JVC MG40 & Firewire

[urslow]

Hi,

I have looked and looked to no end and I can't find out if the JVC MG40 will work with firewire. When I try to use capture in Pinnacle Studio 10, with the camcorder hooked up via USB; I get this error message saying there is a Capture initialization error.
If it will work with firewire, I'll go and get the card and cable.

Thanks for your help.

[anonymez]

the USB connection is usually for still images. video for firewire.

[urslow]

Problem is, is that there is no firewire port on the camcorder, just a usb port, so this was a waste of time to post. I apologize for that. I admit that I know nothing about firewire.

[Chewy]

Problem is, is that there is no firewire port so this was a waste of time to post. I apologize for that. I admit that I know nothing about firewire.

That's easily and fairly economically remedied, what's your computer?
details(model number/desktop/laptop)

[anonymez]

ok i just checked your camera, its a very good one (hard disk drive) NO CAPTURING IS NEEDED


just hook up the usb to the PC, turn it on, wait a few seconds. double-click 'my computer', you'll see a new drive, probably E:. take a look inside there, you *should* find mpeg-2 files. copy & paste to your hard drive. that's your video, it should already be dvd compliant.

convenient camera, no more capturing, just copy+paste!

ps which version of windows? if XP, make sure you have SP2 (service pack 2) installed

[Chewy]

Problem is, is that there is no firewire port so this was a waste of time to post. I apologize for that. I admit that I know nothing about firewire.

That's easily and fairly economically remedied, what's your computer?
details(model number/desktop/laptop)

firewire faster than USB2(almost all cases) and older computers w/o usb2
really lame

[urslow]

Chewy: I should have said there is no firewire port on the camcorder. I can get a card and cable for my computer.

Anonymez: I did that last night, and the screen on the camcorder only says: "USB Mass Storage" and that's as far as it goes. There is test video stuff on there that I did just to learn, before I took video I wanted to keep.

Thanks guys for your help here I do appreciate it

[anonymez]

doesn't the PC detect the usb device? try it again, use the PC to access the camera

[Chewy]

my computer/ new drive letter

[urslow]

I have done everything you guys have mentioned. The new drive is empty. there is nothing to cut and paste, nothing period. Yet I can see the stuff on the camera. This is beyond funny.

[Chewy]

probably something in the camera program for a transfer mode?

pardon our stabs in the dark

[anonymez]

any software come with it? read the manual?

the fact the sub device is deteced means it works. its likely a software/setting issue

[anonymez]

urslow, see the second paragraph of this page.http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/JVC_Ev...4.html?tag=toc

use the software that came with it

[urslow]

I have all of the manuals, such as they are right here on the desk and I have been reading them. I'll look further into this tonight, I have to get ready for work now. But let me finish by saying this also, I notice that while on the cameras sceen it says USB Mass Storage, you can't do anything else. Nothing. I'll be checking my email from work. If you have any websites that may help I'd appreciate that. Thanks for following my issue, and I'll put up more tonight after I mess with the software and redo the settings.

[urslow]

urslow, see the second paragraph of this page.http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/JVC_Ev...4.html?tag=toc

use the software that came with it

I am, I took out the Pinnacle crap.