Firewire not working!!!

[ironique]

Guys,

Got hours of video to capture and edit, and for some wierd reason the firewire on my pc just doesn't work!!! I've tried 3 different firewire cards, 3 different cables, nothing!!! The silly thing is, I've capture video thru firewire on this cam before, just on another PC. I've tried everything i know. Anyone got any suggestions?

 

[Severian]

what software are you using to capture? I use WinDV to get video from my Sony DVCam, it can take some fiddling to get everything right.

are you getting an error message of some sort?

 

[ironique]

No errors. Just no feed. Im using adobe premiere 7 Pro. It just tells me the firewire is offline.
I've tried using ulead videostudio too. same thing.

 

[corkyg]

Sounds like you have a hardware problem. Have you tried your Firewire cards in a different slot? What does Device Manager say?

 

[ironique]

Have tried the 3 diff cards on 2 diff slots. Still nothing. They cards install fine, they appear in device manager and network connections. Could it be the dv port on the camcorder.

 

[corkyg]

You should determine if the problem is in the computer or the camera. Try a different Firewire device (powered) to see if the computer port is OK.

Then try the camera on a different computer.

Also - you should have the camera connected to A/C when doing this, using the camera's A/C adapter. The laptop firewire port is 4 wire - unpowered, and the camera's battery may not be sufficient.