your home videos

[keith123]

from the sticky at the top of this page i just want to know how you guys got your home movies onto your pc and on the net in small files and kept good quality.

i know how to do the bits n pieces i just want to know what software you guys used and codecs

cheers

[Gees]

Everyone has various techniques using various software for various results.

You'd do best to start with the Guides - From Capture, Convert, Author, all on the left, and adjust procedures depending on what you want to do.

typo

[Tommyknocker]

I cature mine with with my ADS IDVD encoder, then edit and convert them with Video Studio to .wmv. Or load them onto my web site, then post the shortcut to the file.

[keith123]

Everyone has various techniques using various software for various results.

You'd do best to start with the Guides - From Capture, Convert, Author, all on the left, and adjust procedures depending on what you want to do.

typo

i tried but there arent many relevant capture guides.

[keith123]

I cature mine with with my ADS IDVD encoder, then edit and convert them with Video Studio to .wmv. Or load them onto my web site, then post the shortcut to the file.

cheers mate i am gettin a trial of video studio now, is there anything special about the capture program or will any do?

[Gees]

Everyone has various techniques using various software for various results.

You'd do best to start with the Guides - From Capture, Convert, Author, all on the left, and adjust procedures depending on what you want to do.

typo

i tried but there arent many relevant capture guides.

I see. :c) But you don't say what you use to capture, so it's kind of hard to guess.

[keith123]

i have tried pretty much everything......i tried a few programs like DVIO but they captured to DV, which is far too big even when you convert it to a smaller format it is still too big. So i tried virtual dub but it didnt work and i also tried windows movie maker, really small size but the quality was crap. I then tried ulead DVD movie factory, i got good quality at quite small size 480mb......will wmv compress this down much?

what capture software can i use for what i want then?

[Gees]

I meant what card or box you use.

[keith123]

I meant what card or box you use.

digital movie cam via firewire to HD

[Tommyknocker]

I cature mine with with my ADS IDVD encoder, then edit and convert them with Video Studio to .wmv. Or load them onto my web site, then post the shortcut to the file.

cheers mate i am gettin a trial of video studio now, is there anything special about the capture program or will any do?

The best about it is it is so easy to use, very poowerful, and you do not need any other software to capture, edit, and burn to disk.

[keith123]

i have a problem with ulead video studio

it keeps crashing after 5 mins

does anyone else have this problem. i am using xp

[Tommyknocker]

When it crashes does it look like your CPU is overworked (clocking at 100% or so)? If it is, shut down all unnecessary applications, and try again after a reboot.

[keith123]

When it crashes does it look like your CPU is overworked (clocking at 100% or so)? If it is, shut down all unnecessary applications, and try again after a reboot.

how can i check my CPU

do you mean processes because video studio was the only application running?

if you do mean processes, is there any thing bad that can happen if i close one.

[Tommyknocker]

Bring up the Task Manager, and check the CPU speed.

[dcsos]

He's probably running 98


doesn't have a real task manager that tells you what the CPU load is..With 98 you need a freeware utility to tell you..
I think he's seen a FAT 32 limit maybe?

Or loose that STUDI 7 or STUDIO 8 application..both are rotten (they work but why?)
TRY SCEENALYZER for DV capture ..even has an audio meter in the pay version (the freeware is fully functional also)

[Tommyknocker]

I suppose it really would help if he completed his "Computer Details" data.

[keith123]

also if i make some animation with video studio and then save it, i cannot open that file to add it to a movie

any ideas?

it crashed at 83% CPU usage

[keith123]

i have xp

80gb HD

512mb ram

2.8ghz processor

[Tommyknocker]

When was the last time you did a system restore?

[keith123]

When was the last time you did a system restore?

windows system restore........must have been never.

i formatted twice though

[Tommyknocker]

Format is great for your hard drive activity. But once in a while, VS does weird things to me as well, like crashing on boot up,, carshing on selecting functions. That is when I do a system restore.

[dcsos]

If using another applicaion to capture
maybe only as a tes
still doesn't fix your problem, then maybe yu have a big system conflict

Open the device manager and look for exclamation points
check whether any resoursces are poorly shared
Programs>accessories>system tools>systeminformation>expand out on the left>HARDWARE> got to conflicts/sharing and/or problem hardware

anything odd?

[keith123]

its only video studio.......i'll have a look into what you said

i dont think a system restore would be good because i dont know where to restore it to, a format would probably do the trick but i cannot be arsed to do it. i mean the format is ok, but installing everything again, no way!

[Tommyknocker]

Does not matter where you restore it to. You ned your system files restored. Like I said, it fixes these types of problems I get with Video Studio. But the choice has always been, and always will be yours.

[keith123]

ok then i will restore it, just to a few days ago. hopefully it will fix this problem

[keith123]

nope........this hasnt had any effect

any more ideas?

[Tommyknocker]

Reinstall Video Studio?

[keith123]

Reinstall Video Studio?

i have, it hasnt had any effect, still crashes

[rhegedus]

If you want to put them on the net and are running XP, Windows Movie Maker has a few options you might want to consider:

[keith123]

someone at school told me about that as well, i had stayed clear because when i used it last it captured it to asf, which i dont like very much because it isnt compatible with much editing programs.