[George UK]

Hi, Can someone plese help me. I have problem with all settings when
capturing video from my Sony DCR-HC32E, which otherwise delivers very good
results when connected directly to TV. But in Movie Maker, the frames are
being dropped, which makes the result simply unacceptable. In "best setting
for your PC", the problem starts after about 60 seconds of capturing, in
DV-AVI immediately, with horrible sound quality. My computer is 2.6GHz,
512Mb, with enough free disk space. No other programmes running when
capturing. Could there be a poblem with the firewire (Belkin Pro Series)? Or
is the camera faulty? Please give me some ideas what to do if you can. Many
thanks.

[Al Stu]

Try capturing as DV-AVI. This should be less taxing on the system while
capturing. Than later if you want to reduce file size you can save from
movie maker with desired settings.


"George UK" <GeorgeUK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D6540C44-8F18-42E9-AD83-3BF66FEC57DD@microsoft.com...
> Hi, Can someone plese help me. I have problem with all settings when
> capturing video from my Sony DCR-HC32E, which otherwise delivers very good
> results when connected directly to TV. But in Movie Maker, the frames are
> being dropped, which makes the result simply unacceptable. In "best
> setting
> for your PC", the problem starts after about 60 seconds of capturing, in
> DV-AVI immediately, with horrible sound quality. My computer is 2.6GHz,
> 512Mb, with enough free disk space. No other programmes running when
> capturing. Could there be a poblem with the firewire (Belkin Pro Series)?
> Or
> is the camera faulty? Please give me some ideas what to do if you can.
> Many
> thanks.

[Wojo]

He said he tried DV-AVI and the problem was worse though.
This leads me to believe the problem could be either the cable or the card.
Do you have the ability to either try using a different computer or a
different camera on yours to help narrow it down? Easier yet, another
firewire cable to see if it works.
512MB memory is not a lot by current standards, especially when talking
about video editing but if nothing is running in the background 512 should
easily be sufficient so that isn't likely to be the issue.

"Al Stu" <NOYB@NOYB.org> wrote in message
news:%23z6TKSUaFHA.3132@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Try capturing as DV-AVI. This should be less taxing on the system while
> capturing. Than later if you want to reduce file size you can save from
> movie maker with desired settings.
>
>
> "George UK" <GeorgeUK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D6540C44-8F18-42E9-AD83-3BF66FEC57DD@microsoft.com...
>> Hi, Can someone plese help me. I have problem with all settings when
>> capturing video from my Sony DCR-HC32E, which otherwise delivers very
>> good
>> results when connected directly to TV. But in Movie Maker, the frames are
>> being dropped, which makes the result simply unacceptable. In "best
>> setting
>> for your PC", the problem starts after about 60 seconds of capturing, in
>> DV-AVI immediately, with horrible sound quality. My computer is 2.6GHz,
>> 512Mb, with enough free disk space. No other programmes running when
>> capturing. Could there be a poblem with the firewire (Belkin Pro Series)?
>> Or
>> is the camera faulty? Please give me some ideas what to do if you can.
>> Many
>> thanks.
>
>

[Al Stu]

In that case I look at disk speed. Perhaps run defrag.

"Wojo" <wojo@mypc.net> wrote in message news:uXooe.535$xI2.239@trnddc09...
> He said he tried DV-AVI and the problem was worse though.
> This leads me to believe the problem could be either the cable or the
> card.
> Do you have the ability to either try using a different computer or a
> different camera on yours to help narrow it down? Easier yet, another
> firewire cable to see if it works.
> 512MB memory is not a lot by current standards, especially when talking
> about video editing but if nothing is running in the background 512 should
> easily be sufficient so that isn't likely to be the issue.
>
> "Al Stu" <NOYB@NOYB.org> wrote in message
> news:%23z6TKSUaFHA.3132@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Try capturing as DV-AVI. This should be less taxing on the system while
>> capturing. Than later if you want to reduce file size you can save from
>> movie maker with desired settings.
>>
>>
>> "George UK" <GeorgeUK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:D6540C44-8F18-42E9-AD83-3BF66FEC57DD@microsoft.com...
>>> Hi, Can someone plese help me. I have problem with all settings when
>>> capturing video from my Sony DCR-HC32E, which otherwise delivers very
>>> good
>>> results when connected directly to TV. But in Movie Maker, the frames
>>> are
>>> being dropped, which makes the result simply unacceptable. In "best
>>> setting
>>> for your PC", the problem starts after about 60 seconds of capturing, in
>>> DV-AVI immediately, with horrible sound quality. My computer is 2.6GHz,
>>> 512Mb, with enough free disk space. No other programmes running when
>>> capturing. Could there be a poblem with the firewire (Belkin Pro
>>> Series)? Or
>>> is the camera faulty? Please give me some ideas what to do if you can.
>>> Many
>>> thanks.
>>
>>
>
>

