Poor/B&W Video During Capture/Import

I am trying to convert those old VHS tapes into digital video for editing, burning, etc. I am capturing through a Canopus ADVC-55 and iMovie HD 6. The problem is that the imported video is in black and white whereas on tape it is clearly in color. I have used more than one tape in case the first one was somehow faulty. I have been searching through the Apple site and elsewhere on the net for what might be the cause but I have come up empty handed. Is there a setting (hardware or software) that I have somehow overlooked? Any and all assistance is greatly appreciated.
Mario

You certainly could do the analog outs from the deck to the kbox... if so, capture it as DVCPROHD... It's actually my preferred workflow with HDV sources. Not going to deliver HDV anyway, right? If you need an HDV master in the end, just reencode the DVCPROHD to HDV and record that clip back to HDV...
Technically, there will be a touch of loss, but my old eyes don't see it, and titles and graphics would be better in DVPCROHD in any event. Let alone the render times... 8 times faster renders in DVCRPROHD than in HDV... I've written an article about this very thing in the current issue of the Creative COW magazine, free download here after registering: http://magazine.creativecow.net/index.html
Jerry

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Here is the scoop:
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Canon XL2
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Video and audio actually captures fine. I can hear audio during capture but cannot see any video.
I know there is no video preview when capturing HDV but I am capturing DV.
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FIXED!
Heres how it went:
Went to Device Manager and let windows look for an updated driver for my Graphics Card (Radeon HD 4200). Windows said the most current driver was installed. It was NOT the most current driver. I went out to ATI and got the most current driver, installed, reboot and OH JOY! I get video in the capture window during preview AND during capture (of DV)!
I also let windows (device manager) look for updated drivers for sound and it said the driver was the most current. Again, it was not. so the moral of the story is...Don't trust Device Manager on current driver versions.
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Side Note*
Most of us spend hours on forums looking for answers/fixes to particular problems. Most replies I see are either in the vein of "I have that problem too" or " try this, it worked in this OTHER version or try this OTHER software" etc. If you dont have an answer/fix for the problem, dont post.
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I am working with Premiere Pro Cs6, on an HP laptop, with Windows 8. This is the first time I was capturing video from a Canon XL H1. When I finished capturing, Premiere did not give me any further prompts, and when I preceded to try to import the video I captured, it is telling me that "there was an error decompressing audio or video." I need to finish this job by the end of the week, so any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

Report back with the codec details of your file, use the programs below... A screen shot works well to SHOW people what you are doing
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/592070?tstart=30 for screen shot instructions
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Capturing/Importing Video

I am new to a Mac so please bear with me. I have not been successful in capturing/importing video (from my camera) using iMovie. The camera is a Sony DCR-IP5 using MicroMV tape. It is connected with a firewire to the Mac, yet is not recognized.
Is this a software issue and if so, what is recommended.
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Instead of typing it all out again-go to Dan Slagle's site and read I have a Sony DCR-IP camera and it does not work
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I know this has been discussed in the past, but I cannot seem to find it; hope someone will help.
I am capturing old VHS tapes using Premiere 10 media capture via a Canopus ADVC55. The clips I'm transferring suffer from stuttering during capture (approx every 1 sec). I seem to remember that this indicated a timing issue from stretched tape or something. I hate to think that's the case. Could it be anythng else, and is there a workaround?
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Steve,
I had an informative (but ulimately depressing) talk today with an engineer at Grass Valley. He said that the ADVC55 adherence to the NSTC spec is quite tight, and suggested I try another source as an input to the device. I plugged in a Sony camcorder and it converted seamlessly. He suggested the VHS player (or tape) doesn't meet the NSTC spec, and that I try another VHS player that may be tighter to the spec. If is also possible that my old VHS camcorder originally used to create the tapes didn't meet the spec. The ADVC-300 contains time-base correction that could alleviate this, but is substantially more costly. The cheap Diamond A/V converter probably isn't as sensitive to the spec, and is therefor more forgiving.
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Format: YUU
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Message was edited by: Keith R Thompson

Keith,
For whatever reason (perhaps the intense processor needs) HDV does not allow you to monitor your audio during capture. The computer just will not do it. What I have done, if I really want to hear what's happening durning capture, is plug my speakers into the headphone jack of my XL H1. Due to the processing that's going on, the audio "lags" behind the video by a couple of seconds.
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