I'm not sure if the problem I'm having is related to XP SP 2 or not because I
think it might've been happening before that. The problem I have is that
Movie Maker hangs and does not respond. This primarily happens when I'm in
the process of capturing video. I'm able to capture video if I do short
clips, but the longer I go into the process, the more of a chance there is
that it will crash. One way I can tell that it's about to crash is if no
preview is being displayed when I'm playing the video on the camcorder (not
capturing). It has crashed at other times as well, but it crashes just about
every time I try to capture something. I have a Sony Digital 8 Camcorder and
I'm capturing through a firewire. It seems that somehow the camcorder and my
computer stop communicating during the process. However, I've done a test
capture using WinDV, and it seems to work fine. But, it does seem to be a
little choppy in places when doing the test capture. Does anybody have any
suggestions on what the problem might be?

--
Ray Smith

RE: Movie Maker 2.1 Crashing by ray

ray
Mon Nov 22 23:23:10 CST 2004

I should mention that the capture process did work at one point, but it seems
to have deteriorated over time.

"yarsmith" wrote:

> I'm not sure if the problem I'm having is related to XP SP 2 or not because I
> think it might've been happening before that. The problem I have is that
> Movie Maker hangs and does not respond. This primarily happens when I'm in
> the process of capturing video. I'm able to capture video if I do short
> clips, but the longer I go into the process, the more of a chance there is
> that it will crash. One way I can tell that it's about to crash is if no
> preview is being displayed when I'm playing the video on the camcorder (not
> capturing). It has crashed at other times as well, but it crashes just about
> every time I try to capture something. I have a Sony Digital 8 Camcorder and
> I'm capturing through a firewire. It seems that somehow the camcorder and my
> computer stop communicating during the process. However, I've done a test
> capture using WinDV, and it seems to work fine. But, it does seem to be a
> little choppy in places when doing the test capture. Does anybody have any
> suggestions on what the problem might be?
>
> --
> Ray Smith

Re: Movie Maker 2.1 Crashing by Graham

Graham
Tue Nov 23 03:22:44 CST 2004

What are the pc specs? Do you have anything else running, like
internet/anti-virus/firewall/screensaver/poer save modes etc? Turn all these
off. Defrag the hdd. Is it the same drive as the O/S drive, if so either
partition it or use another hdd. How long are the "long" clips? making more
space on the drive and then defragging may help.

--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com


"yarsmith" <ray.smith@mail.com> wrote in message
news:D40D07BB-267E-4A61-BAE4-2268FAC26EB9@microsoft.com...
> I should mention that the capture process did work at one point, but it
seems
> to have deteriorated over time.
>
> "yarsmith" wrote:
>
> > I'm not sure if the problem I'm having is related to XP SP 2 or not
because I
> > think it might've been happening before that. The problem I have is
that
> > Movie Maker hangs and does not respond. This primarily happens when I'm
in
> > the process of capturing video. I'm able to capture video if I do short
> > clips, but the longer I go into the process, the more of a chance there
is
> > that it will crash. One way I can tell that it's about to crash is if
no
> > preview is being displayed when I'm playing the video on the camcorder
(not
> > capturing). It has crashed at other times as well, but it crashes just
about
> > every time I try to capture something. I have a Sony Digital 8
Camcorder and
> > I'm capturing through a firewire. It seems that somehow the camcorder
and my
> > computer stop communicating during the process. However, I've done a
test
> > capture using WinDV, and it seems to work fine. But, it does seem to be
a
> > little choppy in places when doing the test capture. Does anybody have
any
> > suggestions on what the problem might be?
> >
> > --
> > Ray Smith



Re: Movie Maker 2.1 Crashing by ray

ray
Tue Nov 23 12:35:06 CST 2004

I have Pentium Centrino Mobile Processor of 1.6Ghz, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB Hard
Drive, Win XP Home. I do try to make sure my internet is turned off, but
that doesn't seem to make a difference. I haven't tried turning off my
screensaver or power save modes. I defrag my hard drive on at least a weekly
basis, and sometimes more frequently. I've noticed that when I'm capturing
video and it crashes, this tends to really fragment my hard drive.
Everything is on the same drive as well. I have about 10 GB available on the
Hard drive right now. Let me know what else I can do.

