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VideoHelp.com Forum - Capturing http://forum.videohelp.com/ Everything about capturing analog TV, S/VHS or Cam using Video cards, TV-Cards, or MJPEG or MPEG1/2/4 hardware realtime capture cards. en Tue, 21 May 2013 16:04:16 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forum.videohelp.com/images/misc/rss.png VideoHelp.com Forum - Capturing http://forum.videohelp.com/ Problem with my Datavideo DAC 100... http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/356120-Problem-with-my-Datavideo-DAC-100?goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 03:27:29 GMT Hi, I have a Datavideo DAC 100 DV encoder fed from a Datavideo Timebase corrector (think it is a TBC 1000) and I have been happily capturing 8mm (standard and Hi) and VHS video to DV for years until recently. The DAC 100 has a button on the left side to select analogue or DV input and when I... Hi,

I have a Datavideo DAC 100 DV encoder fed from a Datavideo Timebase corrector (think it is a TBC 1000) and I have been happily capturing 8mm (standard and Hi) and VHS video to DV for years until recently. The DAC 100 has a button on the left side to select analogue or DV input and when I select analogue it will randomly change to DV input after some minutes thus ruining the capture.

I use a 4 port PCI firewire card for DV input (LSI chipset) to the computer and I have checked on another computer with built in firewire and they both exhibit the same behavior. I am running Windows 8 (but have checked on a computer running XP) and use WinDV for capture (but have also checked with DVlab - I think it is called).

In short different firewire inputs on different computers running different versions of windows and my DAC 100 still randomly switches from analogue to DV...

So do you think my DAC 100 is kaput? Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance... ]]> Capturing Steel Sky http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/356120-Problem-with-my-Datavideo-DAC-100 Problem with Asus Virtual Capture Device - Unable to re-install driver http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/356084-Problem-with-Asus-Virtual-Capture-Device-Unable-to-re-install-driver?goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 08:26:10 GMT Hello to all,
I am writing to kindly ask if someone can give me a tip on this issue:
since yesterday, when the PC starts, I get a message saying there's a problem with the

ASUS VIRTUAL CAPTURE DEVICE DRIVER,
"reinstall the drivers for this device (code 18)."

In fact, when I try to capture a movie with Pinnacle, a message window pops up and tries to start the updating process of the Asus VIRTUAL CAPTURE DEVICE DRIVER.

I tried to update the driver with the automatic XP procedure, and also with the Asus cd that the seller left me at the time, but I can not find a driver going to solve the problem.

I do not know what is the device the driver searches for, I can not figure out if it is a hardware component of the video capture card or something else...

This driver is not found, however, nor in the discs that I left the technical nor on the Asustek site .

My operating system is XP Professional SP3,
My video card is Nvidia 7200 GS Geoforce ...
My capture card is a Pinnacle 500 PCI

I thank all those who can give me some suggestions on what to do ... ]]> Capturing Cathode http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/356084-Problem-with-Asus-Virtual-Capture-Device-Unable-to-re-install-driver Sachtler FSB-6 or Ace L - both 13LB max weight? Which one? http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/356075-Sachtler-FSB-6-or-Ace-L-both-13LB-max-weight-Which-one?goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 23:53:05 GMT Which one would you get? Sachtler FSB-6 or Ace L (new one with the carbon sticks) - both 13LB max weight???
They have the same max weigh limit. Ace is slightly lighter which I
prefer because I work with my wife. I don't mind that it is plastic. The
Ace is around $800-$950. The FSB is slighly more expensive. I would use
it with a Nikon D4 + 70-200 2.8 VR + audio.
Which one should I get? It seems to me that the ACE is the same for less.... What do you think? ]]> Capturing hasselblad http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/356075-Sachtler-FSB-6-or-Ace-L-both-13LB-max-weight-Which-one Pioneer DVR 720H no sound Capture via DV iLink http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/356070-Pioneer-DVR-720H-no-sound-Capture-via-DV-iLink?goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 19:47:13 GMT Hi

I have been having an ongoing problem trying to get Sound and Vision out of my home made family DVD's using the above device - into my Avid .. I can get pictures out no problem but NO sound comes via the firewire Port

Bear in mind I am not at all trying to capture encrypted DVD's they are my own home made DVD's with a sample rate of either 32K or 48K something that the DVR should understand.

