Here's some pertinent info: (1) The free trial version of PD I tried back last fall did not have these issues. (2) I also read in the forum that video driver could be an issue so last night I downloaded ATI Radeon catalyst center with upgraded drivers. No joy. (3) When I connect my DV camcorder to the Firewire cable and turn it on, my PC and PD8 recognize the Canon DV and the "Initializing Device" puts my camcorder into "Pause" and the first frame shows up in the Capture window. So there's clearly communication happening. But whenever I click on any button (e.g. "Play", "Rec", "Go To Counter", "Manual Batch Capture", etc. then PD8 locks up and I have to kill the app with Task Mgr.
Are there other drivers to be concerned about ? Does anyone else have a standard Canon DV ? I'd very much appreciate any help anyone can offer. I really like what I see with PD8 and I'm dreading trying to get a refund. Sorry for the long post. :cry: 'Live long and prosper',
joey