Premiere capture problem

[StickEGreenleaf]

Ok, so my father bought a small cam for me to take old family videos and put on a DVD. I want to capture it in Premiere but it won't recognize the USB connection.

I installed the USB drivers that came with the cam and set the camera to USB stream. I changed the device control from 'none' to 'DV Device Control 2.0'. I get no picture in the capture window or sound.

Then when I press record or anything i get the prompt, "DV device is unavailable for device control".

My dad really wanted me to get this done so he could have it ready for Christmas but i can't even get it connected. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, as always

[Strider]

Originally posted by StickEGreenleaf . Then when I press record or anything i get the prompt, "DV device is unavailable for device control". My dad really wanted me to get this done so he could have it ready for Christmas but i can't even get it connected. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, as always

When you press play on you cam corder do you see a picture on you screen? Sounds like the device won't be able to be controlled by your computer.

What kind of camera and computer spefications could also help others diagnose the problem.

[SonicVanguard]

Premiere does not support capture through a USB connection. DV Device Control 2.0 is in reference to OHCI compliance control through the IEEE1394 protocol. Or, camera control through firewire/iLink.

You're best bet is to either use the capture utility that came with the camera, or use something else that will allow for capture via USB. Once your capture is done, edit to your heart's content with Premiere.

Dave.

[StickEGreenleaf]

So what exactly is iLink? The camera said it supported it then
started talking about USB, so i figured it was the same thing.

Do you think i can capture of a S-video cable?
Thanks...

[Mac Medic]

iLink is sony's name for firewire. You need an ieee1394 firewire card to use this. DV is so large that USB can't even come close to transferring all the data. Firewire operates at 400mbps and generally has plenty of bandwidth for DV. Buy the cheapest PCI firewire card you can find, they're all the same. I have bought IBM FW cards for as low as $10 and they work perfectly.

[SonicVanguard]

Just a little background: IEEE1394 is a compliance standard for high speed digital transfers. The standard is currently established at 400mbps. Apple (Firewire) and Sony (iLink) have their own names for it, but it's all the same. If your camera has a IEEE1394 port, USE IT! The quality will be much greater than anything else you could use.

Now, I'm in agreement with oem - buy a low cost IEEE1394 card (it could also be labellled Firewire) and install it. You'll also need a cable, it might come with the card, but the lower cost the card, the less likely it will come with a IEEE1394 cable.

You asked about s-video - I suppose you could capture that way if you've got an s-video input on your computer. But the quality won't be near what you would get with DV capture over IEEE1394.

Installation is simple, and if you've got WindowsXP, it's a snap. XP will recognize when you connect your camera for the first time and install a few drivers automatically. Then open Premiere and start your capture (jsut as you've already set up using DV Control).

Dave.