newbie capture/gear question!

[Punchline]

Hi, ok, finally got my setup up and running -
the gear:

Athlon 1400mhz
DVDRW
DVD ROm
512 mb ram
100gb hard drive
ELSA ERAZOR 3 card, VIVO

Using TMPEnc, Virt Dub, Virtual VCR, Power DVD, DVD LAb, and a whole lot of other programs in various combinations, been trying to capture halfway decent quality analogue VCR stuff, do put onto DVD. I know obviously due to the basic nature of the source it`s not going to be great quality, but when trying to capture at 720 x 560, or whatever it was, it either freezes up after 3 mins or so ( virtual VCR ( which is a shame because it captures the best!) ), or is very jerky ( virtual dub, etc) Been experimenting with various settings, etc, but to no avail!

So, is it something simple, like not enough RAM, or am I trying to capture at too high a setting even though same thing happens at 640x480...I don`t want to go too low, as I`ll lose whatever quality I have!

Or am I simply trying to achieve something with gear that isn`t powerful enough?

PL

[deckard8]

Go to Lord Smurfs site :>

http://www.digitalfaq.com/capture/avivsmpeg.htm

It contains all the help you need.

[daamon]

Hi Punchline,

I second a visit to LordSmurf's site.

The following link is worth a read (it also contains links to other threads):

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=219415&highlight=

You're kinda question has been asked quite a few times over the last few months, so there's probably plenty of stuff out there - just gotta find it!

So, is it something simple, like not enough RAM, or am I trying to capture at too high a setting even though same thing happens at 640x480...I don`t want to go too low, as I`ll lose whatever quality I have!

Your RAM should be enough. Your processor could be faster, but probably isn't the cause of your problem.

The resolution of analogue VCR is only 352 x 240, so capturing lower than 640 x 480 isn't going to be a problem. Read up on this in the link I gave above (and the threads it then links to).

Hope that helps. Good luck...