Hi all.

I have a Pioneer DVR-510H DVD/HDD recorder, which by my understanding is one of the few standard def. DVD/HDD recorders that offers both a Firewire input and output. When I connect the Firewire output of my DVR to my Mini DV camera, the camera detects the video signal just fine, and if I cared to do so, I could easily record from my DVR to my Mini DV camera via Firewire. However, when I try connecting the DVR to my PC via Firewire, the PC seems to detect the DVR as a generic DV video device, but strangely I'm not able to capture video from my DVR to my PC via Firewire. No video displays when I try to perform a capture in Premiere, nor am I able to do a Firewire capture from my DVR with any of my other DV capture utilities.

I'm able to capture video from my Mini DV camera to my PC via Firewire without any problems, and I'm also able to record video from my DVR to my Mini DV camera via Firewire without problems as well. Why, then, am I not able to record from my DVR to my PC via Firewire? Any suggestions?

Thanks!

I have a 520H which is nearly the same as your 510H, including the 2-way FireWire.

I have not used it with my computer for a while, but I was definitely able to capture video to my Mac (using iMovie) from the 520H.

I had to manually put the DVD recorder in play and the video just streamed to the Mac. The was no way to control the DVD recorder from iMovie on the Mac. In other words, the Mac did not see the DVD recorder looking like a camcorder. Nonetheless, the video transferred just fine with the manual intervention.

I also have a Pioneer 210S (no hard drive) and the FireWire capability is the same as the 520H.