[Wojo]

Good point
Could also run AdAware to see if anything unknown is still running in the
background.

"Al Stu" <NOYB@NOYB.org> wrote in message
news:OU0wBDVaFHA.2996@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> In that case I look at disk speed. Perhaps run defrag.
>
> "Wojo" <wojo@mypc.net> wrote in message news:uXooe.535$xI2.239@trnddc09...
>> He said he tried DV-AVI and the problem was worse though.
>> This leads me to believe the problem could be either the cable or the
>> card.
>> Do you have the ability to either try using a different computer or a
>> different camera on yours to help narrow it down? Easier yet, another
>> firewire cable to see if it works.
>> 512MB memory is not a lot by current standards, especially when talking
>> about video editing but if nothing is running in the background 512
>> should easily be sufficient so that isn't likely to be the issue.
>>
>> "Al Stu" <NOYB@NOYB.org> wrote in message
>> news:%23z6TKSUaFHA.3132@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> Try capturing as DV-AVI. This should be less taxing on the system while
>>> capturing. Than later if you want to reduce file size you can save from
>>> movie maker with desired settings.
>>>
>>>
>>> "George UK" <GeorgeUK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:D6540C44-8F18-42E9-AD83-3BF66FEC57DD@microsoft.com...
>>>> Hi, Can someone plese help me. I have problem with all settings when
>>>> capturing video from my Sony DCR-HC32E, which otherwise delivers very
>>>> good
>>>> results when connected directly to TV. But in Movie Maker, the frames
>>>> are
>>>> being dropped, which makes the result simply unacceptable. In "best
>>>> setting
>>>> for your PC", the problem starts after about 60 seconds of capturing,
>>>> in
>>>> DV-AVI immediately, with horrible sound quality. My computer is 2.6GHz,
>>>> 512Mb, with enough free disk space. No other programmes running when
>>>> capturing. Could there be a poblem with the firewire (Belkin Pro
>>>> Series)? Or
>>>> is the camera faulty? Please give me some ideas what to do if you can.
>>>> Many
>>>> thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

[Graham Hughes]

I've started on page at my site for this covering the areas you mention
above plus a few others.
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/OptimiseMyPcForVideo.htm

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


"Wojo" <wojo@mypc.net> wrote in message news:rVpoe.6866$yS2.5011@trnddc07...
> Good point
> Could also run AdAware to see if anything unknown is still running in the
> background.
>
> "Al Stu" <NOYB@NOYB.org> wrote in message
> news:OU0wBDVaFHA.2996@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> In that case I look at disk speed. Perhaps run defrag.
>>
>> "Wojo" <wojo@mypc.net> wrote in message
>> news:uXooe.535$xI2.239@trnddc09...
>>> He said he tried DV-AVI and the problem was worse though.
>>> This leads me to believe the problem could be either the cable or the
>>> card.
>>> Do you have the ability to either try using a different computer or a
>>> different camera on yours to help narrow it down? Easier yet, another
>>> firewire cable to see if it works.
>>> 512MB memory is not a lot by current standards, especially when talking
>>> about video editing but if nothing is running in the background 512
>>> should easily be sufficient so that isn't likely to be the issue.
>>>
>>> "Al Stu" <NOYB@NOYB.org> wrote in message
>>> news:%23z6TKSUaFHA.3132@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>> Try capturing as DV-AVI. This should be less taxing on the system
>>>> while capturing. Than later if you want to reduce file size you can
>>>> save from movie maker with desired settings.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "George UK" <GeorgeUK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:D6540C44-8F18-42E9-AD83-3BF66FEC57DD@microsoft.com...
>>>>> Hi, Can someone plese help me. I have problem with all settings when
>>>>> capturing video from my Sony DCR-HC32E, which otherwise delivers very
>>>>> good
>>>>> results when connected directly to TV. But in Movie Maker, the frames
>>>>> are
>>>>> being dropped, which makes the result simply unacceptable. In "best
>>>>> setting
>>>>> for your PC", the problem starts after about 60 seconds of capturing,
>>>>> in
>>>>> DV-AVI immediately, with horrible sound quality. My computer is
>>>>> 2.6GHz,
>>>>> 512Mb, with enough free disk space. No other programmes running when
>>>>> capturing. Could there be a poblem with the firewire (Belkin Pro
>>>>> Series)? Or
>>>>> is the camera faulty? Please give me some ideas what to do if you can.
>>>>> Many
>>>>> thanks.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