"Graham Hughes" wrote:

> What are the pc specs? Do you have anything else running, like
> internet/anti-virus/firewall/screensaver/poer save modes etc? Turn all these
> off. Defrag the hdd. Is it the same drive as the O/S drive, if so either
> partition it or use another hdd. How long are the "long" clips? making more
> space on the drive and then defragging may help.
>
> --
> Graham Hughes
> MVP Digital Media
> www.dvds2treasure.com
> www.simplydv.com
>
>
> "yarsmith" <ray.smith@mail.com> wrote in message
> news:D40D07BB-267E-4A61-BAE4-2268FAC26EB9@microsoft.com...
> > I should mention that the capture process did work at one point, but it
> seems
> > to have deteriorated over time.
> >
> > "yarsmith" wrote:
> >
> > > I'm not sure if the problem I'm having is related to XP SP 2 or not
> because I
> > > think it might've been happening before that. The problem I have is
> that
> > > Movie Maker hangs and does not respond. This primarily happens when I'm
> in
> > > the process of capturing video. I'm able to capture video if I do short
> > > clips, but the longer I go into the process, the more of a chance there
> is
> > > that it will crash. One way I can tell that it's about to crash is if
> no
> > > preview is being displayed when I'm playing the video on the camcorder
> (not
> > > capturing). It has crashed at other times as well, but it crashes just
> about
> > > every time I try to capture something. I have a Sony Digital 8
> Camcorder and
> > > I'm capturing through a firewire. It seems that somehow the camcorder
> and my
> > > computer stop communicating during the process. However, I've done a
> test
> > > capture using WinDV, and it seems to work fine. But, it does seem to be
> a
> > > little choppy in places when doing the test capture. Does anybody have
> any
> > > suggestions on what the problem might be?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Ray Smith
>
>
>

Re: Movie Maker 2.1 Crashing by Graham

Graham
Wed Nov 24 16:13:17 CST 2004

Video capture takes up loads of space as you have not doubt found out. 10gb
is only about 45 mins of dv-avi video.
If you are serious about video editing and don't want to have to use the
compressed wmv format for capturing, I'd suggest a seperate hdd for
capturing to, maybe an external firewire one. As you save to the same hdd as
the O/S, you have the pc trying to read and write at the same time to the
disc, which isn't good when you are trying to input lots of data.

--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com


"yarsmith" <ray.smith@mail.com> wrote in message
news:AFB6DCA8-F534-4B8D-99F2-BCB62BF607C4@microsoft.com...
> I have Pentium Centrino Mobile Processor of 1.6Ghz, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB Hard
> Drive, Win XP Home. I do try to make sure my internet is turned off, but
> that doesn't seem to make a difference. I haven't tried turning off my
> screensaver or power save modes. I defrag my hard drive on at least a
weekly
> basis, and sometimes more frequently. I've noticed that when I'm
capturing
> video and it crashes, this tends to really fragment my hard drive.
> Everything is on the same drive as well. I have about 10 GB available on
the
> Hard drive right now. Let me know what else I can do.
>
> "Graham Hughes" wrote:
>
> > What are the pc specs? Do you have anything else running, like
> > internet/anti-virus/firewall/screensaver/poer save modes etc? Turn all
these
> > off. Defrag the hdd. Is it the same drive as the O/S drive, if so either
> > partition it or use another hdd. How long are the "long" clips? making
more
> > space on the drive and then defragging may help.
> >
> > --
> > Graham Hughes
> > MVP Digital Media
> > www.dvds2treasure.com
> > www.simplydv.com
> >
> >
> > "yarsmith" <ray.smith@mail.com> wrote in message
> > news:D40D07BB-267E-4A61-BAE4-2268FAC26EB9@microsoft.com...
> > > I should mention that the capture process did work at one point, but
it
> > seems
> > > to have deteriorated over time.
> > >
> > > "yarsmith" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I'm not sure if the problem I'm having is related to XP SP 2 or not
> > because I
> > > > think it might've been happening before that. The problem I have is
> > that
> > > > Movie Maker hangs and does not respond. This primarily happens when
I'm
> > in
> > > > the process of capturing video. I'm able to capture video if I do
short
> > > > clips, but the longer I go into the process, the more of a chance
there
> > is
> > > > that it will crash. One way I can tell that it's about to crash is
if
> > no
> > > > preview is being displayed when I'm playing the video on the
camcorder
> > (not
> > > > capturing). It has crashed at other times as well, but it crashes
just
> > about
> > > > every time I try to capture something. I have a Sony Digital 8
> > Camcorder and
> > > > I'm capturing through a firewire. It seems that somehow the
camcorder
> > and my
> > > > computer stop communicating during the process. However, I've done
a
> > test
> > > > capture using WinDV, and it seems to work fine. But, it does seem
to be
> > a
> > > > little choppy in places when doing the test capture. Does anybody
have
> > any
> > > > suggestions on what the problem might be?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Ray Smith
> >
> >
> >



