Capture video from VCR

[Ed.Birch]

I have recently bought a Vaio Desktop VGC-V2 and have tried to capture video from a VCR via the three wire audio and video phono connections.

When I run Windows Movie Maker and choose Capture Video it tells me that there is no video capture device.

What am I doing wrong?

Is there and easier way:smileysad:

[Ed.Birch]

Dear Kee-Lo and Rob,

I did as we had discussed and rigged up the cheesiest of antenna such that Vaio-Zone TV could just detect some TV stations. The software then saved stations 1-8 as Tv stations and #9 as external input.

I now have the ability to record, pause etc all of these.

Seems like the sotware is not easily set-up just for 'external' video inputs.

Thanks for your help.

Ed Birch:smileygrin:

[kee-lo_]

Thats great.
They should make it as easy as Gigapocket.

[Ed.Birch]

Dear Kee-Lo,

Sorry next problem.

I have now recorded three 1 hour peces of video from VCR via Vaio-Zobe, no problem, I can view then from the hard drive.

However, when i try to record to DVD I get the message tom insert a suitable DVD. I have used the same DVD's to creat restore disc in the same drive no problem. I have tried more than one new disc DVD+R.

What am I doing wrong?

Kind regards,
Ed Birch

[jammold]

Check the disks conform to Ritek Grade 4 Layering or use TDK media and give it a spin (sorry no pun intended:smileywink: :smileygrin:)

[Ed.Birch]

The DVD+R's are Sony DPR120N2, there is no spec on the box. I repeat I have written to discs from the same box on the same PC using the 'create restore discs' function.

What other programs will write to DVD?

Thanks
Ed

[jammold]

Have you tried Nero Burning ROM or Nero Burning 6 Reloaded? I have no personal experience of either but many users suggest that this is truely excellent software.

I use Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 for Windows XP because it was bundled with my CD-RW - which has now died. I find it is OK, just lacking some in features...

[kee-lo_]

Are you sure it supports +R?

[robpaxton]

He has already created the recovery DVDs using the same type of disks - it supports DVD+/-R&RW.

If you can create the recovery disks then it's got to be a software issue. Have you checked Vaio-Link for updates to your software? What program are you using to burn the DVD?

If you have Click to DVD then this should allow you to burn the DVD

[kee-lo_]

Ahh sorry about that, wasn't concentrating.

[Ed.Birch]

Overnight I tried again with a DVD+RW disc of the same Sony brand and it has worked. That makes no sense to me?

I would use different DVD writing software but its not clear where Vaio Link stores the data that it has recorded from VCR and in what format.

Any clues?

Thanks Ed