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Capture your HDV video from your Sony HDV camcorder HDR-HC1 and use the powerful editing tools in VideoStudio to create your HDV movie . You must have the Sony HD plug-in for Ulead VideoStudio installed to capture HDV video . Step 1 : Capturing HDV video into VideoStudio Connect your Sony HDV camcorder to your computer's IEEE-1394 port using the IEEE-1394 cable . Turn on your camcorder and switch it to Play / Edit mode and make sure that your Sony HDV camcorder is switched to HDV mode . To check that your Sony HDV camcorder is set to HDV mode , flip open the LCD screen and see if HDVout I-Link is on the LCD screen . If you see DVout I-Link , press P-MENU at the lower-right of the LCD screen . In the menu , press MENU > STANDARD SET > VCR HDV / DV and press HDV . Open VideoStudio and click Capture on the Step Panel . In the Options Panel , click Capture Video . VideoStudio automatically detects your Sony HDV camcorder . The Source should show Sony -- HDV . If you see Sony -- MSDV in Source , you are not capturing HDV video . Please see Troubleshooting . Note : When capturing HDV , Split by Scene and DV Quick Scan are not supported . Use the Navigation Panel to go to the start of the section of the video where you want to capture and click Capture Video . Tip : The Sony HDR-HC1 HDV camcorder has a built-in function that lets you downsample HDV video to DV video . To downsample the HDV video to DV video when capturing into VideoStudio , flip open the LCD panel and press P-MENU . In the menu , press MENU > STANDARD SET > I. LINK CONV > ON HDV -- > DV . Step 2 : Editing your HDV video After capturing your HDV video , use the powerful editing tools available inside VideoStudio to edit your HDV video . To learn how to edit your HDV video in VideoStudio , refer to the manual and the online help . You can also go to our web site at and check out helpful tutorials to help you create your movies in VideoStudio . Step 3 : Sharing your HDV video After editing your video , share your HDV movie . In the Step Panel , click Share . In the Options Panel , choose either to Create Video File so you can play back in your computer or Create Disc to burn your movie to a DVD so you can play it back on a DVD player . Please refer to the manual and online help to learn how to create a video file or to create a disc . Tip : When creating a video file and the first clip on the Timeline is an HDV video , click Create Video File > Same as First Video Clip . This ensures that you retain the HDV properties when you create the video file . Troubleshooting If you are having problems with capturing HDV video into VideoStudio , check the following : If you have connected your Sony HDV camcorder before to your computer , check the Device Manager to see if your camcorder is detected as a DV device ( left image below ) or AV / C tape device ( right image below ) . If the camcorder is detected as a DV device , you can capture DV footage using VideoStudio . If the camcorder is detected as an AV / C tape device , you can capture HDV footage . To check if the proper capture plug-in and device control are being used , click Tools : Change Capture Plug-in / Select Device Control . The capture plug-in should be Ulead HDV Capture Plug-in . The Sony HDV camcorder can only be detected under Windows ® XP Service Pack 2 .