[MacDV] capturing VHS to iMovie

[Ray Statham]

It may be that your VHS tape is copy protected.

R

On 16-May-04, at 3:17 PM, E. Bond Francisco wrote:

> Folks,
>
> Nearing our wits end! We're trying to capture from a VHS tape into 
> iMovie.  Here's the setup:
>
> 1) Mitsubishi VHS tape player
> 2) Connected via composite cables (2 audio, 1 video) to a Sony TRV50 
> using female to female RCA connectors into the audio-video cable 
> supplied by Sony.
> 3) Open iMovie 4.01
> 4) Turn on the tape player.
> 4) Turn on the TRV50
> 5) Switch imovie to camera and hit import.
> 6) Cool, great everything is working.
> 7) EXCEPT -- after about 3 seconds, the capture stops. I have NO CLUE 
> why, but I'm hoping that someone out there might have a clue, and be 
> willing to share it with us.
>
> If you need more info, ask and I'll tell you what i can.
>
> Thanks. Please copy Ian on your responses -- ianmac776@ comcast.net.
>
> Bond
>
>
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