[Wojo]

Outstanding. Very well written, there's a few things in there I hadn't even
thought of.
One thing though, the Title for the page is "How to Optimize my PV for Video
Capture" instead of PC.
Just thought I'd point that out.
-Wojo

"Graham Hughes" <graham.hughes@dvds2treasure.co.uk> wrote in message
news:ef52LbVaFHA.2736@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> I've started on page at my site for this covering the areas you mention
> above plus a few others.
> http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/OptimiseMyPcForVideo.htm
>
> --
> Graham Hughes
> MVP Digital Media
> www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
> www.dvds2treasure.com
> www.simplydv.com
>
>
> "Wojo" <wojo@mypc.net> wrote in message
> news:rVpoe.6866$yS2.5011@trnddc07...
>> Good point
>> Could also run AdAware to see if anything unknown is still running in the
>> background.
>>
>> "Al Stu" <NOYB@NOYB.org> wrote in message
>> news:OU0wBDVaFHA.2996@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>> In that case I look at disk speed. Perhaps run defrag.
>>>
>>> "Wojo" <wojo@mypc.net> wrote in message
>>> news:uXooe.535$xI2.239@trnddc09...
>>>> He said he tried DV-AVI and the problem was worse though.
>>>> This leads me to believe the problem could be either the cable or the
>>>> card.
>>>> Do you have the ability to either try using a different computer or a
>>>> different camera on yours to help narrow it down? Easier yet, another
>>>> firewire cable to see if it works.
>>>> 512MB memory is not a lot by current standards, especially when talking
>>>> about video editing but if nothing is running in the background 512
>>>> should easily be sufficient so that isn't likely to be the issue.
>>>>
>>>> "Al Stu" <NOYB@NOYB.org> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23z6TKSUaFHA.3132@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Try capturing as DV-AVI. This should be less taxing on the system
>>>>> while capturing. Than later if you want to reduce file size you can
>>>>> save from movie maker with desired settings.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "George UK" <GeorgeUK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:D6540C44-8F18-42E9-AD83-3BF66FEC57DD@microsoft.com...
>>>>>> Hi, Can someone plese help me. I have problem with all settings when
>>>>>> capturing video from my Sony DCR-HC32E, which otherwise delivers very
>>>>>> good
>>>>>> results when connected directly to TV. But in Movie Maker, the frames
>>>>>> are
>>>>>> being dropped, which makes the result simply unacceptable. In "best
>>>>>> setting
>>>>>> for your PC", the problem starts after about 60 seconds of capturing,
>>>>>> in
>>>>>> DV-AVI immediately, with horrible sound quality. My computer is
>>>>>> 2.6GHz,
>>>>>> 512Mb, with enough free disk space. No other programmes running when
>>>>>> capturing. Could there be a poblem with the firewire (Belkin Pro
>>>>>> Series)? Or
>>>>>> is the camera faulty? Please give me some ideas what to do if you
>>>>>> can. Many
>>>>>> thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

[George UK]

Thank you for so many valuable suggestions. I have tried some, but still
can't make any progress. Generally, do you think the Belkin firewire is good
enough for the job? I was waiting a Sony cable which they failed to deliver,
so I went for an easier option . .. Is there any significant difference
between cables quality?

