I've captured my video in AVI format and it plays with excellent quality from
the collections window in full screen. However, after adding it to the
timeline and playing full screen it looses A LOT of quality and seems
jittery. I thought it was my video, but I have the same prob with playing
back the title animation I created in MM2. Is this a codecs problem? I just
recently installed a new DVD writer (with it's associated video playback
software - PowerDVD) and a 200 gig hard drive. Could this have messed up MM2?
Maybe I should reinstall DirectX, WMP 10, and SP2. Any advice?

I have a similar problem:
I have two hard drives. When I capture in DV-AVI format on my primary drive
(C everything works fine. When I capture in DV-AVI format on my secondary
drive (D the audio and video is quite "choppy". The second drive has a
capacity of 120 Gb while the first only has 40 Gb. Both drives spin @ 7200
RPM. I think I am using CS for the second drive though. I also have two ROMs,
one is a DVD rom the other is a DVD RW.
What is even more weird, after working on a project on drive (D and
exporting it to DV-AVI format, I then copy it to my C: drive and everything
runs smoothly.
I believe that there is a definite problem in my settings for this drive. It
might be the same problem as Eyeman.

Maybe I should of posted my problem as a new question, but I felt that our
situation was quite similar.

Thanks,
Rico
"Eyeman" wrote:

> I've captured my video in AVI format and it plays with excellent quality from
> the collections window in full screen. However, after adding it to the
> timeline and playing full screen it looses A LOT of quality and seems
> jittery. I thought it was my video, but I have the same prob with playing
> back the title animation I created in MM2. Is this a codecs problem? I just
> recently installed a new DVD writer (with it's associated video playback
> software - PowerDVD) and a 200 gig hard drive. Could this have messed up MM2?
> Maybe I should reinstall DirectX, WMP 10, and SP2. Any advice?

Preview only shows a reduced form of video in order to improve editing
performance.

See Dean Rowe' blog entry:
http://blogs.msdn.com/deanro/archive...05/238493.aspx

--
Rehan
www.rehanfx.org - get transitions and effects for Windows MovieMaker



"Eyeman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:420BA2E2-4891-4D57-8541-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I've captured my video in AVI format and it plays with excellent quality
> from
> the collections window in full screen. However, after adding it to the
> timeline and playing full screen it looses A LOT of quality and seems
> jittery. I thought it was my video, but I have the same prob with playing
> back the title animation I created in MM2. Is this a codecs problem? I
> just
> recently installed a new DVD writer (with it's associated video playback
> software - PowerDVD) and a 200 gig hard drive. Could this have messed up
> MM2?
> Maybe I should reinstall DirectX, WMP 10, and SP2. Any advice?

It seems your second hard disk is not configured properly. Make sure it is
using the highest supported DMA Mode. Here are a few links to help you fine
tune:

Setting up a PC for Video Capture/Editing
http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=2364

Performance Secrets
http://www.bestpricecomputers.ltd.uk...e/perform2.htm


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Rehan
www.rehanfx.org - get transitions and effects for Windows MovieMaker



"Rico 23" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:CF271C71-055A-4D8E-9058-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have a similar problem:
> I have two hard drives. When I capture in DV-AVI format on my primary
> drive
> (C everything works fine. When I capture in DV-AVI format on my
> secondary
> drive (D the audio and video is quite "choppy". The second drive has a
> capacity of 120 Gb while the first only has 40 Gb. Both drives spin @ 7200
> RPM. I think I am using CS for the second drive though. I also have two
> ROMs,
> one is a DVD rom the other is a DVD RW.
> What is even more weird, after working on a project on drive (D and
> exporting it to DV-AVI format, I then copy it to my C: drive and
> everything
> runs smoothly.
> I believe that there is a definite problem in my settings for this drive.
> It
> might be the same problem as Eyeman.
>
> Maybe I should of posted my problem as a new question, but I felt that our
> situation was quite similar.
>
> Thanks,
> Rico
> "Eyeman" wrote:
>
>> I've captured my video in AVI format and it plays with excellent quality
>> from
>> the collections window in full screen. However, after adding it to the
>> timeline and playing full screen it looses A LOT of quality and seems
>> jittery. I thought it was my video, but I have the same prob with playing
>> back the title animation I created in MM2. Is this a codecs problem? I
>> just
>> recently installed a new DVD writer (with it's associated video playback
>> software - PowerDVD) and a 200 gig hard drive. Could this have messed up
>> MM2?
>> Maybe I should reinstall DirectX, WMP 10, and SP2. Any advice?

Rehan, that's almost embarrassing for me to admit that a degraded preview
makes sense now. The quality did return after the movie was saved. Thanks for
your help. I love support forums.

"Rehan" wrote:

> Preview only shows a reduced form of video in order to improve editing
> performance.
>
> See Dean Rowe' blog entry:
> http://blogs.msdn.com/deanro/archive...05/238493.aspx
>
> --
> Rehan
> www.rehanfx.org - get transitions and effects for Windows MovieMaker
>
>
>
> "Eyeman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:420BA2E2-4891-4D57-8541-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I've captured my video in AVI format and it plays with excellent quality
> > from
> > the collections window in full screen. However, after adding it to the
> > timeline and playing full screen it looses A LOT of quality and seems
> > jittery. I thought it was my video, but I have the same prob with playing
> > back the title animation I created in MM2. Is this a codecs problem? I
> > just
> > recently installed a new DVD writer (with it's associated video playback
> > software - PowerDVD) and a 200 gig hard drive. Could this have messed up
> > MM2?
> > Maybe I should reinstall DirectX, WMP 10, and SP2. Any advice?
>
>
>

You are welcome. I wish the reduced quality in preview could have been a
selectable option...

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Rehan
www.rehanfx.org - get transitions and effects for Windows MovieMaker



"Eyeman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:318F8BC7-1449-462D-80AE-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Rehan, that's almost embarrassing for me to admit that a degraded preview
> makes sense now. The quality did return after the movie was saved. Thanks
> for
> your help. I love support forums.
>
> "Rehan" wrote:
>
>> Preview only shows a reduced form of video in order to improve editing
>> performance.
>>
>> See Dean Rowe' blog entry:
>> http://blogs.msdn.com/deanro/archive...05/238493.aspx
>>
>> --
>> Rehan
>> www.rehanfx.org - get transitions and effects for Windows MovieMaker
>>
>>
>>
>> "Eyeman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:420BA2E2-4891-4D57-8541-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > I've captured my video in AVI format and it plays with excellent
>> > quality
>> > from
>> > the collections window in full screen. However, after adding it to the
>> > timeline and playing full screen it looses A LOT of quality and seems
>> > jittery. I thought it was my video, but I have the same prob with
>> > playing
>> > back the title animation I created in MM2. Is this a codecs problem? I
>> > just
>> > recently installed a new DVD writer (with it's associated video
>> > playback
>> > software - PowerDVD) and a 200 gig hard drive. Could this have messed
>> > up
>> > MM2?
>> > Maybe I should reinstall DirectX, WMP 10, and SP2. Any advice?
>>
>>
>>