Video Caputre Problems

[psxtradr]

I am trying to use my ATI all in wonder 8500 to capture a VHS to my computer so I can convert it to DVD. After the capture is complete and i watch the video it appears that every few seconds or so the video kind of freezes, it just like pauses for a split second then resumes. I am fairly sure this is not due to dropped frames as the video is over 1 hour long and the capture program says less than 1% of frames dropped. Any idea what might be causing this? Could it be a result of the capture program which I am using (the one which came with the ATI card is the one I am using so I asume it should work)? If anyone knows please help me out, thanks.

[travismoran]

Before upgrading to AIW 9800, I had AIW 8500.

Are you trying to capture to mpg or avi? And since you're using ATI's MMC to capture, I never could get the 8500 to work well using ATI's software.

Try capturing to avi with VirtualDub, AVI_IO, IUVCR, or similar programme and see if that makes a difference. You will have to separately encode the avi file to mpg (a la TMPGEnc or similar programme) before making a DVD though.

This hesitation you speak of could maybe be the inability of the 8500 or another part of your system to handle the bandwidth. Try reducing your screen resolution and/or colour depth and see if that makes a difference. Also try playing video from a smaller window.

[psxtradr]

I will try your advice and see if the other programs work, such as virtualDub. I was encoding it to MPEG2 DVD format. Is there an advantage to encoding it to AVI then converting it separatly?

[bdf24]

I'm by far no expert here. But I've always captured to AVI first. Then you get a raw uncompressed audio/video file. Much easier to work with as far as editing and filtering. Not to mention less chance of frames dropped. Then convert to mpeg 2 after your done. It will be a VERY big file though so be prepared.

[presto]

Let me guess...Your trying to copy a commercial video tape. They are protected by Macrovision.

There are several discussions on this topic going on right now.

[psxtradr]

no this is not a commercial tape. It is a wedding video that I am trying to convert to DVD. Those would not be protected with macrovision right?

[presto]

I don't know if a wedding video could be protected by macrovision or not. The starting and stopping you describe sounds like one of the forms of macrovision I've seen.

[mastersmurfie]

no this is not a commercial tape. It is a wedding video that I am trying to convert to DVD. Those would not be protected with macrovision right?

Possible

however some older VHS tapes are seen by the ati as being protected...might try the macrovision hacks at www.digitalfaq.com...(no affiliation... )

Is there an advantage to encoding it to AVI then converting it separatly?

One advantage of capturing to AVI instead of MPEG2 is that AVI is easier to edit...

mastersmurfie

[thecoalman]

Look here http://nepadigital.com/mv , there's a mpg example at the bottom. If that is how your video looks then the only solution that I've heard that works is a TBC.

Your tape won't be protected by MV unless the company that produced it licensed MV. That is highly unlikley. If you or someone else made it , it won't under any circumstances. But what happens IMO is the AIW sometimes interprets home video's with small errors as being MV protected which may be what is happening to you. It's a pretty common post here.

Is it visible in the preview window? When I encountered this problem it was visible in the preview window before actually capturing. If it's not visible in the preview window it's probably something else.

If you have access to a server or free webpage upload an example of your video.

[MeDiCo_BrUjO]

I think it's the resolution. What resolution are you using to capture your video?, try to use a lower one and see if it still happens.

I don't think it's macrovision, if it's a home movie. Let me know if the resolution adjustment worked.

[lordsmurf]

You ARE dropping frames. Change it from the 1% mark.

It also sounds like you're using ATI MMC presets. Quit. Goto www.digitalFAQ.com and follow the guides there for ATI capture.

This is not likely a MV error or false-MV error. This is just a bad capture from bad settings.