Dropping frames with Pinnacle Studio 8

[Foz]

Can anyone tell me how to find out why I'm dropping frames. I used to capture without dropping, but now I drop 200 to 500 in a 30 minute DV. I've defragged,run enditall,etc. I watch task manager while capturing and and Studio CPU useage is around 5% and the balance of CPU is in system idle process. Thanks for any help. Foz

[donpedro]

Hmm... Hard to say... Did you check DMA setup ? Did anything changed with PC ? New hardware, new driver, new BIOS ? Is camcorder getting older ? Trouble with cable ??? Just shooting around... Did you check PInnacles Webboard ?

[Foz]

donpedro, Answers to your questions:
Did you check DMA setup,both HDD running UDMA mode 5
New hardware, new NEC 1300A DVD burner
new driver, D/L Intel Application Accelerator drivers, trying to correct dropping
new BIOS ? same Bios
Is camcorder getting old, about 6 months old
1394 cable almost new, I have posted on Pinnacle board and a lot of other places. Just don't have the know how to correct problem. I definitely know more now than when I made my 1st capture and had no problems with this frame dropping issue. Just watching task manager with Studio 8 running capture, around 5 CPU useage and system idle showing the balance of CPU, for apparently no reason capture may drop 5 to 25 frames and then smooth running for a minute or 2 or 3 and then drops again. Thanks for your Interest Foz

[donpedro]

Again... I am just shooting crazy ideas, but what about unpluging DVD Writer ?

[Foz]

Finally got my frame dropping cured. I had 359 files in my IE
favorites, I copied this favorite folder to 2nd HDD, and deleted the
favorites in IE down to 63 files. I captured two 30 minute DV tapes without
dropping a frame. Thanks to all. Fozj