[MacDV] What am I doing wrong?

Mark O'Brien rmobrien at mac.com
Wed Feb 4 06:39:42 PST 2004


On 2/4/04 9:27 AM, "Lucariello" <klucariello at nwaft.com> wrote:

> I have FCE on a Mac G5, a Sony TRV22 camcorder, and a Sanyo VCR. When I try
> to "Print to Video" through the camera to the VCR, it acts like it's
> happening, but then there's nothing on the tape, or I can't get the tape to
> play. I don't have an external monitor, so I have to shuttle the VCR back
> and forth from the computer to the TV. I set "Line 2" on the VCR for
> dubbing, but does unplugging it make it default back to something else?

Forgive me if this is too obvious, but did you press the record button(s) on
the VCR? Unlike the camcorder, you can't control the VCR from the computer.
It has to be done manually.

Mark



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