video capture for Canon Optura 40 on Vista

When I try to capture with Windows Movie Maker or with my Adobe Premiere
software, the computer doesn't recognize my firewire port as having any input
device. The port shows as up to date and no further drivers needed when I
check Bus in Device Mgr. I have the camera turned on, and on VCR mode. Is
there another way around this? I am finding that this same problem is
happening with lots of cameras. i am sure it is a bug, but how do we get
around it? Is there a way to manually make the computer recognize a port
when something is plugged in?

Does your cam show up as being connected when you first connect it to the
pc?
If not try connecting it and turning it on and then boot up the pc.
Do other firewire items work on the port? Device manager only tells you it
should work in theory, not actually in practise.

--

Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.com


"Taewa" <Taewa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:369F4235-005F-42DE-9C13-F751643A6319@microsoft.com...
> When I try to capture with Windows Movie Maker or with my Adobe Premiere
> software, the computer doesn't recognize my firewire port as having any
> input
> device. The port shows as up to date and no further drivers needed when I
> check Bus in Device Mgr. I have the camera turned on, and on VCR mode.
> Is
> there another way around this? I am finding that this same problem is
> happening with lots of cameras. i am sure it is a bug, but how do we get
> around it? Is there a way to manually make the computer recognize a port
> when something is plugged in?

Thanks for your help, but I still can't get it to work. The computer doesn't
recognize it when I first plug it in, and I tried to plug it in before
booting the computer, but that didn't work either. I have tried my iPod's
firewire on the computer, and the computer recognizes it most of the time
(although still a bit buggy). Is there a way to have the firewire slot force
read something? like a "run" command???

Thanks.



"Graham Hughes" wrote:

> Does your cam show up as being connected when you first connect it to the
> pc?
> If not try connecting it and turning it on and then boot up the pc.
> Do other firewire items work on the port? Device manager only tells you it
> should work in theory, not actually in practise.
>
> --
>
> Graham Hughes
> MVP Digital Media
> www.myvideoproblems.com
>
>
> "Taewa" <Taewa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:369F4235-005F-42DE-9C13-F751643A6319@microsoft.com...
> > When I try to capture with Windows Movie Maker or with my Adobe Premiere
> > software, the computer doesn't recognize my firewire port as having any
> > input
> > device. The port shows as up to date and no further drivers needed when I
> > check Bus in Device Mgr. I have the camera turned on, and on VCR mode.
> > Is
> > there another way around this? I am finding that this same problem is
> > happening with lots of cameras. i am sure it is a bug, but how do we get
> > around it? Is there a way to manually make the computer recognize a port
> > when something is plugged in?
>
>
>

The fact you have trouble with your ipod seems to indicate a problem with
either the cable or the firewire port on the pc, physically rather than
software. I'd try a good quality cable first to see if that helps, otheriwse
test your equipemnt on another pc adn see how they work together. Maybe a
pci firewire card replacement will help if the firewire port is dodgy.

--

Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.com


"Taewa" <Taewa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AFC35099-630F-416D-B8ED-7D11D9AA190D@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for your help, but I still can't get it to work. The computer
> doesn't
> recognize it when I first plug it in, and I tried to plug it in before
> booting the computer, but that didn't work either. I have tried my iPod's
> firewire on the computer, and the computer recognizes it most of the time
> (although still a bit buggy). Is there a way to have the firewire slot
> force
> read something? like a "run" command???
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> "Graham Hughes" wrote:
>
>> Does your cam show up as being connected when you first connect it to the
>> pc?
>> If not try connecting it and turning it on and then boot up the pc.
>> Do other firewire items work on the port? Device manager only tells you
>> it
>> should work in theory, not actually in practise.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Graham Hughes
>> MVP Digital Media
>> www.myvideoproblems.com
>>
>>
>> "Taewa" <Taewa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:369F4235-005F-42DE-9C13-F751643A6319@microsoft.com...
>> > When I try to capture with Windows Movie Maker or with my Adobe
>> > Premiere
>> > software, the computer doesn't recognize my firewire port as having any
>> > input
>> > device. The port shows as up to date and no further drivers needed
>> > when I
>> > check Bus in Device Mgr. I have the camera turned on, and on VCR mode.
>> > Is
>> > there another way around this? I am finding that this same problem is
>> > happening with lots of cameras. i am sure it is a bug, but how do we
>> > get
>> > around it? Is there a way to manually make the computer recognize a
>> > port
>> > when something is plugged in?
>>
>>
>>