[Alla Lowery]

Gareth,
Have you tried to contact Grass Valley support team? They should know more about this issue. Maybe, their older hardware was a bit different somehow. Most likely, Adobe CC scripts are different now, too.

Sorry, I’m still using CS5, so I don’t actually know much about CC. ?

Good luck!

[Alla Lowery]

Hi Jim,
I’m so glad that I could help somebody! 🙂 I still remember my own frustration with Canopus and inability to find any useful information. Good luck with all of your tapes!

[Alla Lowery]

Hi Ted,
I’m not sure if my response is still necessary; you’ve posted your question a few months ago and, maybe, have already found the answer. I just couldn’t leave your cry unanswered, because I myself was in the same sad situation with ADVC110 for about a month, surfing the web, reading multiple posts all over the place. I think also that somebody else may be tortured by the Canopus’ set up, and my post could help them, too.

I even returned my first ADVC 110, as I couldn’t make it work by any means, and was sure that it was just a faulty unit. Strangely, many people seemed happy with the Canopus, but they didn’t bother to explain how they had made it work. I couldn’t find an intelligible and concise explanation anywhere – till I finally figured it out all by myself. 🙂 I think also that the Canopus’ manual is written poorly; they could have made at least a hint that such a big app like PPro has a particular sub-menu for their product, and it’s thoroughly hidden from a first-time user. ))))

I have a bit different set up than you do, but I’m sure the pattern is still somewhat similar. – I’m a Windows person and I use Adobe CS5, but the app is basically the same. Well, this is how I did it:

1. Set up the Canopus WITHOUT turning it on. Check, if all of the tiny switches on its bottom are set correctly. If you use PAL VHS, set everything up accordingly (read the manual how).

2. Create a new project in PPro. Choose the format etc. I used DV PAL, 48 kHz.

3. Open the project; on the top menu go to Edit->Preferences->Device Control->Canopus->ADVC 100. It works perfectly for ADVC 110. And MAKE SURE you marked here ONE MORE TIME the same standard as during the first set up – PAL or NTSC. Click OK. Close the project.

4. Now prepare you VHS player. Find the spot you’ll want to record the tape from. Press pause.

5. Turn the Canopus on (aka connect the FW cord). It should trigger PPro. Open the project you’ve just created. Press F5. You’ll see the frame from your VHS player on the Capture screen. Feel free to begin your successful recording. )))))

By the way, I use a devoted FW card and the Grass Valley AC adapter. I wanted to make sure that I prevented all possible glitches. Maybe, all this wasn’t even necessary, but I didn’t want to take chances; I was seriously tired of all those conundrums.

I hope this helps. 🙂