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| 363830 | 2005-06-14 09:13:00 | Hi people I brought a pci firewire card (DSE) and DSE firewire cable (ilink) the other day so I could could do some editing. When I connect it up to my pc it takes forever to detect when it does I try to capture the video and the pc pretty much freezes up and the only way to free it up is to turn of my camcorder. All drivers are installed. When I connect up via usb seems ok except I have no sound but thats probably a setting somewhere. My specs are: Amd 2400XP 1Gig Ram 120Gig HDD XP Home SP2 I have tried several capturing programs all have the same result. Im thinking that either the cable or the card is faulty, I guess its my fault for buying a dse branded product. Any ideas folks am I right ??? :confused: |
Overdrive_5000 (4950) | ||
| 363831 | 2005-06-14 09:24:00 | Why use firewire? Is your PC only USB 1? Anyway maybe a reinstall of the firewire card and software may help. | berryb (99) | ||
| 363832 | 2005-06-14 09:33:00 | Some firewire cards get screwed up with nic's . Check the 1394 connection under my network places . Under properties/TCP . Is it on Obtain an ip? And are you using the power for the cam? While its connected? And how many watts, is the PSU in the case? Firewire is faster than USB for video . Thats why he's using it . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 363833 | 2005-06-14 09:37:00 | Yep it on auto ip, PSU is 300 watt and the cam is running off its battery | Overdrive_5000 (4950) | ||
| 363834 | 2005-06-14 09:39:00 | Hmm might help if u connect the cam to power . It might make a diff Overdrive . And then connect it to the firewire port . The PSU may not be enough to deal with a cam running off a battery . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 363835 | 2005-06-14 09:43:00 | So you mean hook the cam up to its charger ? The cam is a Sony DCR-TRV285E | Overdrive_5000 (4950) | ||
| 363836 | 2005-06-14 09:45:00 | Why use firewire? Is your PC only USB 1? Anyway maybe a reinstall of the firewire card and software may help. because it's the best way to import video! |
plod (107) | ||
| 363837 | 2005-06-14 09:48:00 | Hmm might help if u connect the cam to power . It might make a diff Overdrive . And then connect it to the firewire port . The PSU may not be enough to deal with a cam running off a battery . Shouldn't make a difference, if the battery hasn't got anoth juice camera will just turn off, in saying that i always plug camera into mains as it is a pain in camera stops during import . |
plod (107) | ||
| 363838 | 2005-06-14 09:52:00 | So you mean hook the cam up to its charger ? The cam is a Sony DCR-TRV285E If the charger is also part of the power supply yup . . . . Some cam chargers like the one I use (panasonic dS30A) . The battery goes on top of the power supply (it slots in), which also acts as the charger (BUT only when the battery is put on top) . When the battery isnt on top, it also acts as the power supply . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 363839 | 2005-06-14 09:56:00 | Shouldn't make a difference, if the battery hasn't got anoth juice camera will just turn off, in saying that i always plug camera into mains as it is a pain in camera stops during import. True but depending on what else Overdrive has in the system, with a 300W, the internal devices may zap most of the power needed for things like the USB and firewire ports. ie. Thats why if USB ports dont work on a low PSU, a powered USB hub comes in handy. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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