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jssink
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May 10, 2010
Question

CS5 Premiere Pro Won't Capture HDV

  • May 10, 2010
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I have CS5 Production Premium /  Windows 7 64 bit / Supermicro dual CPU Motherboard

I can capture  from either my Sony DV/HDV device or my JVC DV/HDV device in standard DV  but when I switch to HDV capture I can't get control of the device OR  the capability to capture through Firewire.

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    BaughanPro
    Participant
    May 14, 2012

    Here's a tip for anyone who was able to capture HDV once and can't do it anymore, the issue may be with your NVIDIA video card driver. Try rolling back your driver, and if your system works, test hdv capture after you update.  Also, always use the split feature as breaks in the recording will unsync the audio after CS3.

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    avcMitch
    Participant
    October 27, 2011

    I had a very similar problem with a Sony HDV camera, using Premiere CS5 on a PC. 

    I followed Jamie_White's tip above and turned off the i-Link option in the camera's menu.  Then everthing worked perfectly fine.  The footage doesn't monitor in the capture window as it would with SD footage, but you can still see that it's working. 

    Sounds like you already tried this, but it worked for me. 

    John T Smith
    Community Expert
    John T SmithCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 27, 2011

    >footage doesn't monitor in the capture window as it would with SD footage

    Not supposed to... which is why you may want to use hdvsplit

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    erikkafrissen
    Participant
    July 14, 2010

    I also have CS5 running on a Windows 7 environment and my JVC HD100 camera will not activate in the Capture window.  I have 2 other cameras that I can capture from, but for some reason it will not recognize the JVC. Actually it is kind of funny, every once in a while I can get it to recognize, but I haven't been able to figure out what the combination of errors is that allows me to consistenly get it to recognize the camera. I also have tried every combination of settings I can think of and have even tried changing the drivers for the 1394 port back to the Legacy drivers but to no avail. Anyone else have any suggestions? Thanks

    tclark513
    tclark513
    Known Participant
    July 14, 2010

    While having the camera on try switching back and fourth from Camera mode to VCR mode.  This worked for me...

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    erikkafrissen
    Participant
    July 14, 2010

    Just tried that about 20 times and no-dice. Any other suggestions?

    Erik

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    jamie_white
    Participant
    July 9, 2010

    Had this exact same problem. Fixed it by going into the camera settings and turning off i-link. Hope this helps.

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      Danobus
      Participant
      September 2, 2016

      Thanks I tried this and it worked

      Chad Baker
      Adobe Employee
      Chad Baker
      Adobe Employee
      May 17, 2010

      Did you try HDVsplit, per John's suggestion? If so, what were the results? Were you able to capture successfully?

      John T Smith
      Community Expert
      John T SmithCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      May 11, 2010

      Try this for HD capture

      http://strony.aster.pl/paviko/hdvsplit.htm
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      Carmelo_Rivera
      Participant
      May 11, 2010

      I have the same exact problem, hope someone finds a solution. I'm trying to capture off a Canon HV40. I'm using Windows 7 64bit

      Huntrex
      Huntrex
      Participating Frequently
      May 10, 2010

      In the capture window go to the settings tab, then make sure that the capture format is set to HDV. If it isn't, click the edit button (under capture settings) and select HDV.

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      jssinkAuthor
      Participant
      May 11, 2010

      Thanks for the responses.  Yes all settings are correct for capture.  I have been capturing HDV since 2005 with PP2 and CS3 PP.  I upgraded to CS4 at the end of April and now I have received my CS5 upgrade and installed it.  Everything seems to be working fine with the exception of HDV capture.

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      TL2121
      Known Participant
      May 11, 2010

      jsink

      you mentioned you've been capturing since '05 so I assume you've tried this but will mention it anyway- make sure your Sony and JVC HDV cams are both set in their menus to output HDV from ieee-1394 ports- and not in HDV-DV downconvert mode

      I would set this setting before hooking the firewire cable up to your cpu- and like others have said make sure you have HDV as your capture format selected in CS5 when starting a new project

      Hope this helps

      best

      Tony

      tclark513
      tclark513
      Known Participant
      May 10, 2010

      Are you using the Trial version?

      Capture preview is still missing in HDV.  Frustrating!

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      jssinkAuthor
      Participant
      May 10, 2010

      No I have the full upgrade to CS5 Production Premium.  I have been struggling with CS4 Premiere Pro's functionality for a while so I figured I'd upgrade and only go through it once.

      Curt Wrigley
      Curt Wrigley
      Inspiring
      May 10, 2010

      It works fine for me.

      Did you set your capture mode to HDV in PR?

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