This is the first time I'm doing it and I would like to know the easiest setup. Computer: OS - Vista 32 bit Home Basic RAM - 1GB Processor - AMD Celeron 3800+ Duo Core Camera: Canon ZR300 with DV Firewire port Firewire port (Installed): Features/Specifications: 3-Port Firewire + 5-Port USB 2.0 Combo PCI Card General Features: VIA VT6214L / VT6306 chipsets PCI 2.2 interface Plug and Play Hot Swappable VIA VT6306 IEEE 1394a FireWire Features: Two (2) IEEE 1394A FireWire external ports One (1) IEEE 1394A FireWire internal port Integrated 400MBit PHY Support High Performance Bus Mastering VIA VT6214L USB 2.0 Features: Four (4) USB 2.0 external ports One (1) USB 2.0 internal port Up to 480 Mbps data transfer for USB 2.0 USB 1.1 compliant Capture program: Roxio 9 Windows Movie Maker Are there any other good free capture programs out there that is compatible with Vista? I am not able to see the preview screen with Roxio or Windows Movie Maker.
Ooops (Firewire)...that's what I meant. Also my computer sits on the shut down screen and freezes. I think my driver for the firewire port is hanging it up. Any ideas on how I can shut off the driver automatically so my computer can shut down?
It shouldn't be running, after you shut down the capture software. Try a defrag of your drive to see if that helps. If it doesn't, make sure that firewire driver, or whatever, isn't running at startup of the computer.
