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EasyCap and W7 troubles

May 28, 2010 10:08AM PDT

I've been transferring analog videos from VHS to DVD for years with pinnacle Studio 12 under XP with no problems at all. Right now, having W7 there are no way to make it possible with this capture device. Once installed the EasyCap device, the device manager tells me the driver is properly working (driver STK 1150)but now, no video editing program can "feel" it. It is there physically, but it does not exist.
Is outsdide there someone knowing what is going wrong?

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I doubt that is your mission.
May 28, 2010 11:05PM PDT

"someone knowing what is going wrong?"

While we know what is going wrong I doubt that is why you are posting. You want a fix. I've been in the WinCap discussion a few times so rather than repeat this again the usuals are:

1. Do not rely on Microsoft to find and install the machine's motherboard drivers. YOU DO THAT!
2. Research (google?) WINCAP "WINDOWS 7" prior discussions.
Bob

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Sometimes...
May 29, 2010 3:42PM PDT

There are Applications that does not play well with newer OSs.

I have XP installed on a Dual Boot system with Linux because my Camcorder seems to be anal with the proprietary software. So there are not Linux equivalent yet.

What I am trying to get is, set a system with XP for that alone or consider Dual Boot if you do not have a system to spare.

In the corporate world is this practice is very common. Sometimes they costly applications does not install well on newer OS or even Patches, so they tend to hold to Migrate to a new platform because is not cost effective. On the next round if the Software vendor decides to make a patch or an upgrade now they can move to a new platform.

So is OK if you roll back to XP for that program to work.