"Wojo" wrote:

> Outstanding. Very well written, there's a few things in there I hadn't even
> thought of.
> One thing though, the Title for the page is "How to Optimize my PV for Video
> Capture" instead of PC.
> Just thought I'd point that out.
> -Wojo
>
> "Graham Hughes" <graham.hughes@dvds2treasure.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:ef52LbVaFHA.2736@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > I've started on page at my site for this covering the areas you mention
> > above plus a few others.
> > http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/OptimiseMyPcForVideo.htm
> >
> > --
> > Graham Hughes
> > MVP Digital Media
> > www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
> > www.dvds2treasure.com
> > www.simplydv.com
> >
> >
> > "Wojo" <wojo@mypc.net> wrote in message
> > news:rVpoe.6866$yS2.5011@trnddc07...
> >> Good point
> >> Could also run AdAware to see if anything unknown is still running in the
> >> background.
> >>
> >> "Al Stu" <NOYB@NOYB.org> wrote in message
> >> news:OU0wBDVaFHA.2996@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >>> In that case I look at disk speed. Perhaps run defrag.
> >>>
> >>> "Wojo" <wojo@mypc.net> wrote in message
> >>> news:uXooe.535$xI2.239@trnddc09...
> >>>> He said he tried DV-AVI and the problem was worse though.
> >>>> This leads me to believe the problem could be either the cable or the
> >>>> card.
> >>>> Do you have the ability to either try using a different computer or a
> >>>> different camera on yours to help narrow it down? Easier yet, another
> >>>> firewire cable to see if it works.
> >>>> 512MB memory is not a lot by current standards, especially when talking
> >>>> about video editing but if nothing is running in the background 512
> >>>> should easily be sufficient so that isn't likely to be the issue.
> >>>>
> >>>> "Al Stu" <NOYB@NOYB.org> wrote in message
> >>>> news:%23z6TKSUaFHA.3132@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >>>>> Try capturing as DV-AVI. This should be less taxing on the system
> >>>>> while capturing. Than later if you want to reduce file size you can
> >>>>> save from movie maker with desired settings.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "George UK" <GeorgeUK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >>>>> news:D6540C44-8F18-42E9-AD83-3BF66FEC57DD@microsoft.com...
> >>>>>> Hi, Can someone plese help me. I have problem with all settings when
> >>>>>> capturing video from my Sony DCR-HC32E, which otherwise delivers very
> >>>>>> good
> >>>>>> results when connected directly to TV. But in Movie Maker, the frames
> >>>>>> are
> >>>>>> being dropped, which makes the result simply unacceptable. In "best
> >>>>>> setting
> >>>>>> for your PC", the problem starts after about 60 seconds of capturing,
> >>>>>> in
> >>>>>> DV-AVI immediately, with horrible sound quality. My computer is
> >>>>>> 2.6GHz,
> >>>>>> 512Mb, with enough free disk space. No other programmes running when
> >>>>>> capturing. Could there be a poblem with the firewire (Belkin Pro
> >>>>>> Series)? Or
> >>>>>> is the camera faulty? Please give me some ideas what to do if you
> >>>>>> can. Many
> >>>>>> thanks.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>

[Wojo]

Belkin and Monster are IMO two of the best on the market.
If the Belkin cable isn't working and it truly turns out to be a bad cable
then I wouldn't blame the brand so much as just bad luck.