Re: Movie Maker 2.1 Crashing by ray

ray
Thu Nov 25 07:41:03 CST 2004

Yeah, when I used to capture through Sony DV Gate, it would take 1 GB for
about 5 minutes of video. However, when I'm capturing through Movie Maker,
it takes up much less room. I used to have a Sony VAIO, which had a
partioned hard drive. I now have a new laptop without the partition. Do you
think that there's an issue with using a laptop?

"Graham Hughes" wrote:

> Video capture takes up loads of space as you have not doubt found out. 10gb
> is only about 45 mins of dv-avi video.
> If you are serious about video editing and don't want to have to use the
> compressed wmv format for capturing, I'd suggest a seperate hdd for
> capturing to, maybe an external firewire one. As you save to the same hdd as
> the O/S, you have the pc trying to read and write at the same time to the
> disc, which isn't good when you are trying to input lots of data.
>
> --
> Graham Hughes
> MVP Digital Media
> www.dvds2treasure.com
> www.simplydv.com
>
>
> "yarsmith" <ray.smith@mail.com> wrote in message
> news:AFB6DCA8-F534-4B8D-99F2-BCB62BF607C4@microsoft.com...
> > I have Pentium Centrino Mobile Processor of 1.6Ghz, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB Hard
> > Drive, Win XP Home. I do try to make sure my internet is turned off, but
> > that doesn't seem to make a difference. I haven't tried turning off my
> > screensaver or power save modes. I defrag my hard drive on at least a
> weekly
> > basis, and sometimes more frequently. I've noticed that when I'm
> capturing
> > video and it crashes, this tends to really fragment my hard drive.
> > Everything is on the same drive as well. I have about 10 GB available on
> the
> > Hard drive right now. Let me know what else I can do.
> >
> > "Graham Hughes" wrote:
> >
> > > What are the pc specs? Do you have anything else running, like
> > > internet/anti-virus/firewall/screensaver/poer save modes etc? Turn all
> these
> > > off. Defrag the hdd. Is it the same drive as the O/S drive, if so either
> > > partition it or use another hdd. How long are the "long" clips? making
> more
> > > space on the drive and then defragging may help.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Graham Hughes
> > > MVP Digital Media
> > > www.dvds2treasure.com
> > > www.simplydv.com
> > >
> > >
> > > "yarsmith" <ray.smith@mail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:D40D07BB-267E-4A61-BAE4-2268FAC26EB9@microsoft.com...
> > > > I should mention that the capture process did work at one point, but
> it
> > > seems
> > > > to have deteriorated over time.
> > > >
> > > > "yarsmith" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I'm not sure if the problem I'm having is related to XP SP 2 or not
> > > because I
> > > > > think it might've been happening before that. The problem I have is
> > > that
> > > > > Movie Maker hangs and does not respond. This primarily happens when
> I'm
> > > in
> > > > > the process of capturing video. I'm able to capture video if I do
> short
> > > > > clips, but the longer I go into the process, the more of a chance
> there
> > > is
> > > > > that it will crash. One way I can tell that it's about to crash is
> if
> > > no
> > > > > preview is being displayed when I'm playing the video on the
> camcorder
> > > (not
> > > > > capturing). It has crashed at other times as well, but it crashes
> just
> > > about
> > > > > every time I try to capture something. I have a Sony Digital 8
> > > Camcorder and
> > > > > I'm capturing through a firewire. It seems that somehow the
> camcorder
> > > and my
> > > > > computer stop communicating during the process. However, I've done
> a
> > > test
> > > > > capture using WinDV, and it seems to work fine. But, it does seem
> to be
> > > a
> > > > > little choppy in places when doing the test capture. Does anybody
> have
> > > any
> > > > > suggestions on what the problem might be?
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Ray Smith
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>

