topic Re: Capture video from VCR in PCs & Accessories

Capture video from VCR

Ed.Birch — Sat, 13 Nov 2004 00:30:23 GMT

I have recently bought a Vaio Desktop VGC-V2 and have tried to capture video from a VCR via the three wire audio and video phono connections.

When I run Windows Movie Maker and choose Capture Video it tells me that there is no video capture device.

What am I doing wrong?

Is there and easier way:smileysad:

Re: Capture video from VCR

Twisted-Rizla — Sat, 13 Nov 2004 10:16:00 GMT

I think you need an iLink cable.

Re: Capture video from VCR

robpaxton — Sat, 13 Nov 2004 10:42:10 GMT

You need to use the recording facility of Vaio Zone or is it Gigapocket?

Re: Capture video from VCR

sparks — Sat, 13 Nov 2004 16:30:02 GMT

I had the same problems. If you recorded using Giga Pocket, open giga explorer
This gives the option to export a file
Track where the file went it should be in my video on the c drive
From within MS movie maker, and the same place as capture, you will find an option to import a file
Find the first file, and them MS MM will import it
Most of the last part of the above, is within MS MM help

Regards

Sparks:smileycool:

Re: Capture video from VCR

kee-lo_ — Sat, 13 Nov 2004 20:25:50 GMT

You need to use GP to do this, Windows Movie Maker doesn't see the GP card.

Damn DRM again

Re: Capture video from VCR

Ed.Birch — Sat, 13 Nov 2004 23:45:44 GMT

Dear Rob,

I have Vaio-Zone but I see no evidence of a record function. When I first go in the TV tuner searches for channels but I have no antenna attached. It finds no stations.

Can you suggest which part of Vaio-Zone I go to to record from the video-adio inputs?

Thanks
Ed:smileyhappy:

Re: Capture video from VCR

Ed.Birch — Sat, 13 Nov 2004 23:50:05 GMT

I have Vaio-Zone but don't see a record function. Do I need to have a working antenna attached to get this to initialise correctly?

I have searched for Giga Pocket but get no results?

Thanks
Ed

Re: Capture video from VCR

kee-lo_ — Sun, 14 Nov 2004 00:02:03 GMT

Ed:

Try putting in an antenna so you can use VAIO Zone.
Else you can capture from DV Gate, select from RCA imputs not iLink.

Re: Capture video from VCR

robpaxton — Sun, 14 Nov 2004 00:24:07 GMT

Try using the TV icon in Vaio Launcher. This should (I think) give you access to the recording function.

I don't have this computer so it is difficult to be more specific.

Re: Capture video from VCR

kee-lo_ — Sun, 14 Nov 2004 16:22:09 GMT

Not many of us have VAIO Zone either.

Re: Capture video from VCR

Ed.Birch — Sun, 14 Nov 2004 22:40:50 GMT

Dear Kee-Lo and Rob,

I did as we had discussed and rigged up the cheesiest of antenna such that Vaio-Zone TV could just detect some TV stations. The software then saved stations 1-8 as Tv stations and #9 as external input.

I now have the ability to record, pause etc all of these.

Seems like the sotware is not easily set-up just for 'external' video inputs.

Thanks for your help.

Ed Birch:smileygrin:

Re: Capture video from VCR

kee-lo_ — Sun, 14 Nov 2004 22:54:24 GMT

Thats great.
They should make it as easy as Gigapocket.

Re: Capture video from VCR

Ed.Birch — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 20:54:20 GMT

Dear Kee-Lo,

Sorry next problem.

I have now recorded three 1 hour peces of video from VCR via Vaio-Zobe, no problem, I can view then from the hard drive.

However, when i try to record to DVD I get the message tom insert a suitable DVD. I have used the same DVD's to creat restore disc in the same drive no problem. I have tried more than one new disc DVD+R.

What am I doing wrong?

Kind regards,
Ed Birch

Re: Capture video from VCR

jammold — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 20:58:26 GMT

Check the disks conform to Ritek Grade 4 Layering or use TDK media and give it a spin (sorry no pun intended:smileywink: :smileygrin:)

Re: Capture video from VCR

Ed.Birch — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 21:11:50 GMT

The DVD+R's are Sony DPR120N2, there is no spec on the box. I repeat I have written to discs from the same box on the same PC using the 'create restore discs' function.

What other programs will write to DVD?

Thanks
Ed

Re: Capture video from VCR

jammold — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 22:53:58 GMT

Have you tried Nero Burning ROM or Nero Burning 6 Reloaded? I have no personal experience of either but many users suggest that this is truely excellent software.

I use Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 for Windows XP because it was bundled with my CD-RW - which has now died. I find it is OK, just lacking some in features...

Re: Capture video from VCR

kee-lo_ — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 23:11:02 GMT

Are you sure it supports +R?

Re: Capture video from VCR

robpaxton — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 23:29:07 GMT

He has already created the recovery DVDs using the same type of disks - it supports DVD+/-R&RW.

If you can create the recovery disks then it's got to be a software issue. Have you checked Vaio-Link for updates to your software? What program are you using to burn the DVD?

If you have Click to DVD then this should allow you to burn the DVD

Re: Capture video from VCR

kee-lo_ — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 00:59:12 GMT

Ahh sorry about that, wasn't concentrating.

Re: Capture video from VCR

Ed.Birch — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 07:45:03 GMT

Overnight I tried again with a DVD+RW disc of the same Sony brand and it has worked. That makes no sense to me?

I would use different DVD writing software but its not clear where Vaio Link stores the data that it has recorded from VCR and in what format.

Any clues?

Thanks Ed