Change the video connection type from s-video to composite in the PD16 capture settings if you don't have an s-video cable connection. This is just one of the settings.

Quote Change the video connection type from s-video to composite in the PD16 capture settings if you don't have an s-video cable connection. This is just one of the settings.

Thanks for the reply.

I did not see that s-video among the Capture Options.

I did find the option to select "Audio In" to the Elgato device but still nothing.

When I click the settings button on PD then a window pops up with all the tabs to make the different settings. In all the videos I have seen the capture with the Elgato device is via the supplied software and none with PowerDirector like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USuVnUi67-Q . You can use PowerDirector but must choose and make the right settings with all the dialog boxes. Try the supplied software. You can then import the catured videos into PowerDirector.

Quote When I click the settings button on PD then a window pops up with all the tabs to make the different settings. In all the videos I have seen the capture with the Elgato device is via the supplied software and none with PowerDirector like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USuVnUi67-Q . You can use PowerDirector but must choose and make the right settings with all the dialog boxes. Try the supplied software. You can then import the catured videos into PowerDirector.

Well, I guess i'll have to go that route altho I'm frustrated by the memory of in the past being able to capture out of PD without having to install the device software.


thanks tho.

This probably explains the problem. Unless the device driver software is installed then no editing or capture software will work.

Quote Well, I guess i'll have to go that route altho I'm frustrated by the memory of in the past being able to capture out of PD without having to install the device software.

It's really up to the device manufacturers to provide a driver that other Windows apps can use. They can also create a driver that only works with specific software, and maybe that's the case here.

I don't know if you've just purchased the Elgato or not, but I'm going to start transferring VHS tapes and I found this very inexpensive device on Amazon.

It's only US $13.99 (vs. almost $80 for the Elgato), and I didn't even bother loading the included DVD. Instead, I simply plugged it in to my Surface Pro 3 and let Win 10 install the appropriate driver.

As you can see, I can record directly from PD's Capture room (this is PD18, but PD16 should work the same way):



It can record to AVI, MPEG-2 or MP4, and I'll see how well it captures videos in the next couple of days

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Quote This probably explains the problem. Unless the device driver software is installed then no editing or capture software will work.

Bingo! That was the answer.

Just remember to go also into the Settings on the PD capture screen and switch the "Audio Device" to "Elgato Video Capture".