Video Editing Software Hangs

[Guest]

Before I upgraded my computer, I could capture video, edit, and burn;
however, the quality wasn't very good due to a slow processor. I just
upgraded to a 3gh processor and now I have a problem. I can capture my video
through my firewire card into my editing software, but when I attempt to grab
my video clip and play it back, the video won't play and the editing software
freezes up. This happens no matter which editing software I try.
(MovieMaker, Ulead or other).
By the way, If I open video clips I captured before the upgrade, they freeze
up my software as well.
Can anyone help me?

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

Did you change the motherboard as well as the CPU?

 

[Guest]

Yes, I put in a new motherboard and RAM with my intel pentium4 cpu. I had to
change video cards, however, since my pci video card kept causing my machine
to reboot. I replaced it with an agp card to fix that problem (it must be a
lesser quality card, however, because my video lags a little compared with
how it acted before the upgrade). Could this possibly have something to do
with my video card?

 

[Graham Hughes]

Check for the latest drivers from the card manufacturer.
As for the captured video problem, this is odd. WHat other apps do you have
installed?
Have a read of this to see if it helps,
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/OptimiseMyPcForVideo.htm

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Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
www.dvds2treasure.com
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