
3
you create a video file, be it a preview or the final sequence,
only the clips which have been altered will be rendered.
Before capturing
Before capturing your HDV or HD video into Video Capture,
make sure that your camcorder (or deck) is properly detected
by your computer. Also check the following:
On Sony HDV camcorder
If you have connected your Sony HDV camcorder before to
your computer, check the
Device Manager
to see if your
camcorder is detected as a
DV device
(left image below) or
AV/C tape device
(right image below). If the camcorder is
detected as a DV device, you can capture DV footage using
MediaStudio Pro's Video Capture program. If the camcorder is
detected as an AV/C tape device, you can capture HDV
footage. (For details on how to capture video, see
“Capturing
HDV/HD video using Video Capture” on page 6
).
DV mode
HDV mode
Note:
The Sony HDV camcorder can be detected only under
Windows XP Service Pack 2.