Re: Movie Maker 2.1 Crashing by Graham

Graham
Thu Nov 25 12:45:52 CST 2004

In the options menu have a look at the codecs and try turning them off one
at a time and see if that helps.
You are using *.wmv capture then, this is compressed and takes up less room
as it is not as good quality as dv-avi.How long is the movie in MM that you
are trying to capture and does it always crash at a similar time point, ie
after about 10 mins, or is it random, same 5 mins one day and 15 mins the
next?
This is two problems, MM crashing is one and windv choppyness another.
Windv will only capture as a dv-avi, this being better quality takes up more
out of the laptop and it obviously can't cope, and that is why it appears
choppy. Partioning the drive may help, check dma is enabled, a defrag right
before capture is best and one after as well. Laptops also have slower
spinning hard drives which can be a problem.


--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com


"yarsmith" <ray.smith@mail.com> wrote in message
news:879345F9-B4F8-46DC-AB54-0996884D74BA@microsoft.com...
> Yeah, when I used to capture through Sony DV Gate, it would take 1 GB for
> about 5 minutes of video. However, when I'm capturing through Movie
Maker,
> it takes up much less room. I used to have a Sony VAIO, which had a
> partioned hard drive. I now have a new laptop without the partition. Do
you
> think that there's an issue with using a laptop?
>
> "Graham Hughes" wrote:
>
> > Video capture takes up loads of space as you have not doubt found out.
10gb
> > is only about 45 mins of dv-avi video.
> > If you are serious about video editing and don't want to have to use the
> > compressed wmv format for capturing, I'd suggest a seperate hdd for
> > capturing to, maybe an external firewire one. As you save to the same
hdd as
> > the O/S, you have the pc trying to read and write at the same time to
the
> > disc, which isn't good when you are trying to input lots of data.
> >
> > --
> > Graham Hughes
> > MVP Digital Media
> > www.dvds2treasure.com
> > www.simplydv.com
> >
> >
> > "yarsmith" <ray.smith@mail.com> wrote in message
> > news:AFB6DCA8-F534-4B8D-99F2-BCB62BF607C4@microsoft.com...
> > > I have Pentium Centrino Mobile Processor of 1.6Ghz, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB
Hard
> > > Drive, Win XP Home. I do try to make sure my internet is turned off,
but
> > > that doesn't seem to make a difference. I haven't tried turning off
my
> > > screensaver or power save modes. I defrag my hard drive on at least a
> > weekly
> > > basis, and sometimes more frequently. I've noticed that when I'm
> > capturing
> > > video and it crashes, this tends to really fragment my hard drive.
> > > Everything is on the same drive as well. I have about 10 GB available
on
> > the
> > > Hard drive right now. Let me know what else I can do.
> > >
> > > "Graham Hughes" wrote:
> > >
> > > > What are the pc specs? Do you have anything else running, like
> > > > internet/anti-virus/firewall/screensaver/poer save modes etc? Turn
all
> > these
> > > > off. Defrag the hdd. Is it the same drive as the O/S drive, if so
either
> > > > partition it or use another hdd. How long are the "long" clips?
making
> > more
> > > > space on the drive and then defragging may help.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Graham Hughes
> > > > MVP Digital Media
> > > > www.dvds2treasure.com
> > > > www.simplydv.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "yarsmith" <ray.smith@mail.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:D40D07BB-267E-4A61-BAE4-2268FAC26EB9@microsoft.com...
> > > > > I should mention that the capture process did work at one point,
but
> > it
> > > > seems
> > > > > to have deteriorated over time.
> > > > >
> > > > > "yarsmith" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I'm not sure if the problem I'm having is related to XP SP 2 or
not
> > > > because I
> > > > > > think it might've been happening before that. The problem I
have is
> > > > that
> > > > > > Movie Maker hangs and does not respond. This primarily happens
when
> > I'm
> > > > in
> > > > > > the process of capturing video. I'm able to capture video if I
do
> > short
> > > > > > clips, but the longer I go into the process, the more of a
chance
> > there
> > > > is
> > > > > > that it will crash. One way I can tell that it's about to crash
is
> > if
> > > > no
> > > > > > preview is being displayed when I'm playing the video on the
> > camcorder
> > > > (not
> > > > > > capturing). It has crashed at other times as well, but it
crashes
> > just
> > > > about
> > > > > > every time I try to capture something. I have a Sony Digital 8
> > > > Camcorder and
> > > > > > I'm capturing through a firewire. It seems that somehow the
> > camcorder
> > > > and my
> > > > > > computer stop communicating during the process. However, I've
done
> > a
> > > > test
> > > > > > capture using WinDV, and it seems to work fine. But, it does
seem
> > to be
> > > > a
> > > > > > little choppy in places when doing the test capture. Does
anybody
> > have
> > > > any
> > > > > > suggestions on what the problem might be?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Ray Smith
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >



