camcorder not recognised

billozz · 07-15-2009, 10:29 PM

hi guys i am trying to download some family video and have tried windows moviemaker but it doesnt detect my cam corder. it is connected via a firewire but each time i click on capture it says no camcorder detected any ideas
thanks
bill

Cameldude · 07-17-2009, 09:24 AM

Do you have the drivers installed on the PC, and try using USB connection!!

lawson_jl · 07-18-2009, 08:55 PM

There are no camera drivers with Firewire. You can do as Cameldude suggest and try USB if you had. Movie Maker does support Firewire but you may want to try another capture program to double check it's working properly.

07-15-2009, 10:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
billozz Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 26	camcorder not recognised hi guys i am trying to download some family video and have tried windows moviemaker but it doesnt detect my cam corder. it is connected via a firewire but each time i click on capture it says no camcorder detected any ideas thanks bill

07-17-2009, 09:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
Cameldude Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK Posts: 93	Do you have the drivers installed on the PC, and try using USB connection!! __________________ Dell Inspiron 1720 Microsoft Windows Vista (6.0) Ultimate Edition, SP2 Motherboard - Dell Inc. Intel MobileCore 2 Duo T8300 @ 2.4GHz NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Memory - 2x2GB DDR2 (Kingston) Fujitsy - 500GB & 250GB SATA,WD - 2x1TB (external) its alright right! (Penryn v Nehalem)

07-18-2009, 08:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
lawson_jl Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Age: 30 Posts: 588	There are no camera drivers with Firewire. You can do as Cameldude suggest and try USB if you had. Movie Maker does support Firewire but you may want to try another capture program to double check it's working properly. __________________ Any answears I give are free and without warrently. I answear questions from the point of view of a working computer tech because that what I am.

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