Capture issues in Adobe Premiere Elements 11

I'm using a Sony DCR-HC40 NTSC DV camera conneted to my computer by an Arcsoft EZCap USB video grabber. Whenever I try to capture footage with it, the image is distorted, with a messed up bar of colored lines at the bottom of the picture. Even if I change the project presets to the correct camera settings, it doesn't solve the problem. The camera has a frame size of 640x480 with a pixel aspect ratio of 1.0, but when I look at the properties of the captured images, it says that it is 720x480 with a pixel aspect ratio of .9091. I should mention that the camera and EZCap work fine with my StopMotionPro program, and that when I import pictures from those folders into Adobe Premiere 11, those pictures are OK too. The problem happens only when I try to capture directly in Adobe Premiere. Please Help!

andrewdaboss
Thank for the follow up.
Go firewire all the way. The adapter ia not know to work.
Open Premiere Elements 11 to the Expert workspace and set the project preset in accord with the DV 4:3 or 16:9 OR HDV camera setting.
Do this manually before you go to Add Media/DV Camcorder or HDV Camcorder.
Expert workspace File Menu/New/Project and Change Settings
In Change Settings, set for
NTSC DV Standard
or
NTSC DV Widescreen
or
NTSC HDV HDV 1080i30
or
the PAL counterparts, depending on your area setup.
Before you exit that area, in the new project dialog, make sure to have a check mark next to "Force Selected Project Settings on This Project".
When you get back in the Expert workspace, then Add Media/DV Camcorder or Add Media/HDV Camcorder and proceed.
Please review and consider and then we can discuss this further in the morning.
Thank you.
ATR

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