No video with VirtualVCR

[elpirata]

Long time reader, first time poster here, so please me gentle...

I have been using VirtualVCR to capture old VHS tapes on a WinXp-AverTV Studio system with great results (due in great part to info in this site, major props and thanx to everybody!). Now I am trying to do the same on a different system, Win2K Pro-Directx 9.0b(installed following ATI's instructions)-ATI AIW 7500. When I capture with MMC 8.5, I get both audio and video, but using VirtualVCR I get audio, but no video (yes, I have tried both checking and unchecking the "smart tee" option in the View tab).

Has anybody had this problem? I looked all over the forums and didn't see anything...

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

EP

[mrtristan]

The settings with VirtualVCR can be tricky.

Under settings>devices, is the correct input selected?

Also, under settings>tuner>tv tuner device, have you selected the correct country code and broadcast standard? The code for the USA is 1. You also need to update your channels, under the same tab.

[elpirata]

The right input is selected (composite), the right country code is selected. I am starting to think that DirectX 9.0b is the culprit... is there some tool/utility to remove it? I cannot find an uninstall option anywhere...

[mrtristan]

There's no way to uninstall Directx, when you update. A clean OS install is the only way to get rid of it.

My system is configured similarly to yours and I also had trouble with VirtualVCR, in the past. I'm currently running win2k, sp2, DirectX 8.1, and the last set of ATI drivers before they went with DirectX 9 support.

[elpirata]

Oh, well... I guess I'll have to bite the bullet, backup my stuff and re-install . Thanks for your help, though...

EP