lots of dropped frames

[tyler5]

i know that there might have been a million threads like this before, but i did not find any that would answers that would solve my problem.

i have a pinnacle pctv rave, amd xp1600+, 256ddram, 200gb hdd 7200rpm. when i try to capture anything with virtualdub (any format, any resolution, any compression) almost immediately after hitting F6, the frame rate starts to jump and frames drop in every 2-4 seconds.

can anybody please suggest a solution to this problem?

[bbeiler]

You're not accidently hitting F5 are you? I had that problem a while back, and I was hitting F5 by mistake.

Also, under the Video tab (In capture mode) go to compression(compatibility) and make sure that "No recompression" is selected.

[thebach]

I had this problem in Virtual Dub, I update capture card drivers and it fixed it