Hi Everyone,

I am a failry new to video editing, especially with vegas and so of course i have been reading your past posts quite thoroughly but haven't found the answer to my problem. So i am hoping that someone can shed some light.

I have managed to capture, edit, render to produce a simple dvd using Vegas 6.0, DVD-Lab Pro and CopyToDVD.

I am now trying to print my project back to tape, (i am using a Sony DCR-HC35 camcorder which is connected by firewire to the port on my Creative SoundBlaster Audigy card.)

I have in the Options->Preferences->Print Device selected OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394/DV option, (which does show that the device is available).

Next, i select Tools->Print Video to Tape, then ;
Conform Timeline to Device Format -> PAL DV,
Leader and Trailer ->SMPTE Bar (PAL) and the rest as default,
Device Setup -> All Options are greyed out ?

I noticed that when i flicked the camcorder off the Device Setup Options allowed me to select Crashed Recording and i then, flick the camcorder back on. But after it finished pre-rendering all the project it halted with a message :- Your Device is Offline.

Checking in Print Devices it still shows that the device is available.

Is there a setting or something that i am missing?

FYI :- The above equipment was used to capture the footage onto the pc.
Thanks in advance.

starting at the beginning, is you camera set to camera mode and not player??

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ggmabaapbnebtrbatst

Yes.
When i try to print to video, the camcorder is in the the camera mode (ready to record ), but the Device Options are still greyed-out.

Only when i switched the camera off completely do the options light up in black, allowing me to select Crashed Recording and click Next, at which point i switch the camcorder back to camera mode. But at the end of pre-rendering i get the error Device maybe Offline.

Have you already prerendered before attempting to print to tape? If not do so then try printing to tape. - Have had this a few times but its always turned out to be something silly like a simple setting.

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I'm not sure exactly what i'm suppose to be doing with the prerendered files but this is what i've done so far :-

Prerendered whole movie (about 30 mins with 45 scenes).

Next i deleted the original movie and opened all prerendered files onto the timeline and when i Print to Video, Device Options are still greyed-out as before.

More help, please.

OK have you tried the Camcorder to "player mode"?

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ggmabaapbnebtrbatst

Yes, but still no joy.