Leadtek Winfast TV2000 XP-Feedback on Apps (desparate!)

[vcdforme]

MJ,
In VirtualVCR flip on the details
tab and see if you're dropping
frames. This would most likely explain your sync issues.

If you're dropping frames, check that ALL unnecessary
tasks are disabled in task-manager.

I'm no expert, but in my opinion from all that I've read, these cheapo-TV cards are
truly crap, until somebody makes
a better chip.
If you're set on making no-problem
captures for DVD, I would move ahead and get a Canopus 50 or 100.

AVI to TMPGenc, is really the best
way to go.

good luck

[gifty74]

Thanks guys, great detail, that's what I was looking for. I have a 40gb, 7200rpm WD on NTFS running in DMA mode 5 I believe.

I did make a custom profile in winfastPVR and selected 352x240 as the resolution on mpeg2. I need to nail down the audio compression and I should be good. I thought the max bit rate for a CVD was 2500 or so, that a dvd player will play. You are saying your bitrate is set to 4000, I think that is the max for that codec, correct? Are you burning these to CVD? Thanks again for all your help.

[bamafamily]

CVD is Half-D1 resolution. 352x480
My DVD player will play CVD resolution at 4000VBR..probably more.
I know I tried a VCD (352x240) at 5000CBR (XVCD at this point) w/ another program) and my DVD player stuttered some.

You need to check your DVD player compatibility to see where it max's out at. Here is mine:

https://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers.php?DVDnameid=1036&Search=Search&#comments

Also...if I remember right, the Winfast software will go up to a 10,000VBR

bama

[gifty74]

Yep, thanks for the link, that is the issue. My Pioneer DV-525 pretty much tops out at playing 2600kbit/sec the way it looks, which explains the slight blips I was seeing. I was encoding at d1/2 at 2300 br in winfast, with 1000 as the quality level. I did not check my audio at that point, so it might have been pushing me over the limit. I'm going to back everything down and see what I get. How many minutes are you guys fitting on a 700mb CD? I think my 6 minute clip was 108mb, which means i should get 42 minutes or so on a 700mb CD. I guess that sounds about right.

[bamafamily]

Actually....I have just been burning VCD's(TV shows) I have downloaded off the net onto a CDRW. They are about 450MB for 42 minutes...

My main goal was to take VCD/SVCD/CVD mpegs (either by capture or by download) and put them onto a DVDRW. I was able to do this, but I had to author them first in DVDMovie Factory which could introduce some sync problems or even try and re-encode them. What I really wanted to do was just capture programs and, using ISO mode, drag and drop them onto the DVD. My Apex 1100W would let me drop them on a CDRW in ISO but not a DVDRW. Well...hopefully I fixed that

I just got back from Best Buy and picked up a Cyberhome 402 which supposedly do what I am trying to do. If it doesnt, then I will take it back and get a Mintek 1600 as it supposedly does the same thing.

Ill let you know...

Bama

[harrymj3]

I just made my first "acceptable" vcr to dvd copy ever. I used Winfast PVR with MPEG2 optimal settings witch gives you 640 x480, 6000br and mpg1 audio. I then simple demultiplexed the mpg file with tmpgenc, changed the audio vile to .mpa and authored the mpa and the m2v files with info edit to VIDEO_TS folder. Burned with Nero to DVD Video. I didn't have to convert any files and the disc plays with same quality as the original tape. No out of sync, great color, nothing bad to say about it at all. Plays so far on my rca 5240 and my pioneer dvc-603. Very easy, very fast and very good results. All because Tmpgenc and Pinnacle Expression kept crashing, had to find a different way and it turned out to be the best combo yet, no contest. ............... harrymj3

[bamafamily]

Congrats Harry....

I am a perfectionist and like to pull the commercials out of all my captures. This "can" lead to sync problems. I wish that winfast would come out with a CBR setting in the Software...Would make my life a whole lot easier....I might have to reinstall PowerVCR to get the CBR I want...I might try the DVDMoviefactory capture, but then I lose all the cool settings I am used to in Winfast PVR...including the EPG.....

grrrrrr

bama

[gifty74]

I could not get powervcr to work with the leadtek drivers. However, I have not tried it since upgrading to the new ones. I also tried iuvcr and could not get a picture in that one either. That one I get sound, but no picture. Are there any tricks to getting the leadtek drivers to work with powervcr or does it just fire right up?

