XP Video Capture - capture freezing

[Guest]

Hi,

I am capturing VHS video from an analogue to digital converter (CANOPUS)
which is working fine. However at certain points during capture the picture
will freeze. Almost as if the machine is out of resources and struggling to
manage.

My machine (2.4gig, 512mb and 120GB 7200 rpm drive) is well within spec. My
modem (is turned off) and firewall software is all disabled. I have defragged
the disk.

Any other ideas anyone please?

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

Ensure you have as little running in the background as possible. Disable
antivirus (TEMPORARILY), exit Outlook (or other email software), try to stop
anything else that's running in 'real time', stop surfing and playing
games... Step Away From the Computer.....

While capture is taking place, go and make a cup of coffee, do the laundry,
ironing, vacuuming, dishwashing etc.

 

[Graham Hughes]

Along with all of that, what app are you using to capture with? What file
type are you capturing to? Is it a seperate drive or the system drive, ie do
you have two drives? Which model canopus device is it?

--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
Laird of Glencairn
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com

 

[Guest]

Graham,

I am capturing with ULEAD. The file goes direct to an AVI. Personally I'd
prefer it to go to something like a DivX or WMV. I only have one HDD
operational at present, no second dedicated capture drive. The Canopus model
is the ADVC100.

Regards,

 

[Graham Hughes]

I would suggest partitioin the hdd so you have a separate partition to
capture to and see if that helps. I wouldn't advidse on capturing to divx,
rubbish quality and wmv again, when you've spent so much a quality unit like
the canopus, kind of defeats the object of having it.
How often does it freeze? Is it always after say 5 minutes? or is it totally
random, so 2 minutes then 10 minutes etc?
None of the earlier suggestions worked?

--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
Laird of Glencairn
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com