"George UK" <GeorgeUK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B608A9BB-ABA3-4813-8909-8DB686EBC83B@microsoft.com...
> Thank you for so many valuable suggestions. I have tried some, but still
> can't make any progress. Generally, do you think the Belkin firewire is
> good
> enough for the job? I was waiting a Sony cable which they failed to
> deliver,
> so I went for an easier option . .. Is there any significant difference
> between cables quality?
>
> "Wojo" wrote:
>
>> Outstanding. Very well written, there's a few things in there I hadn't
>> even
>> thought of.
>> One thing though, the Title for the page is "How to Optimize my PV for
>> Video
>> Capture" instead of PC.
>> Just thought I'd point that out.
>> -Wojo
>>
>> "Graham Hughes" <graham.hughes@dvds2treasure.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:ef52LbVaFHA.2736@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > I've started on page at my site for this covering the areas you
>> > mention
>> > above plus a few others.
>> > http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/OptimiseMyPcForVideo.htm
>> >
>> > --
>> > Graham Hughes
>> > MVP Digital Media
>> > www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
>> > www.dvds2treasure.com
>> > www.simplydv.com
>> >
>> >
>> > "Wojo" <wojo@mypc.net> wrote in message
>> > news:rVpoe.6866$yS2.5011@trnddc07...
>> >> Good point
>> >> Could also run AdAware to see if anything unknown is still running in
>> >> the
>> >> background.
>> >>
>> >> "Al Stu" <NOYB@NOYB.org> wrote in message
>> >> news:OU0wBDVaFHA.2996@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> >>> In that case I look at disk speed. Perhaps run defrag.
>> >>>
>> >>> "Wojo" <wojo@mypc.net> wrote in message
>> >>> news:uXooe.535$xI2.239@trnddc09...
>> >>>> He said he tried DV-AVI and the problem was worse though.
>> >>>> This leads me to believe the problem could be either the cable or
>> >>>> the
>> >>>> card.
>> >>>> Do you have the ability to either try using a different computer or
>> >>>> a
>> >>>> different camera on yours to help narrow it down? Easier yet,
>> >>>> another
>> >>>> firewire cable to see if it works.
>> >>>> 512MB memory is not a lot by current standards, especially when
>> >>>> talking
>> >>>> about video editing but if nothing is running in the background 512
>> >>>> should easily be sufficient so that isn't likely to be the issue.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> "Al Stu" <NOYB@NOYB.org> wrote in message
>> >>>> news:%23z6TKSUaFHA.3132@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> >>>>> Try capturing as DV-AVI. This should be less taxing on the system
>> >>>>> while capturing. Than later if you want to reduce file size you
>> >>>>> can
>> >>>>> save from movie maker with desired settings.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> "George UK" <GeorgeUK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >>>>> news:D6540C44-8F18-42E9-AD83-3BF66FEC57DD@microsoft.com...
>> >>>>>> Hi, Can someone plese help me. I have problem with all settings
>> >>>>>> when
>> >>>>>> capturing video from my Sony DCR-HC32E, which otherwise delivers
>> >>>>>> very
>> >>>>>> good
>> >>>>>> results when connected directly to TV. But in Movie Maker, the
>> >>>>>> frames
>> >>>>>> are
>> >>>>>> being dropped, which makes the result simply unacceptable. In
>> >>>>>> "best
>> >>>>>> setting
>> >>>>>> for your PC", the problem starts after about 60 seconds of
>> >>>>>> capturing,
>> >>>>>> in
>> >>>>>> DV-AVI immediately, with horrible sound quality. My computer is
>> >>>>>> 2.6GHz,
>> >>>>>> 512Mb, with enough free disk space. No other programmes running
>> >>>>>> when
>> >>>>>> capturing. Could there be a poblem with the firewire (Belkin Pro
>> >>>>>> Series)? Or
>> >>>>>> is the camera faulty? Please give me some ideas what to do if you
>> >>>>>> can. Many
>> >>>>>> thanks.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>

[Martin]

If you're using NTFS format on your hard drive, you need to have LOADS of
spare space, not just enough. A certain amount of fragmentation is built into
NTFS and defragging a hard drive that shows 5GB free (for example) will never
give you a contiguous block of 5GB to work with. Try to keep the hard drive
below 50% used.

Secondly, investigate with the hard drive manufacturer, whether it's
possible to turn off the 'write verify' mode in the firmware. This will stop
the hard drive reading back the data clusters as it writes them to verify
they're written OK.

In the UK, Sky+ boxes use 7,200 rpm hard drives with the write verify mode
turned off, which is how they can record two video channels, plus play back a
third simultaneously. (also, they don't use NTFS!).



