PowerDirector 18 won't capture from my Mini DV anymore

Will T123

Newbie Joined: Feb 11, 2020 20:03 Messages: 2 Offline

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Jun 09, 2022 22:04

Last time I used this was in late 2019. I fired it up to try and capture some more Mini DV tapes. Recognizes the camera, and I can play the tape and see it on PD 18. When I try to auto batch capture it plays about 50 seconds of the tape in the initial scan. then stops. Doesn't capture anything. I hit start again and again it does around 50 seconds. I have changed tapes, changed output folders on my system...no joy. I have a terabyte of disk space so that isn't the issue. Ideas? Thanks!

I should add that I am on Windows 11.

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Jun 11, 2022 03:56

Quote Last time I used this was in late 2019. I fired it up to try and capture some more Mini DV tapes. Recognizes the camera, and I can play the tape and see it on PD 18. When I try to auto batch capture it plays about 50 seconds of the tape in the initial scan. then stops. Doesn't capture anything. I hit start again and again it does around 50 seconds. I have changed tapes, changed output folders on my system...no joy. I have a terabyte of disk space so that isn't the issue. Ideas? Thanks!

I should add that I am on Windows 11.

Hi,

Unfortunately I no longer have my test DV camera to troubleshoot with.

Does manual capture work OK or does that have the same issue?

From memory and reading the help files - can you play around with the DV capture settings and the buffer control to see if that has any effect?

https://help.cyberlink.com/stat/help/powerdirector/18/enu/05_03_01_dv_camcorder.html?q=capture
https://help.cyberlink.com/stat/help/powerdirector/18/enu/96_08_00_capture_preferences.html?q=capture

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BarryTheCrab

Senior Contributor Location: USA Joined: Nov 06, 2008 22:18 Messages: 6240 Offline

Jun 11, 2022 08:43

Try WinDV, it's free legacy software.
PD will play the files no problem.
If it still doesn't work it's likely a driver issue caused by the endless updates/fixes/features Windows throws at us constantly. HP Envy Phoenix/4thGen i7-4770(4@3.4GHz~turbo>3.9)
Nvidia GTX 960(4GB)/16GB DDR3/
Canon Vixia HV30/HF-M40/HF-M41/HF-G20/Olympus E-PL5.
Tape capture using 6 VCR, TBC-1000, Elite BVP4+, Sony D8 camcorder with TBC.
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tomasc

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 25, 2011 12:33 Messages: 6464 Offline

Jun 11, 2022 09:22

Quote Last time I used this was in late 2019. I fired it up to try and capture some more Mini DV tapes. Recognizes the camera, and I can play the tape and see it on PD 18. When I try to auto batch capture it plays about 50 seconds of the tape in the initial scan. then stops. Doesn't capture anything. I hit start again and again it does around 50 seconds. I have changed tapes, changed output folders on my system...no joy. I have a terabyte of disk space so that isn't the issue. Ideas? Thanks!

I should add that I am on Windows 11.

There was no Windows 11 back in 2019. You may be using the legacy driver with win 10 back then. Go to Device Manager and update that driver. There is a new one for win 11. It may work.

Will T123

Newbie Joined: Feb 11, 2020 20:03 Messages: 2 Offline

Jun 11, 2022 14:11

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I got Manual to work. Perhaps a Buffer is the issue...though I don't know how to set that to be honest.
THANKS!
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Hi,

Unfortunately I no longer have my test DV camera to troubleshoot with.

Does manual capture work OK or does that have the same issue?

From memory and reading the help files - can you play around with the DV capture settings and the buffer control to see if that has any effect?

https://help.cyberlink.com/stat/help/powerdirector/18/enu/05_03_01_dv_camcorder.html?q=capture
https://help.cyberlink.com/stat/help/powerdirector/18/enu/96_08_00_capture_preferences.html?q=capture

Cheers
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