Re: Movie Maker 2.1 Crashing by ray

ray
Fri Nov 26 00:35:07 CST 2004

The movie is about an hour long. It crashes at random times. I did go into
the compatability area, and I unchecked all of the codecs (there were only
3). That didn't seem to make much of a difference either. I do all of my
capturing through MM2. MM2 doesn't only crash when I'm capturing video. It
will also do it when I am simply editing the video; however, this mainly
happens in the timeline view.

"Graham Hughes" wrote:

> In the options menu have a look at the codecs and try turning them off one
> at a time and see if that helps.
> You are using *.wmv capture then, this is compressed and takes up less room
> as it is not as good quality as dv-avi.How long is the movie in MM that you
> are trying to capture and does it always crash at a similar time point, ie
> after about 10 mins, or is it random, same 5 mins one day and 15 mins the
> next?
> This is two problems, MM crashing is one and windv choppyness another.
> Windv will only capture as a dv-avi, this being better quality takes up more
> out of the laptop and it obviously can't cope, and that is why it appears
> choppy. Partioning the drive may help, check dma is enabled, a defrag right
> before capture is best and one after as well. Laptops also have slower
> spinning hard drives which can be a problem.
>
>
> --
> Graham Hughes
> MVP Digital Media
> www.dvds2treasure.com
> www.simplydv.com
>
>
> "yarsmith" <ray.smith@mail.com> wrote in message
> news:879345F9-B4F8-46DC-AB54-0996884D74BA@microsoft.com...
> > Yeah, when I used to capture through Sony DV Gate, it would take 1 GB for
> > about 5 minutes of video. However, when I'm capturing through Movie
> Maker,
> > it takes up much less room. I used to have a Sony VAIO, which had a
> > partioned hard drive. I now have a new laptop without the partition. Do
> you
> > think that there's an issue with using a laptop?
> >
> > "Graham Hughes" wrote:
> >
> > > Video capture takes up loads of space as you have not doubt found out.
> 10gb
> > > is only about 45 mins of dv-avi video.
> > > If you are serious about video editing and don't want to have to use the
> > > compressed wmv format for capturing, I'd suggest a seperate hdd for
> > > capturing to, maybe an external firewire one. As you save to the same
> hdd as
> > > the O/S, you have the pc trying to read and write at the same time to
> the
> > > disc, which isn't good when you are trying to input lots of data.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Graham Hughes
> > > MVP Digital Media
> > > www.dvds2treasure.com
> > > www.simplydv.com
> > >
> > >
> > > "yarsmith" <ray.smith@mail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:AFB6DCA8-F534-4B8D-99F2-BCB62BF607C4@microsoft.com...
> > > > I have Pentium Centrino Mobile Processor of 1.6Ghz, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB
> Hard
> > > > Drive, Win XP Home. I do try to make sure my internet is turned off,
> but
> > > > that doesn't seem to make a difference. I haven't tried turning off
> my
> > > > screensaver or power save modes. I defrag my hard drive on at least a
