Capture Problem - No Timecode, No Image - DVCAM

1. shabado
   Member

   

   I'm using Adobe Pro 7 and using a Sony DVCAM DSR-11.

   Using a firewire connection I plugged it in and captured about 3 tapes worth.

   After which I placed the capturing aside and had to restart the computer.

   When I tried to capture once again...there was no image sampling that I could see and it couldn't find the time code...all zeros.

   I tried another Sony DVCAM and it worked when I first plugged it in, then, restart, and nothing.

   I can control the DVCAM with the play and stop buttons using the program and not the physical DVCAM...but that is about all I can do...

   So I'm wondering what I could do to fix this?

   Posted 4 years ago #

2. T and M
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   Its happened to me. I cleaned the heads on the deck and it helped

   Posted 4 years ago #

3. chuckengels
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   That would be my question also, how many hours on the deck since the last cleaning?

   You could also check the Firewire cable or try a different one.

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   Posted 4 years ago #

4. KBVP
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   Why are you having to re-start?  Did you shut down the capture software before having to shut down?  Have you installed any new software lately?

   Posted 4 years ago #

5. shabado
   Member

   

   I don't think it has anything to do with the heads needing a cleaning...I'll give it a try though, just in case...I think it may be more of a software problem...?  because like I stated two different tape decks worked but then after the restart of the computer system they both no longer worked.

   there wasn't a problem with the restart or anything just a reboot of the system after a shutdown for the night or wanting to give my computer a rest from gaming or something like that...no problems otherwise.

   I haven't installed any new software lately either, I thought that too...thought it may have even been a virus or something crazy like that but it wasn't...I'm clean

   Although now that I think of it I don't think I shut off the tape deck (sony dvcam) before the shutdowns.  Could it be something crazy like that?

   I did shut down the program like I would have normally would have done.

   this weekend I'm going to try and pick up a camera to see if that helps with the uploading of my tapes...

   stressful...

   thanks for all your replies

   Posted 4 years ago #

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