Premiere Elements 2.0 Capture Question

Hello,
I am trying to capture some old VHS tapes onto my computer through my camcorder and into Elements 2.0. I have the setting on the camcorder set to AV --> DV and when I go to the capture mode in Elements, the video, sound, etc. appear fine (this is when I play the tape hitting play on the vcr and all appears well on my computer screen).
When I go to hit capture, it essentially "pauses" the camcorder...the camcorder screens turns blue (it is not paused though, as the "play" button is lit on the camcorder). The VCR still keeps playing but the video/audio from the VCR does not get to the camcorder or ultimately to the computer. If I hit "stop capture" the camcorder now indicates "pause" and so the video still does not appear. But if I hit the "stop" playback button on the camcorrder, the video appears again on camcorder and on computer.
When hitting capture again, it is a big circle....camcorder and computer go blue, vcr keeps running and video/audio do not appear until I hit "stop" on camcorder.
If anyone has any ideas on this, I would greatly appreciate it!
Thanks,
Mike

It sounds like you're using a pass-through to capture your video -- connected a miniDV camcorder between your VCR and computer. Is that right?
If so, ensure that there is no tape in the camcorder. Also go to Premiere Elements Device Control and turn off the options to disable on dropped frames.
You will not be able to control your VCR from the program, of course, since there's no direct connection between Premiere Elements and your video source. You'll need to start the VCR manually and then click the Capture button in Premiere Elements.
Those are the general steps anyway. If you'll give us more details about the process you're using and the equipment you're using, we might be able to offer more detailed help.

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