Capturing Problems...

[Krousos-4-]

I am trying to create a DVD from my DV camera. But after some minutes, the capturing stops. Windows inform me that suddenly they can not find the camera and after 1-2 seconds they find it again. Such a way, the capturing stops. Sometimes this happens after 4-5 mminutes capturing, other times it happens after 20-30 minutes of capturing.
I have read on the net, that i might have problem with the IRQ connections. Thus, i removed my Network Card from my motherboard. The first time i tested it, the capturing went fine and i captured my 1 hour movie. Unfortunately, only the first time....
For unknow reasons, it didn't happen again.

Have you got any ideas why is this happen??

I don't think that it is software problem, because i have used WinDV and Windows Movie Maker and the same thing happened.

I am using Windows XP Pro, 512 DDR RAM, QDI Kudoz 7 motherboard.
My DV is the SONY DV TRV 33E and my firewire card is the CHRONoS FIREWIRE PCI CONTROLLER.
The FireWire cable i am using is the one that came with the controller.

PS. At the moment, i have my Network card and firewire card both on motherboard and the capturing never exceeds the 15 minutes...

[guns1inger]

Is the firewire card in the PCI slot next to the AGP slot ? These two share an interrupt, so this could be your problem.

Otherwise, use the device menager to confirm if this is the cause. Start with the firewire card - determine it's IRQ, then start checking through all the other devices to make sure nothing is shared.

[Krousos-4-]

I never put PCI next to the AGP slot.

At the moment, the firewire shares the same IRQ (IRQ 5) with other 2:
- VIA REV 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller
- Vinyl AC' 97 Combec Combo Driver (WDM) [this might be the onboard sound card]


What's your suggestion?
The firewire card not to share with anything?

PS. At the moment, the network card is on PCI 5 slot and the firewire card on PCI slot 2.

[guns1inger]

It is preferable that the firewire not share with anything, but if it must, then try to share with something that is not being used when capturing. If you have a USB mouse or are watching a preview with sound while capture, you will be risking problems by sharing with these devices. Try to get it by itself if at all possible - this may mean manually assigning an interrupt.