"Wojo" wrote:

> Belkin and Monster are IMO two of the best on the market.
> If the Belkin cable isn't working and it truly turns out to be a bad cable
> then I wouldn't blame the brand so much as just bad luck.
>
> "George UK" <GeorgeUK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B608A9BB-ABA3-4813-8909-8DB686EBC83B@microsoft.com...
> > Thank you for so many valuable suggestions. I have tried some, but still
> > can't make any progress. Generally, do you think the Belkin firewire is
> > good
> > enough for the job? I was waiting a Sony cable which they failed to
> > deliver,
> > so I went for an easier option . .. Is there any significant difference
> > between cables quality?
> >
> > "Wojo" wrote:
> >
> >> Outstanding. Very well written, there's a few things in there I hadn't
> >> even
> >> thought of.
> >> One thing though, the Title for the page is "How to Optimize my PV for
> >> Video
> >> Capture" instead of PC.
> >> Just thought I'd point that out.
> >> -Wojo
> >>
> >> "Graham Hughes" <graham.hughes@dvds2treasure.co.uk> wrote in message
> >> news:ef52LbVaFHA.2736@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >> > I've started on page at my site for this covering the areas you
> >> > mention
> >> > above plus a few others.
> >> > http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/OptimiseMyPcForVideo.htm
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Graham Hughes
> >> > MVP Digital Media
> >> > www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
> >> > www.dvds2treasure.com
> >> > www.simplydv.com
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Wojo" <wojo@mypc.net> wrote in message
> >> > news:rVpoe.6866$yS2.5011@trnddc07...
> >> >> Good point
> >> >> Could also run AdAware to see if anything unknown is still running in
> >> >> the
> >> >> background.
> >> >>
> >> >> "Al Stu" <NOYB@NOYB.org> wrote in message
> >> >> news:OU0wBDVaFHA.2996@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >> >>> In that case I look at disk speed. Perhaps run defrag.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> "Wojo" <wojo@mypc.net> wrote in message
> >> >>> news:uXooe.535$xI2.239@trnddc09...
> >> >>>> He said he tried DV-AVI and the problem was worse though.
> >> >>>> This leads me to believe the problem could be either the cable or
> >> >>>> the
> >> >>>> card.
> >> >>>> Do you have the ability to either try using a different computer or
> >> >>>> a
> >> >>>> different camera on yours to help narrow it down? Easier yet,
> >> >>>> another
> >> >>>> firewire cable to see if it works.
> >> >>>> 512MB memory is not a lot by current standards, especially when
> >> >>>> talking
> >> >>>> about video editing but if nothing is running in the background 512
> >> >>>> should easily be sufficient so that isn't likely to be the issue.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> "Al Stu" <NOYB@NOYB.org> wrote in message
> >> >>>> news:%23z6TKSUaFHA.3132@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> >>>>> Try capturing as DV-AVI. This should be less taxing on the system
> >> >>>>> while capturing. Than later if you want to reduce file size you
> >> >>>>> can
> >> >>>>> save from movie maker with desired settings.
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> "George UK" <GeorgeUK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >>>>> news:D6540C44-8F18-42E9-AD83-3BF66FEC57DD@microsoft.com...
> >> >>>>>> Hi, Can someone plese help me. I have problem with all settings
> >> >>>>>> when
> >> >>>>>> capturing video from my Sony DCR-HC32E, which otherwise delivers
> >> >>>>>> very
> >> >>>>>> good
> >> >>>>>> results when connected directly to TV. But in Movie Maker, the
> >> >>>>>> frames
> >> >>>>>> are
> >> >>>>>> being dropped, which makes the result simply unacceptable. In
> >> >>>>>> "best
> >> >>>>>> setting
> >> >>>>>> for your PC", the problem starts after about 60 seconds of
> >> >>>>>> capturing,
> >> >>>>>> in
> >> >>>>>> DV-AVI immediately, with horrible sound quality. My computer is
> >> >>>>>> 2.6GHz,
> >> >>>>>> 512Mb, with enough free disk space. No other programmes running
> >> >>>>>> when
> >> >>>>>> capturing. Could there be a poblem with the firewire (Belkin Pro
> >> >>>>>> Series)? Or
> >> >>>>>> is the camera faulty? Please give me some ideas what to do if you
> >> >>>>>> can. Many
> >> >>>>>> thanks.
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>
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