getting some HDV camcorders to work well in capture mode can be entertaining. I have 2 x HV30's and 2 x XLH1's and have experienced my fair share of heartache and drama trying to get HDV vision into my (windows 7 & XP) machines.

the fact that you can actually control the camcorder with Premiere is a big step.

Now, when you say the "Record Button is Greyed Out", are you 100% sure that's what you mean? Because if you said that the record button doesn't seem to "do" anything, that's pretty normal: you often have to press record, THEN press PLAY to start the capture along (just like in the old days with tape machines!)

If the button truly is greyed out, it seems that Premiere already knows it can't capture from that device when the capture window opens. The possible reasons I can think of are: wrong capture preset (try a few. there is an entry for Canon), low disk space on Project disk, to name a couple.

Try downloading the free utility HDV split. This will help you to "divide and conquer" by telling you if your issue is with the computer's AVC subunit drivers, or within Premiere itself.

Matthew

Hi...... see you have a problem that iv had.

If i understand what u wanted to say:

when u want to put your hdv material from tape that u recordet to computer u link camera with wireframe cable and you open premiere and than you clik a capture but in capture window record button is gray and u don know what to do....if that is your problem

.....this is solution:

go in camera ( whatever camera will be) menu and find I LINK CONVERTER and then shut it off ,that is problem.

U use i link conv when u want hdv material on tape directly capture to a computer  in dv so then u use i link conv.

Hope this is solution for your problem

It was for me.....