Programs to capture HDV with

ajk · 5th December 2010, 16:47

Hey guys,

I have a Sony HDR-HC1E and I'm looking for some utility to capture the video stream. In the past I have use HDVSplit with good success, but it no longer works properly with Windows 7, and since it is no longer being updated, I imagine something else is needed. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Ghitulescu · 5th December 2010, 17:36

Well, how to say this in a polite manner?

That's entirely your problem, since you changed from a working system to a newer one. I mean you created yourself problems that wouldn't exist otherwise. I don't know others, but I felt no compulsion to change the old W98 on my audio PC. Why would I change a working system?

ajk · 5th December 2010, 19:06

Well how was I supposed to know it's not going to work anymore? Pretty much everything else has, even older stuff. Besides, I don't have a dedicated system just to do video capturing, I need to be able to upgrade in order to do other things. In any case, that's entirely unhelpful advice.

Lyris · 5th December 2010, 19:46

I usually use the capture program built into Sony Vegas Pro 8, if that helps.

ajk · 5th December 2010, 19:55

Hmm yeah it might, I could at least test the trial version for now. Do you have exactly the same camcorder or some other Sony?

Lyris · 5th December 2010, 20:17

No, I have a Canon HV30 though. It shouldn't matter which camera it is, right?

um3k · 6th December 2010, 08:07

I haven't had any problems with HDVSplit on Windows 7. What kind of issues are you running in to?

ajk · 6th December 2010, 10:58

@Lyris

I'm not sure if it matters, just thought it might be some kind of compatibility issue.

@um3k

Everything appears to work, but inevitably after a minute or so I get "No more data is received from the camcorder. Capture stopped", even though there clearly is more to capture. Once this happens, the capture can't really be started again (you can start, but it immediately stops again). I have tried to find what causes this error, but it looks like people have run into the same message under all kinds of circumstances. Unfortunately, as far as I can tell, HDVSplit does not keep a log, so it's hard to tell what exactly is making it think the tape has run out.

I did find one suggestion that had to do with replacing the W7 firewire drivers with some legacy ones, but there the problem was that the camcorder was not being recognized at all, while in my case that is not the issue. I might still give it a try though.

If you have any ideas for debugging the issue further, I'll be happy to try, I'd certainly like to continue using HDVSplit.

ronnylov · 20th December 2010, 14:00

Try starting HDV Split as an administrator. Sometimes older programs does not fully work in Windows 7 unless running as administrator. Anyway HDVSplit does work for me with my Canon HV-20 on Windows 7 64-bit.

5th December 2010, 16:47	#1 \| Link
ajk Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 134	Programs to capture HDV with Hey guys, I have a Sony HDR-HC1E and I'm looking for some utility to capture the video stream. In the past I have use HDVSplit with good success, but it no longer works properly with Windows 7, and since it is no longer being updated, I imagine something else is needed. Any suggestions? Thanks!

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ronnylov Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Borås, Sweden Posts: 492	Try starting HDV Split as an administrator. Sometimes older programs does not fully work in Windows 7 unless running as administrator. Anyway HDVSplit does work for me with my Canon HV-20 on Windows 7 64-bit. __________________ Ronny

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5th December 2010, 17:36	#2 \| Link
Ghitulescu Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 5,768	Well, how to say this in a polite manner? That's entirely your problem, since you changed from a working system to a newer one. I mean you created yourself problems that wouldn't exist otherwise. I don't know others, but I felt no compulsion to change the old W98 on my audio PC. Why would I change a working system?

5th December 2010, 19:06	#3 \| Link
ajk Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 134	Well how was I supposed to know it's not going to work anymore? Pretty much everything else has, even older stuff. Besides, I don't have a dedicated system just to do video capturing, I need to be able to upgrade in order to do other things. In any case, that's entirely unhelpful advice.

5th December 2010, 19:46	#4 \| Link
Lyris Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Europe Posts: 601	I usually use the capture program built into Sony Vegas Pro 8, if that helps.

5th December 2010, 19:55	#5 \| Link
ajk Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 134	Hmm yeah it might, I could at least test the trial version for now. Do you have exactly the same camcorder or some other Sony?

5th December 2010, 20:17	#6 \| Link
Lyris Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Europe Posts: 601	No, I have a Canon HV30 though. It shouldn't matter which camera it is, right?

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um3k Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 220	I haven't had any problems with HDVSplit on Windows 7. What kind of issues are you running in to?

6th December 2010, 10:58	#8 \| Link
ajk Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 134	@Lyris I'm not sure if it matters, just thought it might be some kind of compatibility issue. @um3k Everything appears to work, but inevitably after a minute or so I get "No more data is received from the camcorder. Capture stopped", even though there clearly is more to capture. Once this happens, the capture can't really be started again (you can start, but it immediately stops again). I have tried to find what causes this error, but it looks like people have run into the same message under all kinds of circumstances. Unfortunately, as far as I can tell, HDVSplit does not keep a log, so it's hard to tell what exactly is making it think the tape has run out. I did find one suggestion that had to do with replacing the W7 firewire drivers with some legacy ones, but there the problem was that the camcorder was not being recognized at all, while in my case that is not the issue. I might still give it a try though. If you have any ideas for debugging the issue further, I'll be happy to try, I'd certainly like to continue using HDVSplit.