[bamafamily]

mine just fired right up...although this was about 5 months ago but I would think there would not be any problem now either.....

bama

[gifty74]

Thanks for all your help guys. I got home tonight and tried the settings discussed above. The audio now seems in sync, however I don't have the 48 kbps bama suggested above. In my MPEG-1 audio codec configuration I have 64, 96, 112, 128, 160... I used 64 for this most recent capture and CVD conversion and the audio was noticeably poor. I guess I should bump that up some? How are you guys getting away with 48 kbps?

Although the audio is not quite tweaked yet, everything is coming together. It sucks I'm limited to around 2200Kbps target bit rate in my custom D1/2 profile (DVD player limitation). I can still notice very slight pixelation at this bit rate, but it is damn close to the original. I wish I could use the upper thousands like you guys are, just to see what it's like.

Thanks again, I do not know what I would've done without this forum. It's cool we all have the Leadtek card and can discuss the similarities and/or differences.

[gifty74]

Do you guys know how to get a new codec to show up in the Winfast selection box where you select the compression codec? I just downloaded the new Divx 5.0.3 and wanted to try some captures for PC viewing on it. However, the older 5.0.2 codec is in there now, and its not configurable. Has anyone played around with this?

[bamafamily]

Gifty...

Start with a full DVD NTSC profile, make a copy of it, and just adjust the resolution, video quality and VBR downwards. Leave the audio at 224. ave the profile as something else. Even tho it doesnt show 48Khz, it is set at it.. Try a capture and then open it up in something that will show the audio sampling rate....(TMPGenc, DVDmoviefactory,rtc) and it should show 48khz.

GL
Bama

[harrymj3]

Well I found out what was crashing TMPGEnc. I finally got so furstrated trying to figure it out that I reformated my hard drive and reinstalled XP. Then I installed Winfast TV2000 XP fron the disc and captured "So I Married An Axe Murderer" from VHS in AVI DV format. Then I encoded to DVD with TMPGEnc, no crashes. The I installed the newest Winfast drivers and apps, captured "Seems Like Old Times" from VHS in AVI Huffy format. Then encoded w/TMPGEnc to DVD. Big crash two min into the movie. Rolled back the Winfast drivers, encoding with TMPGEnc to DVD, halfway through, (4 hrs), no crash yet. looking good. If all goes well, next I'll see if the new App works with the old drivers. also when I installed the new drivers my screen got really glossy, extremely great video, Windows media player would no longer play DVD in full screen and after the crash Winfast DVD player quit working. So, if it looks like a duck and if it walks like a duck ................................ harrymj3

[echo7]

Hi guys, need your help..

1.) I usually record using the default settings on winPVR. its a NTCS VCD. I didnt modify any setting assuming it will record right using nero.
2.) Once I record it using nero, theres no problem on the format. Nero accepted it.
3.) After burning I tried the VCD on 2 brands of VCD player. the audio and video seems unsyncronized and the audio is jerky. I tried a CDR and CDRW but still has the same effect.
4.) I tried recording using composite from VCR source but still the same.
5.) Getting frusrated, I used a different capturing software Ulead DVD moviefactory. using NTSC VCD settings, burned the video and tried on the VCD player and everything seems to be fine!!!!

The strange thing is, when I play the captured video(via winpvr) on the hardrive theres no problem, but when I transfer it to the CDR/CDRW thats when I have the problem..

Aother thing, when I use Power VCR, Vdub or other software, the FM tuner gets in the way.. I wonder how I can disable it..

Thanks

[echo7]

Hi, any advise, help is appreciated. pls
thanks

[echo7]

is there an expert who can answer this question?

[echo7]

Hi guys, need your help..

