Go to options, preferences, video, uncheck the box that says "use external capture application", then, plug in the camera to firewire and the "internal"capture will recgonize it. Please let me know how this works. I have an FX-1, have used Vegas for years and am excited about HDV support from Vegas 6. Capture works good, although I wish it would show if you drop frames (like it does on the regular DV capture).

Don

that sounds promising, I may not know exactly what to do, though.

In the Device Manager under "Sound, video and game controllers" I see seven items listed as follows this order:
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Audio Codecs
AV/C Tape Device
Legacy Audio Drivers
Legacy Video Capture Devices
Media Control Devices
SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio
Video Codecs
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Under "Video Codecs" I observe that (among many others) the "CineForm HD FVW Codec" is listed, and clicking on it reports that "Driver is enabled and functioning properly". I believe this codec came with Vegas 6.0 Trial, so I assume anything else needed for Vegas 6 was installed also. Or was it? How do I enable the Sony driver you refer to?

Thanks Donwidener, I followed your instructions and everything worked correctly! I don't see a video preview while capturing, but it does indeed capture correctly. Previously I had been trying to use the external capture application but that doesn't work for some reason, using the Vegas 6 built-in capture works fine. Thanks again!

4:30pm edit: I tried installing the Vegas 6 trial on my Dell Inspiron 9300 laptop and it works, and moreover I even get a live preview of the HDV video. Interesting, since this laptop (the slowest/cheapest configuration of that model) is slower than my desktop, which just gave me a blue screen instead of a preview while capturing. Maybe some wierd driver setting/conflict issue, anyway the capture does seem to work on both machines.
-John

John,
Don't forget to recheck the box when you capture regular DV. I have a Sony TRV 230 I also use.

I'm not sure why you don't see the preview, I can. I have a fast machine but he video preview is very "jerky". I am having a problem when I burn. I am rendering to a DVDA compliant 720x480 widescreen format, then burning with DVDA3. The video hangs occasionally wth the HD stuff. I don't have a problem burning with regular DV. It's something I will have to work on. Spot (who replied to your question) is an excellent info source. Spot do you have any ideas what I am doing wrong?

Don, are you placing the m2t file direct from capture on the time line and editing that? Or are you using the cineform codec avi either rendered out from the m2t file on the timeline or converted in the standalone version on connect HD(if you got that b4 V6 came out.

Actually I've never tried capturing normal DV from within Vegas. I've gotten used to using "Scenalyzer Live" for that purpose. If I'm really lucky the author of that program will add HDV support, I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Yes, I am placing the m2t file on the timeline. I am not using any intermediary codec. I know Vegas 6 has one built in; I am rendering an avi intermediary template right now to see how it looks. I do not have the stand alone version on Connect. I was just getting ready to order it for $149 and saw I could upgrade vegas and dvda for $199.

don

I just looked at the avi file an it is upside down for crying out loud! Did I do something wrong?

No, upside with wrong aspect ration happens to myself and a few other people when playing back in WMP10. As a test, I installed Connect HD 1.6 and all is OK. I uninstalled Connect HD 1.6 and everything was back upside down with wrong aspect ratio.