Posted by Mike Kujbida on 11/29/06 19:08

timotist@freemail.hu wrote:
> > timotist@freemail.hu wrote:
> >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I'm getting a bit confused here, browsing thru some old posts.
> > > My problem is: i'm stuck with a Panasonic AJ-D250 deck, which is
> > > DVCPRO, and i need to capture material from miniDV tapes, to use with
> > > an NLE. I don't really want to use the analog option, and the deck's
> > > got this addon called AJ-YAD250, which has a 9pin RS232 port and 3
> > > ports labeled DVCPRO, which look like standard firewire to me. So i
> > > take my adapter, insert the miniDV tape, it plays it, but the computer
> > > doesn't see a thing on firewire.
> > > So, i'm the one doing something wrong, or the DVCPRO deck won't play DV
> > > tapes for me using IEEE1394?
> > > Thanks in advance
> > >
> > > Tamas
> > >
> >
> > What are you using on the computer (PC or mac?) to listen to the
> > firewire? (DVIO for the PC?)
>
> Forgot to mention, but when i occassionally get my hands on a Sony
> DSR-11 DVCAM deck, it works perfectly.


No surprise there as the Sonys are designed for DVCAM and miniDV.
You need to make a menu change for your Panasonic deck to be able to
play miniDV tapes as the default is, of course, DVCPRO. I just had a
look through the operating manual for this deck and it covers it on
page 29. It's #107 under the Operations Menu (setting 0000 is the
default for DVCPRO, 0001 is DV mode and 0002 is DVCAM mode). HTH.
Remember to switch it back to DVCPRO after you're done capturing.

Mike

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