video is very jerky when i import it from the camera

[shashgo]

I am using pinnacle 14 to capture analog video from my hi 8 camcorder. For some reason the video is very choppy while it is being saved, that is while the computer is saving the video the process is very jerky. When I stop recording and just let the camcorder play the video appears smooth and synchronized with the audio. I am using the dazzle dvc100 import cable to connect my camera to the computer

what can i do to make it work okay? I am using windows 7.

[guns1inger]

When you play back the captured video, does it look OK ? It might be that Pinnacle cannot capture and preview smoothly at the same time. If this is the case, better to have a jerky preview and a good capture than a smooth preview and lots of dropped frames.

[shashgo]

no, the playback has the audio out of sync with the video. the audio sounds earlier than the video, because of the video being jerky while recording

[guns1inger]

A quick scan of some online reviews would indicate that this piece of kit is prone to dropping frames, even on higher-end systems.

[shashgo]

I wonder why pinnacle 10 worked fine with XP, and so I would think pinnacle 14 would work as well if not better. Man this sucks

[guns1inger]

Pinnacle seems to have had a very chequered history, with some people swearing by one version, then screaming abuse at the next. If you do a search of the forums for pinnacle and read through the posts you get a feel for which versions were stable and OK to use, and which ones tanked badly.