canopus ADVC-100 And Premiere pro capture limits

[jim s]

I have the Canopus ADVC-100 (Which is the best thing I’ve bought in awhile) and I capture with Adobe Premiere pro. I can’t figure out where the captures limits are. The ADVC-100 makes up its own time code. So I can’t do a batch capture because it doesn’t control anything. I’d like to be able to say capture for 2 hours and be able to leave the room. Any ideas?

Jim

[rhegedus]

Windows Movie Maker can set time of capture....

[jim s]

I just tried that program and the capture limits is perfect but I had problems with the video quality. If I capture with the one option “DV-AVI” the video looks soft and blocky around text. But if I use “High Quality ntsc” the video it looks perfect. I guess since I’m capturing from an analog device (Canopus advc-100) and that’s the one I should select and only use the DV one if I capture from a DV camcorder?

Jim

[razorbackjedi]

I also swear by the ADVC-100, but never capture into Premiere. Use ScenaLyzer Live, it will capture any which way you want, and in different formats, has almost no overhead and just all around kicks ass!!!

[Solace]

Hey razorback, based on your recommendation I was considering getting ScenaLyzer Live. I also have been using the ADVC 100/ Premiere pro combination. The only real complaint I have about Premiere is that its so damn sensitive. If Im capturing and the screensaver pops up or I open a browser it stops capturing. Im not sure if this is normal because the only previous capturing I have done was on a Winnov rack (which was unbelievably stable no matter what you were doing). Is ScenaLyzer Live better in this area also? Thanks

[D_Knife]

While capturing with ScenaLyzer Live I have at various times
played Games (window mode not full screen)
played DVD's
burned DVD's
surfed the web

All without a frame drop - you need to get something that put 100% load on the CPU for a couple of seconds straight to cause a dropped frame

[Solace]

Nice! Thats exactly what Im looking for D_knife. thanks. I think the problem with Premiere is that the capture window has to be at the forefront for it to be capturing. Thats really the only reason I can think of as to why it would do that. Ordering ScenaLyzer Live now. thanks again