please help me with ATI 8500

[JaXson]

Hi Everyone I have couple question to ask please reply to me quickly thanks you

My PC system :
AMD Athlon XP1700 1.47GHZ
Memory: 512MB of Ram
Harddrive: 80gig
DVD: 16X
CRW: 16-10-48
Sound Card: Santa Cruz

I just bought the video card name is All In Wonder Radeon 8500 128MB, I heard that card is the best to convert from vhs to mpeg2, I am sure that my system alright to use this card rite. My questions are

Q1: How come when I try to install the software call ATI Multimedia Center 7.66 the system keep warning that " The System compatibly check has detected system attribute that may compromise multimedia playback"
"CD:LITES-ON CTK-16102 DMA FOR CD OPERATION MAY NOT BE ENABLE? Can anyone here explain me how to fix it ? I did go to my control panel and check for the cd devire its ok

Q2: I am kinda new to this card and convert to cd can someone tell me what do i need to do before start conversion? like xtra software, hardware, or anything...... I do have the Ulead VideoStudio 5 go with the AtI video card but i don't have the program call Premiem like you guy have, is it ok that i use Ulead videostudio 5 to edit and write title of my movies....


Q3: Would you please give me some tips on convert easy ways? Because I want to convert my family home video to vcd so my family can watch on regular dvd player.....Do you know any program that make easy like I just want to click and then it can convert for me because I don't know a lot of computer stuff....

THANK YOU FOR HELP ME OUT I VERY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP

[wdubois]

JaXson,

Q1: I've gotten the same error on all my ATI installs. I wouldn't worry about it. I think it's a glitch in the ATI software (there are many, as you will no doubt discover over time). Chances are you already have DMA enabled for that particular drive, and since it's a CDROM, you won't be capturing to it directly in any case. Bottom line: ignore it. It's not an issue.

Q2: I've never bothered with the Ulead software myself. From what I've read, it doesn't have a good reputation around here. YMMV.

What I use myself is VirtualDub (or VirtualVCR) for capturing, TMPEnc for MPEG encoding, and Nero for burning to VCD or SVCD. Search the forums here for info on all of these.

Q3: Sadly, I can't help much for 'easy ways' to convert to VCD. Even on the most basic level the process can be somewhat tricky and only time and extensive experimentation can really help there. You've got a good start by finding this site. There's much information to be had here if you've got the patience to do a little searching and reading on your own.

Start with some of the basic definitions (probably on the left side of your browser as we speak, near the top) and continue on through some of the various guides. Lot's of ppl have had the same questions as yourself in the past and you will fond many of the answers you seek there, or at least a good starting place for your own experimentation.

Good luck.

- wayne

[Mavrick]

I'm a newbie to this stuff 2. I also have an Athlon system with an ATI Radeon 8500 All-In-Wonder. I have tried all the software on here. At the end of the day, I only got frustrated with sound getting out of sync or blocky video. In the end I finally was able to produce very high quality XSVCD’s that was as good as the original tapes. I did take some of the advice on the forums, and there were a lot of people who gave me some good tips.

I got the process down to 4 easy steps:
(I had to buy some programs: Media Studio Pro – DVD Movie Factory.)

Step 1: Capture video in uncompressed AVI format. In VDUB or Media Studio Pro
NOTE: Capturing in MPEG format is BAD – It will make your videos look blocky.
Step 2. Edit the Video Clips

Step 3. Save the project in Media Studio Pro: MPEG2 480x480 with a VBR of 4000.
NOTE: with a VBR of 4000 you can only get about 20min of video per CD. But the quality is perfect! Also: Make sure your DVD Player can play an XSVCD. I have the RCA 5240p $100.00 and it has played everything I throw at it!
Step 4: Burn the MPEG2 file with DVD Movie Factory and make your menus and scene selections.


Hope this helps!

Mavrick