My question is does anybody know of a flash or hardware manipulation that can make my DVR play out sound and vision via firewire (DV Port)? I really like this DVR as it is one that I can play straight out of my Avid into the DVR without having to encode timeline via QT etc.

If I have posted to the wrong section could the administrator kindly place it where I might get a bit more help.

Many thanks for reading this

My system
AMD Athlon(tm)64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ 2.31Ghz, 4G DDR2 RAM with 3.25 GB of available RAM to Windows, Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-MA69GM-S2H, Realtek HD Audio Card (Audio driver v5.10006767) WDC 250GB Drive, WD 1TB Ext Drive, NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT, DVD TSST corp SHS2039, OS Windows XP Professional 32bit, SP3 ]]> Capturing corrie90 http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/356070-Pioneer-DVR-720H-no-sound-Capture-via-DV-iLink <![CDATA[Can't copy VHS to DVD with any program]]> http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/356050-Can-t-copy-VHS-to-DVD-with-any-program?goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 16:45:22 GMT Hi everyone, this is my first post. I don't think there is a solution except getting a VHS/DVD combo but I thought I would give it a shot. Here is my problem: I have tried several FREE software programs and EasyCAP with Honestech 2.5 and EasyCAP with Ulead, Roxio Easy VHS to DVD 3, and Honestech VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe, all with the same results. I can't copy the VHS video/audio to either my PC or my Laptop. I am hoping someone out there has a solution that will allow me to use one of my computers to capture the VHS video. I have about 75 VHS tapes I want to convert to DVD. Thanks to everyone in advance for any help.

Scroller13 ]]> Capturing scroller13 http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/356050-Can-t-copy-VHS-to-DVD-with-any-program Issues capturing 8mm tape - Terrible FPS in Vdub http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/356028-Issues-capturing-8mm-tape-Terrible-FPS-in-Vdub?goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 02:36:04 GMT I'm attempting to transfer some old 8mm tapes using a couple different methods.

Originally we had been using a program called "Ulead Video Studio" that came free with my Sabrent USB-AVCPT USB 2.0 capture card. It did well enough, but I can't quite tell if it's dropping any frames, and it seems that it might be. I thought capturing directly to Lagarith Lossless might make things move a bit smoother, but instead it produced a weird effect every so often where the top half of the screen was not sync'd with the bottom, resulting in choppy image or a visible line in the center of the picture. So I figured it would be a good idea to ditch Ulead entirely.

So, now I'm trying to capture to an external HDD, capturing directly to the HDD using Virtual Dub using Lagarith Lossless compression and do all steps at once. (Capture, compress, transfer to external). However, in VirtualDub, my FPS is consistently around 20, and I can't get it any higher, whether compressed or uncompressed, with or without video playback on the screen, even before I begin capture it says 20 FPS in the bottom right corner. When recording, it drops about 30% of all frames and the audio is heavily desynchronized. I've looked for solutions but have been unable to find any.

So, my two questions then,

1. Am I right to pursue Vdub for capturing? I understand it's pretty much the best freeware there is; or is there merit in using Ulead? (other than being unable to get Vdub to work)
2. If so, what do you recommend to remedy my FPS woes? I don't think it's my harddrive, it's a brand new 7200 RPM 2TB Seagate, and it's definitely not my CPU. I have an i7 2600 threaded to 8 cores, and I disabled nearly every service that wasn't required for A/V, system stability, and internet (though I do not connect to the internet until I have to). CPU usage doesn't go above 3% according to Vdub.

I suspect it is my cheapo capture device, as I understand Vdub is picky about capture chipsets, but should it really cause such a fierce dip in FPS considering the specifications of the rest of my system?