1.) I usually record using the default settings on winPVR. its a NTCS VCD. I didnt modify any setting assuming it will record right using nero.
2.) Once I record it using nero, theres no problem on the format. Nero accepted it.
3.) After burning I tried the VCD on 2 brands of VCD player. the audio and video seems unsyncronized and the audio is jerky. I tried a CDR and CDRW but still has the same effect.
4.) I tried recording using composite from VCR source but still the same.
5.) Getting frusrated, I used a different capturing software Ulead DVD moviefactory. using NTSC VCD settings, burned the video and tried on the VCD player and everything seems to be fine!!!!

The strange thing is, when I play the captured video(via winpvr) on the hardrive theres no problem, but when I transfer it to the CDR/CDRW thats when I have the problem..

Aother thing, when I use Power VCR, Vdub or other software, the FM tuner gets in the way.. I wonder how I can disable it..

Thanks

[bbb]

I've used the Winfast TV2000XP with Virtual VCR. Works great if I stick to my procdure. I can capture at 720x480 with MJPEG with few dropped frames with BTWinCap drivers.

1. Capture to AVI:
I maintain capture sync by using the capture option: dynamic sync. This will capture video and audio and fluctuating rates--AVI will play back in sync but if I convert to MPEG it won't--but this is fixed below.

2. Match A/V Durations in AVI:
I open the captured AVI with VirtualDub and use VirtualDub's "change so video and audio durations match." This will ensure synced and stable A/V stream in the MPEG (video framerates will be nonstandard but it this will be fixed in Tmpgenc).

3. Frameserve to Tmpgenc and Encode to MPEG:
I frameserve from VirtualDub to Tmpgenc. This produces a synced and complaint MPEG2 stream with standard video fps.


Note: I've also used the latest WinPVR software (needs the card drivers to work, won't work with BTWincap drivers) and it seems to work fine for realtime MPEG2 capture (at least for short captures) as long as I turn down the preview quality from best to medium or low. I was impressed with the deinterlacing function. No jaggies at all.

[Hong Kong Phooey]

@echo7. Did you try lowering the speed of your burns? Different media? Have you tried viewing your burnt CD's on the PC & see if you get the same jerkiness issues?

[bbb]

You can try to demux your MPEG (into video and audio streams) with Tmpgenc and remux the streams with BBMPEG.

Now, play back the remuxed MPEG and see if it's in sync (jump towards the middle and to the end to save time).

If it's in sync, create a VCD image with VCDImager and burn that bin and cue file with Nero.

Muxing with BBMPEG and creating a VCD image with VCDImager creates the most compliant discs (processing MPEGs in Nero is not the best/safest way).

Now, it should be in sync (especially if you used compliant standard settings/bitrate), unless you have a faulty codecs installed.

[echo7]

Thanks for the reply guys.

I used CDRW and CDR medias with different burn speeds but to no avail.

I have used TMPEG and Ulead Movie factory to re-encode the captured video to NTSC VCD and everything went ok. But I dont want to re-encode everything that I capture, thats why I am using the NTSC VCD default settings of Win PVR

Now, I am only confused because when I used a different sofware like Ulead Movie factory to capture, with NTSC VCD default settings and burned it as VCD, I have no problem. I am assuming that the WIN PVR software is the problem.

Also before having this Leadtek winfast card, I used to have MSI TVAnywhere, I didnt have any probelms with the card, The reason I sold it is because it has a CX881 chpset which is not supported by most 3rd party software. NTSC VCD capture on this card is ok.. but software is limited.


need your advise

[wecc]

Just to let everyone know my experience with Leadtek Winfast2000 XP Deluxe.

I installed drivers that came with this card off the CD. It worked so I did not try anything else!

My system configuration consists of a Gigabyte GA-7VAXP (Via Chipset), AMD Athlon 2400+, 60GB & 40 GB HD, 512 RAM, Pioneer A04 DVD-RW, CD-ROM etc etc. OS: Windows 2000 sp3

Utilizing the PVR sceduler that comes with the software, I have captured movies and other shows from my cable feed in DVD NTSC [Mpeg-2], 720x480. While the maximum length of my captures have only been 2hrs, there have been no synch problems. Colours were true and quality excellent when authored using Ulead DVD Movie Factory2.

There was no problem playing the recorded DVD-RW in my standalone Pioneer 656a DVD player.

Notes: During these captures I did not run any other tasks on the machine. And yes CPU utilization is quite high during capture.