i am using MC3.0 and sony HDV HDR-FX1E , i shot some HDV format footage from my HDV cam and i opened a project ( project type 1080i/50 , raster type HDV ) for capture . but it said "no signal present" ! i can control the HDV cam from my avid , and avid can read the timecode~ why?

and i tried to shot some SD footage from the same cam , everything is fine .

am i set something wrong in my HDV project?

thank alot , and sorry for my poor english

 Sometimes those cameras have a menu setting to send a signal out via FW. Could that be the problem?

 If you change the downconvert setting in the camera, you need to physically disconnect the camera from the computer (and then reconnect it) in order for the computer to recognize the new setting.

I use a Sony HDR-HC1.  I was having similar problems.  I changed settings and it still wouldn't accept the signal.

Finally I did set the camera to output HDV and turned off the HDV to DV conversion auto function.  It still didn't work.  So in desperation I shut off the camera and turned it back on.  Voila!! it worked.

Ken

I have been having the same problem with HDV from a Canon XH-A1 using MC3 on a Vista system. Within a few seconds of starting the capture, I get the same, 'no signal present' message. I have spent hours trying to figure out what is going on. I have even tried uninstalling and reinstalling MC3.

If anyone has any other idea, please share. I sure could use them!

You could possible try defining a custom pre-roll of 10 sec+ (in the capture tool.) This has helped me.

Try start>run - regsvr32 to fix your dvbuffers.ax

also, make sure the camera/deck is not in downconvert mode and you're not trying to capture on the same bus segment as a Mojo.