Camera (Canon MV 550i) manual says "Don't have a tape in the camera when
transferring VHS through camcorder to computer" (iMovie 6), and footage
from VHS player clear as crystal on camcorder screen, but keep getting
"Camera no tape" message in iMovie window.

Computer recognises camcorder as it shows in iMovie's source dropdown
list and also in System Profiler. Even more baffling, Apple's Quicktime
Player Pro DOES accept everything via the same setup (but only allows a
few minutes of movie recording).

I've tried all suggestions on this problem, Apple website, discussions
and elsewhere, but still getting "Camera No Tape" message.

Tried:
changing firewire cables and ports
switching camera off/on again
removing iMovie .plist from computer
logout and restart of computer
etc., etc.

I've also tried iMovie on a Mac laptop with the same setup, but this,
too, says no tape in camera.

Can anyone help, please?

(I haven't tried such transfers for several months, but last year all
went without a hitch!)

Thanks for any suggestions

B.S.

I don't use the over-priced Apple hardware/software.
But have a Sony DV cam and conducted same transfers
as you are attempting.
I found with my Sony DV for an external video device
conected via line level composite feed to DV cam, that
for Pass through to firewire to PC and I had to access
the DV cam's menus and select "monitor" and importantly
in the Sony to select "Line" for source.
Your first port of call should be the support link for your
DV cam on the Canon site, they may have forums where
others can guide you through configuring your DV cam.
But assumed it will same as my Sony DV cam:
In menus select "line" as source
Then select "monitor" (as in monitoring the feed.)
It is a configuration issue with the cam.


"Bill Smith" wrote in message
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Camera (Canon MV 550i) manual says "Don't have a tape in the camera when
transferring VHS through camcorder to computer" (iMovie 6), and footage
from VHS player clear as crystal on camcorder screen, but keep getting
"Camera no tape" message in iMovie window.

Computer recognises camcorder as it shows in iMovie's source dropdown list
and also in System Profiler. Even more baffling, Apple's Quicktime Player
Pro DOES accept everything via the same setup (but only allows a few
minutes of movie recording).

I've tried all suggestions on this problem, Apple website, discussions and
elsewhere, but still getting "Camera No Tape" message.

Tried:
changing firewire cables and ports
switching camera off/on again
removing iMovie .plist from computer
logout and restart of computer
etc., etc.

I've also tried iMovie on a Mac laptop with the same setup, but this, too,
says no tape in camera.

Can anyone help, please?

(I haven't tried such transfers for several months, but last year all went
without a hitch!)

Thanks for any suggestions

B.S.

On Oct 20, 11:57*pm, Bill Smith wrote:
Camera (Canon MV 550i) manual says "Don't have a tape in the camera when
transferring VHS through camcorder to computer" (iMovie 6), and footage
from VHS player clear as crystal on camcorder screen, but keep getting
"Camera no tape" message in iMovie window.

Computer recognises camcorder as it shows in iMovie's source dropdown
list and also in System Profiler. Even more baffling, Apple's Quicktime
Player Pro DOES accept everything via the same setup (but only allows a
few minutes of movie recording).

I've tried all suggestions on this problem, Apple website, discussions
and elsewhere, but still getting "Camera No Tape" message.

Tried:
changing firewire cables and ports
switching camera off/on again
removing iMovie .plist from computer
logout and restart of computer
etc., etc.

I've also tried iMovie on a Mac laptop with the same setup, but this,
too, says no tape in camera.

Can anyone help, please?

(I haven't tried such transfers for several months, but last year all
went without a hitch!)

Thanks for any suggestions

B.S.


I don't about iMovie but if I want to do that in my software (Sony
Vegas), I have to turn off the "enable DVD device control" option in
the capture window.
If I don't, the software incorrectly assumes its controlling a DVD
device and refuses to operate as there is no DV device to control.

Mike

"Bill Smith" wrote in message ...

Camera (Canon MV 550i) manual says "Don't have a tape in the camera when
transferring VHS through camcorder to computer" (iMovie 6), and footage
from VHS player clear as crystal on camcorder screen, but keep getting
"Camera no tape" message in iMovie window.

If it's any consolation, I've lost a similar ability in the move from
capturing live DV on XP's "Windows Movie Maker" to capturing it on Windows 7
"Windows Live Movie Maker". WLMM seems only able to capture from a tape. A
stream from an active camera with no tape (no tape means no standby after
five minutes) cannot be captured.

Having said that, Microsoft has updated all the Windows Live stuff this
morning. My new email/newsgroup client looks crap, but I'll forgive them if
they've re-enabled the passthrough feature,