Video Asylum

Posted by dwill123 (A) on June 23, 2004 at 19:05:53

In Reply to: Newbie questions on Video Capturing and CD burning posted by kiamyong@singnet.com.sg on June 23, 2004 at 18:33:35:

[b]My question is, would a dedicated ADC with firewire solve the above problems?[/b]
The short answer is yes. Before I talk about that, a little more information on your PC setup might be helpful. For example: how much memory do you have? How many hard drives are you using 1 or 2? Is there any other programs running during capture? All may play a part in some way with the troubles you're experiencing.

Two suggestions: 1)upgrade your version of Pinnacle. I believe Pinnacle Studio 9 is the current version. While many have a lot of problems with Pinnacle others work with it quite nicely. If you're a little tight on change and can't do the upgrade then there are some real good products available for free or very nominal fees. For capturing you might give VirtualDub. You can't beat the price, free. For encoding try TMPGEnc. 2) Seriously look into purchasing Canopus ADVC-100. this is hands down the best analog/DV conversion device going. It features an audio sync lock. No more "kung-fu" type videos where the mouths are moving and words soon follow. this product is a little on the expensive side about $260 at NewEgg.com but if you've got a lot of videos to convert it's well worth the money. Good luck.