Thanks Heaps Ray,

Yeah you are very right my c: is quite full. Have done a defrag and I will take out some programs out of C:.

Thank you so much for your advise.

Cheers

Peter.

@PETER-SMITH1397

I think the error message gives a very good idea of what the problem also could be (along with the lack of free space on your C:\ drive).

The recording had to be discontinued for performance reasons. Either your system’s processor is not powerful enough or it does not have enough memory. Switch off the preview function during recording."

It is highly possible that your processor is not powerful enough to handle the data throughput that is involved with video capture and/or you have a small amount of RAM (possibly also quite "slow" RAM). What is the spec of your computer? If you put it into your signature it will appear with any post you make and you will not be pestered by other users asking you for it! (My signature will give you some idea of the level of detail that is valuable!)

Jeff
Forum Moderator

Hi Guys,

Can anyone tell why in Movie Studio 2023 Suite, I click on the red record button to open up Select a Recording Source, but I can’t activate HDV Camera, it won’t open up source in. I can open all other recording selections but HDV Camera.

I had a problem with Movie Studio 2023 Suite, uninstalled and reinstalled the program but can’t access the camera with HDV camera.

My camera is active and present in the program and appears in settings device options.

Should I uninstall and reinstall Movie Studio 2023 Suite

Kind Regards

Peter

@PETER-SMITH1397

It really would be extremely helpful if you did what I requested in my last post to this thread: Please tell us a lot more about your computer!  Thank you. (This may seem tedious and time-consuming to do but it will help us to help you because computer hardware and software can be a severely limiting factor in problems like yours!)

How, exactly, is your HDV camera connected to your computer? If MMS cannot "see" it because it cannot see the connection it simply will not work! Once connected to your computer, does Device Manager list it as connected and working?

Uninstalling and reinstalling is the last thing you should consider doing! The net effect of this, unless you take very great care to ensure everything is removed from the prior installation, is that you can easily make the problem worse.

Jeff
Forum Moderator

Hi Jeff,

I am running Windows 10 with no other programs installed but Magix Movie Studio 2023. I had just finished an edit and converted it to an MP4 file to view on another source all went well. I then proceeded to do another edit and render but couldn't open HDV Camera on Select a Recording Source. All the other sources will open. Even if I have forgotten to connect my HD Camera the recording source would still open but would recognize the camera.

My camera is connected by firwire and the camera is being recognized by the Movie Studio Program.

Regards

Peter

@PETER-SMITH1397

Hi Peter.

The fact you have connected the camera to a fire wire-port, if the port is on the motherboard as opposed to a fire-wire card point to a pc, that motherboard is at most using and Intel Sandybridge processor and an internal GPU no newer than an Intel Graphics P3000. Those GPUs cannot be used by the program even though the program will detect them and try to use them or if you have tried to make the program use them. Nvidia graphics cards from that period are also no longer supported by by the newer versions of the program.

In the program, under File / Program Settings / Device Options / Make sure the Import, Processing, and Export options are all set to CPU.

If none of this is the case, we need to know the precise details of your computer to be of further help.

It is also possible that any update to Windows could have had an effect on the programs' settings.

Ray.

@PETER-SMITH1397

My camera is connected by firwire and the camera is being recognized by the Movie Studio Program.

Pete, could you explain how you've determined this. For example, some camcorders eh Canon HV series have a selectable DV mode and HDV mode. You may not be able to connect using the HDV dialogue but can connect in DV mode.

 I then proceeded to do another edit and render but couldn't open HDV Camera on Select a Recording Source.

Were you trying to open HDV camera as part of the edit and render or as a new process?

Could you detail exactly what happens when you click the "HDV Camcorder" button?

@CubeAce

Ray, there is no issue at all using onboard Firewire ports. I used mine for 12 years with all iterations of Windows without issue, without any onboard GPU.

@AAProds

Hi Al.

Please read my post again. I never mentioned the fire-wire port being the problem.

Ray.

@CubeAce

Ray, fair enough, so your comments about firewire ports on motherboards, and iGPU P3000 appear to be irrelevant to the issue ta hand, non-response of a HDV camcorder. Why'd you mention them?

@AAProds

Hi Al.

It pointed to the possible age of the machine in use of which that information had not been forthcoming.

Not irrelevant as such boards mean any GPU could not be used for hardware acceleration even though the program has in the past detected and tried use such components. Windows updates have been know to alter settings in Windows and programs.

Ray.