Problem capturing from ADVC 100 to Premier and Ulead

[Solace]

Hello everyone, First I like to say I have searched the boards but didnt find anything.

I bought the ADVC 100 based on reviews from this site. (Just got it today
I am connecting to the firewire port in my Soundblaster 2. I have read about the problems some people have had when doing this, Im just not sure if thats whats causing my problem.

I have tried Adobe Premier 6, DVD Moviefactory, and WinDV.When trying to capture video (From both a DV camcorder, and a VCR) the following happens. All three applications freeze up more often then not. I was able to capture a small piece of analog video with WinDV but even that freezes up most the time. In premier when I open the movie capture screen I cant even get the picture up in the preview screen(Same with moviefactory).
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

[budz]

Solace wrote:

I am connecting to the firewire port in my Soundblaster 2. I have read about the problems some people have had when doing this, Im just not sure if thats whats causing my problem.

That could be the problem. From what I've read about the ADVC-100 it would be better to use a dedicated FIREWIRE CARD than using the SOUNDBLASTER 2. I purchased a ADAPTEC 4300 PCI FIREWIRE CARD and have no problems using it with my ADVC-100.

[Solace]

Thanks Budz. Ill look into a dedicated card, it seems the one you mentioned is recommended often. I think it also may be premier 6. I dont think it is very good at capturing. I just tried premier 7 and it works much better. Anyone else found this to be true?

[budz]

Your very welcome.