What's your take, Videohelp? And many thanks in advance! ]]> Capturing ccisbeast http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/356028-Issues-capturing-8mm-tape-Terrible-FPS-in-Vdub Sachtler fluid head + tripod below $1800? Is it realistic? http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/356025-Sachtler-fluid-head-tripod-below-1800-Is-it-realistic?goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 00:59:47 GMT Is there a Sachtler fluid head + tripod below $1800? Is it realistic? I would like to use it for wedding cinematography. The weight load would not exceed 10LB. Thanks so much! Is there a Sachtler fluid head + tripod below $1800? Is it realistic?
I would like to use it for wedding cinematography. The weight load would not exceed 10LB.
Thanks so much! ]]> Capturing hasselblad http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/356025-Sachtler-fluid-head-tripod-below-1800-Is-it-realistic <![CDATA[Hauppauge Colossus Capturing with GraphEdit & rcTvCap]]> http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/356017-Hauppauge-Colossus-Capturing-with-GraphEdit-rcTvCap?goto=newpost Tue, 14 May 2013 19:00:13 GMT Hi, I would like to achieve the following with my Hauppauge Colossus: 1. Use the scheduler option for capturing. 2. capturing HD Channels with the highest Bitrate available. The issue now is: Hi,

I would like to achieve the following with my Hauppauge Colossus:

1. Use the scheduler option for capturing.

2. capturing HD Channels with the highest Bitrate available.

The issue now is:

1. Scheduler options is available only in WinTV & not available in ShwoBiz.

2. There is no option to control the Bitrate in WinTV unlike ShwoBiz which has this option in Format Settings ----> Video Encoder.

I've been given the below suggestion by jagabo:

Quote:

Originally Posted by jagabo

Quote:

Originally Posted by MounaLafi

So, which program I should use.

I used to use a filter graph and rcTvCap along with Windows' Task Scheduler:
http://blog.arogan.com/2008/06/hauppauge-hd-pvr-model-1212.html

This method is being used successfully with Hauppauge HD PVR here.

But I couldn't find a similar Video Encoder for Hauppauge Colossus like Hauppauge HD PVR.

As you can see in the attached jpg the only Video Encoder I've found for Hauppauge Colossus is TS Encoder,
and the problem that it doesn't have "Virtual Video/Audio In".

I'm just wondering if anyone used rcTvCap successfully with Hauppauge Colossus or is it just limited to Hauppauge HD PVR?

If it is not possible, any suggestions for capturing software that has both the scheduler and the ability to control Bitrate.

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]]> Capturing MounaLafi http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/356017-Hauppauge-Colossus-Capturing-with-GraphEdit-rcTvCap VHS Capture issue with Hauppage WinTV-HVR-2250 http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/355991-VHS-Capture-issue-with-Hauppage-WinTV-HVR-2250?goto=newpost Mon, 13 May 2013 23:33:26 GMT This is my first attempt at doing video capture, so I'm at a bit of a loss here. I have a VCR/DVD combo drive hooked up via coaxial (Tried with s-video and it appears to do the same) to the HVR-2250. Sound comes through choppy, and the only comes through in distorted bursts. I've attached a short clip of the capture I had. This was taken with a video camera, so I don't think it's a Macrovision issue or anything. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

EDIT: I've hooked the same setup to a TV and it comes through just fine.

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]]> Capturing Finkswitch http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/355991-VHS-Capture-issue-with-Hauppage-WinTV-HVR-2250 Long Capture unsupported format damaged file http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/355973-Long-Capture-unsupported-format-damaged-file?goto=newpost Mon, 13 May 2013 06:47:34 GMT Im capturing long videos and from time to time, when i hit the stop button for end the capture proccess, i dont get the window asking for the final filename. The main capture window stays still some time and then it shows itself as ready to capture again as if i putted the filename. The thing is... Im capturing long videos and from time to time, when i hit the stop button for end the capture proccess, i dont get the window asking for the final filename. The main capture window stays still some time and then it shows itself as ready to capture again as if i putted the filename. The thing is the file is created, but when i try to import it it says damaged or unsupported format. Some other times (the most) this filename window does apperar and when i define the name and hit ok, i can see in Finder that the file that was beeing created generates a thumb, that de "corrupt" file doesnt ever get to generate because i think its not "closed", but i dont understand the inner proccess so its just a guess.
So the thing is, is there a way to fix this file? its 2hr capturing and its not the first time it happens, so id be very grateful if you can help me.
Thanks in advance