> > > weekly
> > > > basis, and sometimes more frequently. I've noticed that when I'm
> > > capturing
> > > > video and it crashes, this tends to really fragment my hard drive.
> > > > Everything is on the same drive as well. I have about 10 GB available
> on
> > > the
> > > > Hard drive right now. Let me know what else I can do.
> > > >
> > > > "Graham Hughes" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > What are the pc specs? Do you have anything else running, like
> > > > > internet/anti-virus/firewall/screensaver/poer save modes etc? Turn
> all
> > > these
> > > > > off. Defrag the hdd. Is it the same drive as the O/S drive, if so
> either
> > > > > partition it or use another hdd. How long are the "long" clips?
> making
> > > more
> > > > > space on the drive and then defragging may help.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Graham Hughes
> > > > > MVP Digital Media
> > > > > www.dvds2treasure.com
> > > > > www.simplydv.com
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "yarsmith" <ray.smith@mail.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:D40D07BB-267E-4A61-BAE4-2268FAC26EB9@microsoft.com...
> > > > > > I should mention that the capture process did work at one point,
> but
> > > it
> > > > > seems
> > > > > > to have deteriorated over time.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "yarsmith" wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I'm not sure if the problem I'm having is related to XP SP 2 or
> not
> > > > > because I
> > > > > > > think it might've been happening before that. The problem I
> have is
> > > > > that
> > > > > > > Movie Maker hangs and does not respond. This primarily happens
> when
> > > I'm
> > > > > in
> > > > > > > the process of capturing video. I'm able to capture video if I
> do
> > > short
> > > > > > > clips, but the longer I go into the process, the more of a
> chance
> > > there
> > > > > is
> > > > > > > that it will crash. One way I can tell that it's about to crash
> is
> > > if
> > > > > no
> > > > > > > preview is being displayed when I'm playing the video on the
> > > camcorder
> > > > > (not
> > > > > > > capturing). It has crashed at other times as well, but it
> crashes
> > > just
> > > > > about
> > > > > > > every time I try to capture something. I have a Sony Digital 8
> > > > > Camcorder and
> > > > > > > I'm capturing through a firewire. It seems that somehow the
> > > camcorder
> > > > > and my
> > > > > > > computer stop communicating during the process. However, I've
> done
> > > a
> > > > > test
> > > > > > > capture using WinDV, and it seems to work fine. But, it does
> seem
> > > to be
> > > > > a
> > > > > > > little choppy in places when doing the test capture. Does
> anybody
> > > have
> > > > > any
> > > > > > > suggestions on what the problem might be?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > Ray Smith
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>

Re: Movie Maker 2.1 Crashing by Graham

Graham
Fri Nov 26 12:35:10 CST 2004

Have a read of www.papajohn.org under problem solving.
--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com


