No icon for tape capture

Hi I would like to capture for some video tape. I have two capture devices; a Pinnacle Movie Box DV which I have used before with its software and a Grand AV USB 2.0 Pro. I like the Pinnacle as it connects via 'firewire'.
Can I use one of these with PE8, to capture video tape? There is no icon in the capture window.

Kevin,
As Neale points out, the Pinnacle might work. If so, you will not have Device Control, like a video camera would, when hooked up and the Capture Module launched. This will not be a big deal, as you can manually do this. It takes a bit of dexterity, but I place the remote for my VHS/DVD deck in my left hand, and my mouse in my right. I first click on the Record (term might be different in PrE) with the mouse to start, and then hit Play on the remote to start the deck. This results in a few Frames of blank/black in the Capture file, but that is easily eliminated in editing.
Above I said "might," because many of the Pinnacle units have proved problematic. Even with the Pinnacle software, many users never got them to work. The Dazzle line was especially troublesome. Check the Pinnacle forum to see what I mean. The ADS-Pyro and the Canopus/Grass Valley ADVC-110 & 300 units seem to work perfectly with PrE and PrPro.
If all fails, just use the bundled Pinnacle software and save as Neale suggests: DV-AVI Type II w/ 48KHz 16-bit PCM/WAV Audio.
Good luck, and be sure to practice with the remote and the mouse - you'll soon get the hang of it.
Hunt

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