System: Macbook Pro i7 2.6ghz 16gb ram 512gb ssd OSX 10.8.3 w/updates
Capture: Sharp HI8 camera > AVT-8710 > Blackmagic Intensity Shuttle Thunderbolt > Premiere CS6 > JPEG Compression ]]> Capturing federomano http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/355973-Long-Capture-unsupported-format-damaged-file hauppauge hdpvr 1212 and graphedit http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/355970-hauppauge-hdpvr-1212-and-graphedit?goto=newpost Mon, 13 May 2013 05:30:30 GMT i spent the weekend to no avail getting the the hdpvr to display video. i must be missing something. the arcsoft suite, totalmedia, etc are awlful and all hang while trying to set *any* capture device that i have plugged in let alone the hdpvr. however, i struck luck a few minutes ago and... i spent the weekend to no avail getting the the hdpvr to display video. i must be missing something. the arcsoft suite, totalmedia, etc are awlful and all hang while trying to set *any* capture device that i have plugged in let alone the hdpvr.

however, i struck luck a few minutes ago and managed to have it write a video file. not sure which to set it to since i never got any of the software to display or save a video, but i save as video.ts and they play in vlc and smplayer, but kmplayer won't.

anyway, i connected through composite because the svideo is horible on my equipment.

ok, so i need help connecting to the right filter that displays video. i've tried all the rendere's i could find but none will connect. anyway, here is what i have that works for me in saving videos only:

]]> Capturing vhelp http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/355970-hauppauge-hdpvr-1212-and-graphedit black areas in video http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/355965-black-areas-in-video?goto=newpost Sun, 12 May 2013 23:18:36 GMT Hi, I recently bought a JVC HR-S7611 for digitalizing my old stuff. The picture quality is definatly better than on the VHS I had borrowed. The problem is that there are black shadows next to bright stuff in the video. Most notably with credits or subtitles. Up till now I tried different... Hi,

I recently bought a JVC HR-S7611 for digitalizing my old stuff. The picture quality is definatly better than on the VHS I had borrowed.
The problem is that there are black shadows next to bright stuff in the video. Most notably with credits or subtitles. Up till now I tried different cables (scart, scart with svideo, svideo) but these areas are always there. The picture modes (auto, edit, soft, sharp) and turning on/off the TBC didn't help either. They weren't present on the VHS. At first I thought it's because of the better hardware that it's actually showing stuff that is present there but it's showing up on bought tapes as well as my own taped tv stuff. Then I thought it might be that this is below black level only visible on never screens but it's also present on the old crt. I tried to set levels with VirtualDub and Avisynth which helped blacken them out but I lose detail or get more noise if brighten up the picture again. So I guess something is broken with the hardware but I have no idea what it could be.

I uploaded a small clip with the problem. It looks like the small shadow that is usually added to text is drawn out way to the right. Sometimes almost as far as the right side.

In the picture you can see the shadows beneath the letters but also some stars have them. The shadows are not always as clean as in the Star Wars example.
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Here's one from Star Trek. The black goes till the right border. Also notice the light and the buttons on the left side.

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]]> Capturing vehl http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/355965-black-areas-in-video problems capturing videotapes from a VCR with Hauppauge PVR http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/355959-problems-capturing-videotapes-from-a-VCR-with-Hauppauge-PVR?goto=newpost Sun, 12 May 2013 21:06:32 GMT After a fair amount of research and a brief use of the worthless Roxio easy VHS cables, I recently bought the older style Hauppauge PVR. Basically I want to transfer my 20 year old VHS tapes to video files and eventually make DVDs. I hooked up my basic Panasonic VCR from around 2000 or so and... After a fair amount of research and a brief use of the worthless Roxio easy VHS cables, I recently bought the older style Hauppauge PVR. Basically I want to transfer my 20 year old VHS tapes to video files and eventually make DVDs. I hooked up my basic Panasonic VCR from around 2000 or so and started capturing. (Year old PC, 6 core AMD, 16G memory, beefy computer and ATI Radeon video card.) Almost immediately I ran into issues with skipping, chattering, whatever, where the device could not capture. Fast forwarding or reverse the VCRseemed to sometimes trigger this. When I re-attached the PVR via a USB port off the motherboard rather than the front of the computer, it got better, and I thought the problem was solved, but it soon reappeared. It is an intermittent thing. I contacted Hauppauge, and a tech replied that the device sometimes has trouble getting a decent analogue signal from an older VCR. Alternately, the encoder could be going out. I had asked about the over-heating issue, but he said that should be fixed. Anyway, I captured about 3 hours, then had more problems, so I hooked up a 2cond Panasonic VCR, a newer one that is a combo-unit with a DVD. I tried the composite out, and it worked for a few minutes, then started doing the same thing. I've also tried swapping the USB cable without success.

