capturing VHS to iMovie

[E. Bond Francisco]

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