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HV40 – Vegas Studio 9 – Vista – Cannot Capture
Hi there
I recently purchased a Canon HV40 (UK model). I have tried to capture some HDV footage into Sony Vegas 9b (Studio) however I get an error “Canon Legria HV40 device cannot be opened”
I’m running Windows Vista (not sure if I’m on SP1 or SP2).
I have been able to capture using my older SD Panasonic DV camcorder to this same computer on the same version of Sony Vegas with no problems.
I am able to capture HDV footage from the HV40 using HDVSplit although it was a bit clunky at the beginning of the tape (had to push record a couple of times before it would get going)
Anyone know how to get HDV capture working within Sony Vegas 9b studio on Vista?
Thanks for reading
Tony
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8 Replies
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Are you sure that you are selecting the HDV Capture utility and not the DV one? There are two.
If HDVSplit is working for you then you are better off. The Sony HDV capture has some bugs in it that cause frames from other clips to get mixed-in while frames at the end get lost to the next clip when it splits.
~jr
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Many thanks for your reply.
I wasn’t aware that there were two options, I only recall seeing one entry in the File Menu for “capture from tape” which then launches what appears to be a separate application. (unfortunately I’m at work right now and can’t check).
I might point out I have captured HDV from a Sony Z1 using this computer previously but that was with the eval copy of Platinum. I don’t remember there being 2 options in Plat either. I decided to purchase the cheaper studio version of vegas since I didn’t think I’d need the surround sound stuff that comes with platinum.
Tony
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I decided to purchase the cheaper studio version of vegas since I didn’t think I’d need the surround sound stuff that comes with platinum.
That might be your problem. Movie Studio only supports standard definition. Movie Studio Platinum adds HD support. The external capture application is only for DV (standard def). You need to upgrade to Platinum if you plan on working with HD although now there is a $39 Movie Studio HD but that sounds like a step down? It’s really confusing and since I use the Pro version I haven’t kept up with all the various Studio versions.
If you look at the comparison chart on Sony’s web site, it shows that Movie Studio does not support HDV/AVCHD or Blu-ray burning. Unfortunately the new Movie Studio HD is not on that chart but it will show you what you are missing when compared to the Platinum Edition. It’s a lot more than just Surround sound.
~jr
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Good spot, and is something I’d also noticed a while back, however what’s interesting is that I am able to edit the HDV clips (once on the PC courtesy of HDVSplit) within Move Studio 9 without any problems. Which suggests they didn’t lock up the HDV code as well as they’d thought.
Perhaps I’ll load one of my older SD tapes into the HV40 tonite and see how I get on with capturing. It doesn’t “feel” like an HDV vs DV thing but who knows.
Appreciate your help all the same..and if you think of anything else….
Tony
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Turns out that Sony Vegas Studio 9 won’t capture HDV footage. If I lock the output of the HV40 to “DV” then the capture works fine, however this means that the camera is “downsampling” the HDV to DV so isn’t what I really need.
I installed an eval copy of vegas platinum on the same computer and could capture HDV from the HV40 with no issues.
As a general point though, HDVSplit allows you to capture HDV, and Sony Vegas Studio 9 does seem to allow you to import and edit HDV footage so unless you really need the extra features of the more expensive packages (platinum etc) then it would appear that you can still create HDV projects just with the cheaper Studio version of vegas.
In any case thanks to all who read and replied
Tony
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so unless you really need the extra features of the more expensive packages (platinum etc) then it would appear that you can still create HDV projects just with the cheaper Studio version of vegas.
Does it let you render to HDV? I don’t think it does. If not, you can’t create HDV projects with the cheaper Studio version of Vegas because there is no way to deliver them in HD. You need the Platinum version or the new Movie Studio HD.
~jr
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I think you might well be correct there John, i don’t believe you can export in HDV from Sony Vegas Studio. However its worth mentioning that generally my projects are exported in DVD or DivX for final viewing so it doesn’t matter to me much. In any case I daresay I’ll be upgrading before long, there does seem to be quite a few advantages in Plat for not much more £££
Tony
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As John mentioned “If HDVSplit is working for you then you are better off. The Sony HDV capture has some bugs in it that cause frames from other clips to get mixed-in while frames at the end get lost to the next clip when it splits.”
I just did an A/B comparison of capturing HDV footage from my HV40 using first Sony Vegas Plat and secondly HDVSplit. I noticed that there would be a millisecond mute in the audio at the start and at the end of each clip captured by Vegas yet there were no such breaks or “stutters” from the corresponding HDVSplit clip. Generally this might not be a problem if you are fading and trimming, however if you just want to drop a tape down to DVD or something you would end up with a nasty “audio stutter” every scene change.
Seems like HDVSplit is the way to go. Many thanks to john for his advice.
Tony
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