However, this newer Panasonic unit has component and S-video outputa, so I hooked up to the PVR using the a component video cable, and the skipping has gone away. The picture does also seem to be different. Better, I'm not so sure? It's maybe clearer, but I notice the highlights seem very bright and, in photography turns, blown out. I assume the Panasonic must be doing some type of conversion itself.

Okay, so I have a few questions, the most basic being what type of connection should theoretically give me the best captured video files: component, s-video or composite? Or should the results be roughly equivalent?

A related question is, why doesn't the composite connection work?! I wonder if I should send the unit back, since the encoder just doesn't seem to work reliably with a composite connection. It was just luck that I had a unit that has multiple connection options. Since many people buy the device to transfer videotapes, you would think a composite connection should work!

I guess I'm just asking for some general advice here. This whole effort to transfer videos has turned into an incredible swamp, which I did not expect. I also discovered after buying the unit that the included Arcsoft software will not edit out the annoying lines around the frame, especially the one at the bottom, so that I will need to buy some separate video editing software, but that is a topic for another post. Has anyone else run into these issues with the PVR working erratically when you try to do a basic capture off the composite connection? That is making me wonder if I have a defective unit.

I did try to research these issues before posting, but there are so many entries out there, and I couldn't quite find one that addressed the issue of which connection should work best, or if are they all about the same. Thanks for any help you can give me. ]]> Capturing Sirocco http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/355959-problems-capturing-videotapes-from-a-VCR-with-Hauppauge-PVR <![CDATA[Diamond ATI TV Wonder HD 750 = "No video sources"]]> http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/355946-Diamond-ATI-TV-Wonder-HD-750-No-video-sources?goto=newpost Sun, 12 May 2013 08:31:40 GMT [EDIT: I neglected to mention that this is the USB stick, not the PCIe card. I've also tried the Vista drivers.]

Installed this the other day using the newest drivers on the website and have been unable to get it working in either VirtualDub or the TotalMedia Theatre application.

I can see its Capture Filter tabs and the Capture Pin but that's about it. In GraphEdit, there is no "WDM Streaming Crossbar" for this device like there is for my ATI 600.

This is on both Win7 and an old WinXP laptop... ]]> Capturing vaporeon800 http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/355946-Diamond-ATI-TV-Wonder-HD-750-No-video-sources Have about 50 8mm film to capture, what to do? http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/355914-Have-about-50-8mm-film-to-capture-what-to-do?goto=newpost Sat, 11 May 2013 02:41:28 GMT I have a pile of 8mm, many of them 30 years old to 60 years old and I wanted to capture them into modern format but I need advice. I thought about using projector and my camera but none of my camera will do 12 fps or equal multiples without lots of messy artifact, dark frames (in between film... I have a pile of 8mm, many of them 30 years old to 60 years old and I wanted to capture them into modern format but I need advice. I thought about using projector and my camera but none of my camera will do 12 fps or equal multiples without lots of messy artifact, dark frames (in between film frame), or incorrect playback speed. I even tried using my camera in PAL setting (25 fps) but it's still not quite synced with the film at 12/24fps

It looks like I'd need professional equipment to do a clean capture and transfer but they don't come cheap and I don't want to keep any equipment around after the film's converted so I think I'll send the film to reputable source.

I tried to Google for 8mm film conversion service and even tried "8mm film conversion -tape" but got lots of hit for service that are doing 8mm magnetic tape. Whoever the idiot that made the 8mm term popular with magnetic tape needs to take remedial history because the term 8mm was used for film a few decades before magnetic media was invented and a good ~50 years before 8mm tape was invented. :confused:

Who would you suggest that can handle 8mm film at reasonable cost? The one service I did find is doing $1 per foot, which means I'd be playing about $50 per 3 minutes reel or $2500 total for the whole set. That seems pricey compared to just buying a pro film to video converter equipment, then selling it slightly used

EDIT: preferably in USA ]]> Capturing impmon2 http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/355914-Have-about-50-8mm-film-to-capture-what-to-do