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barbqman
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March 23, 2022
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Premier Elements video capture problem

  • March 23, 2022
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Using Premiere Elements 12 to capture video from USB input, 'capture from webcam' selected.  It works fine but only for one to one and a half minutes.  After that, the video continues to play in the capture window, but nothing is captured.   This happens no matter where in the tape I begin so it doesn't appear to have anything to do with the source material.  Is there a timeout setting or something similar that I don't know about?  My setup consists of a Sony TR-7000 camcorder, an AV-to-HDMI converter and an HDMI-to-USB capture device all leading into a USB port on a pretty fast computer.

 

I'd be grateful for any help you could offer.

 

Dennis

 

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Ann Bens
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Ann BensCommunity Expert
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March 23, 2022

Your set up is not going to work, the TR7000 is a Digital 8 camera which means you capture the tape with firewire.

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    barbqmanAuthor
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    March 24, 2022

    Hi Ann,

    The TR-7000 camcorder has S-video and composite outputs but no FireWire connection.  Running its composite outputs through the setup I've described does produce a USB input to the computer that can be and is captured by PE via the "Webcam or WDM" capture option.  The problem is not that it can't be captured.  The problem is that it only captures for a minute or two and them stops capturing even though the video keeps playing and continues to be displayed in the PE capture window. It appears to still be capturing the video but after the first minute or two the video is not really captured.  The question is, what can stop PE capturing (other than clicking on the PE pause button)?  To be clear, the captured minute or two is transferred to the timeline and can be manipulated, saved and recalled as you would expect from a captured video/audio signal.  

    Dennis

     

    Ann Bens
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    Ann BensCommunity Expert
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    March 24, 2022

    Page 48 of the manual: I-link. (left below the lens).

    If you have a desktop install a firewire card and you can capture with E12 in DV-avi.

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