Dropped Frames In MMC 8.7

[Hambone]

At what percent of dropped frames does the video start to get affected?

I'm using an AIW 8500DV with MMC 8.7 to capture VHS-C tapes (with VHS adapter) playing on a JVC S-VHS player connected to the ATI box via an S-Video cable. The tapes are old and sometimes after an event change on the tape it will start dropping frames at <1% (that's what it's saying)

Now is that a big deal? If I stop and restart the capture, it usually fixes it but I don't really want to babysit the capture.

I've configured my PC and AIW card with LordSmurf's settings on his site and I've gone through his dropped frames trouble shooting guide. I'm capturing to DVD MPEG2 using LordSmurf's settings.

[johns0]

Depends on if you get a bunch of dropped frames together then you`ll notice skipping,if the dropped frames are well spaced out then you should be ok,best thing to do is capture something and view it yourself and be the judge.

[almostaborted]

you can open up the file in virtual dub and search for skipped frames

that will help you judge if your file will be acceptable or not

[Hambone]

How do I check MPEGs? This guide won't let me open MEPGs.

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At what percent of dropped frames does the video start to get affected?

I'm using an AIW 8500DV with MMC 8.7 to capture VHS-C tapes (with VHS adapter) playing on a JVC S-VHS player connected to the ATI box via an S-Video cable. The tapes are old and sometimes after an event change on the tape it will start dropping frames at <1% (that's what it's saying)

Now is that a big deal? If I stop and restart the capture, it usually fixes it but I don't really want to babysit the capture.

I've configured my PC and AIW card with LordSmurf's settings on his site and I've gone through his dropped frames trouble shooting guide. I'm capturing to DVD MPEG2 using LordSmurf's settings.

I'm not a huge fan of the GOP theory proposed for your application. But to each his own I guess.

[Almost Human]

Right click on the "Recorded Time" and check "Recorded Frames". This will tell how many frames are being dropped in real time. Most times it amounts to one or two dropped frames and will not be noticed.

[presto]

The tapes are old and sometimes after an event change on the tape it will start dropping frames at <1% (that's what it's saying)

Yes, Right click on the "Recorded Time" and check "Recorded Frames" as the above poster explains. Most lkely you'll see that it just drops a few frames where there are edits or bad spots on the tape. Perfectly normal.

[Hambone]

Thanks everyone!