Sudio 8 Capture through USB

[pierboy]

I have a Sony miniDVD camcorder with a USB port and would like to capture the video with Studio 8 (instead of using Sony's Image Maker). The Sudio 8 HELP said capture is through Firewire. I can't get Studio to recognize the USB or a DVD through the DVD player/burner.

Any Help?

[SonicVanguard]

That camcorder should have a IEEE1394 port on it as well - Sony labels it iLink but it's the same as firewire (and it's all IEEE1394).

You'll get a much higher transfer rate using IEEE1394 as well (even over USB2 since USB standards share bandwidth over all ports).

[pierboy]

Don't think it has the firewire port. The manual doesn't mention one either. The Camcorder model is SONY DCR-DVD101.

[SonicVanguard]

My bad - it's a DVD handycam. Why even bother with streaming from the camera? Just rip the audio and video from the DVD and import into Studio. And that camera is only USB1.1 capable - the best video streaming you'll get from it is 320x240. That's less than half DVD quality.

[RJ]

I can't get Studio to recognize the USB or a DVD through the DVD player/burner.

Do you use DVD-RAM for recording ? If so, you need a drive that is capable of reading DVD-RAM.

RJ

[pierboy]

How do I rip from the DVD and then import? I've been trying and can't figure that out. I called Sony's tech support but was unable to get the help I needed there. Do I need additional software? If so is there anything outthere thats free.

Thanks