. I used to use AVID xpress pro on the same PC and that sent out fine (you clicked a button from green to blue). But even though I have clicked all the boxes and buttons (inc the blue TV button on the preview monitor ) – I still get nothing. I have a Texas Instruments IEEE from 2004 (win XP SP2). I am sending to a SONY DVCAM firewire in/out and THEN SENDING VIA PHONE/COMPOSITE TO A MONITOR. I can capture fine from the tape vie IEEE and I can play DVcam tapes out to the Monitor – so all the cables are working and the DVcam info is on the screen of the external monitor. I can also control the deck from the capture module (play etc) so a signal is going TO the deck frpm the PC via IEEE. THE DVcam is switched to DV (input select). I cant think what else to do.
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