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  1. 19th Nov 2004 17:07 #1
    DupMJ23
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    I was looking to buy a external capture device and was wondering if the video card had anything to do with the capability of capturing.
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    If it is a standard video card, with no video-in capabilities, then it will have very little impact (a very old card might slow a system down, but it would have to be very old). The major things that impact capturing adversly are

    1. Not enough memory (512mb should be considered the minimum)

    2. Slow hard drives - at least 7200 rpm. Your capture drive should also be defragged before capturing, and should not be your system drive.

    3. Too many other things running. If possible, take you PC off the net when capturing, and shutdown anything running in the system tray
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    Disable the preview if your system isn't very fast.
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    And turn off the screensaver if it's on
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    Thanks for the help.
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  6. 20th Nov 2004 11:10 #6
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    Virus scanning software can also slow things down and lead to dropped frames. Turn off any Auto-protect virus scanners before capturing.
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