"yarsmith" <ray.smith@mail.com> wrote in message
news:DAA09BD9-BEB3-4572-93A2-5EED6A929DDC@microsoft.com...
> The movie is about an hour long. It crashes at random times. I did go
into
> the compatability area, and I unchecked all of the codecs (there were only
> 3). That didn't seem to make much of a difference either. I do all of my
> capturing through MM2. MM2 doesn't only crash when I'm capturing video.
It
> will also do it when I am simply editing the video; however, this mainly
> happens in the timeline view.
>
> "Graham Hughes" wrote:
>
> > In the options menu have a look at the codecs and try turning them off
one
> > at a time and see if that helps.
> > You are using *.wmv capture then, this is compressed and takes up less
room
> > as it is not as good quality as dv-avi.How long is the movie in MM that
you
> > are trying to capture and does it always crash at a similar time point,
ie
> > after about 10 mins, or is it random, same 5 mins one day and 15 mins
the
> > next?
> > This is two problems, MM crashing is one and windv choppyness another.
> > Windv will only capture as a dv-avi, this being better quality takes up
more
> > out of the laptop and it obviously can't cope, and that is why it
appears
> > choppy. Partioning the drive may help, check dma is enabled, a defrag
right
> > before capture is best and one after as well. Laptops also have slower
> > spinning hard drives which can be a problem.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Graham Hughes
> > MVP Digital Media
> > www.dvds2treasure.com
> > www.simplydv.com
> >
> >
> > "yarsmith" <ray.smith@mail.com> wrote in message
> > news:879345F9-B4F8-46DC-AB54-0996884D74BA@microsoft.com...
> > > Yeah, when I used to capture through Sony DV Gate, it would take 1 GB
for
> > > about 5 minutes of video. However, when I'm capturing through Movie
> > Maker,
> > > it takes up much less room. I used to have a Sony VAIO, which had a
> > > partioned hard drive. I now have a new laptop without the partition.
Do
> > you
> > > think that there's an issue with using a laptop?
> > >
> > > "Graham Hughes" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Video capture takes up loads of space as you have not doubt found
out.
> > 10gb
> > > > is only about 45 mins of dv-avi video.
> > > > If you are serious about video editing and don't want to have to use
the
> > > > compressed wmv format for capturing, I'd suggest a seperate hdd for
> > > > capturing to, maybe an external firewire one. As you save to the
same
> > hdd as
> > > > the O/S, you have the pc trying to read and write at the same time
to
> > the
> > > > disc, which isn't good when you are trying to input lots of data.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Graham Hughes
> > > > MVP Digital Media
> > > > www.dvds2treasure.com
> > > > www.simplydv.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "yarsmith" <ray.smith@mail.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:AFB6DCA8-F534-4B8D-99F2-BCB62BF607C4@microsoft.com...
> > > > > I have Pentium Centrino Mobile Processor of 1.6Ghz, 512 MB RAM, 40
GB
> > Hard
> > > > > Drive, Win XP Home. I do try to make sure my internet is turned
off,
> > but
> > > > > that doesn't seem to make a difference. I haven't tried turning
off
> > my
> > > > > screensaver or power save modes. I defrag my hard drive on at
least a
> > > > weekly
> > > > > basis, and sometimes more frequently. I've noticed that when I'm
> > > > capturing
> > > > > video and it crashes, this tends to really fragment my hard drive.
> > > > > Everything is on the same drive as well. I have about 10 GB
available
> > on
> > > > the
> > > > > Hard drive right now. Let me know what else I can do.
> > > > >
> > > > > "Graham Hughes" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > What are the pc specs? Do you have anything else running, like
> > > > > > internet/anti-virus/firewall/screensaver/poer save modes etc?
Turn
> > all
> > > > these
> > > > > > off. Defrag the hdd. Is it the same drive as the O/S drive, if
so
> > either
> > > > > > partition it or use another hdd. How long are the "long" clips?
> > making
> > > > more
> > > > > > space on the drive and then defragging may help.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Graham Hughes
> > > > > > MVP Digital Media
> > > > > > www.dvds2treasure.com
> > > > > > www.simplydv.com
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "yarsmith" <ray.smith@mail.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:D40D07BB-267E-4A61-BAE4-2268FAC26EB9@microsoft.com...
> > > > > > > I should mention that the capture process did work at one
point,
> > but
> > > > it
> > > > > > seems
> > > > > > > to have deteriorated over time.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "yarsmith" wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I'm not sure if the problem I'm having is related to XP SP 2
or
> > not
> > > > > > because I
> > > > > > > > think it might've been happening before that. The problem I
> > have is
> > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > Movie Maker hangs and does not respond. This primarily
happens
> > when
> > > > I'm
> > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > the process of capturing video. I'm able to capture video
if I
> > do
> > > > short
> > > > > > > > clips, but the longer I go into the process, the more of a
> > chance
> > > > there
> > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > that it will crash. One way I can tell that it's about to
crash
> > is
> > > > if
> > > > > > no
> > > > > > > > preview is being displayed when I'm playing the video on the
> > > > camcorder
> > > > > > (not
> > > > > > > > capturing). It has crashed at other times as well, but it
> > crashes
> > > > just
> > > > > > about
> > > > > > > > every time I try to capture something. I have a Sony
Digital 8
> > > > > > Camcorder and
> > > > > > > > I'm capturing through a firewire. It seems that somehow the
> > > > camcorder
> > > > > > and my
> > > > > > > > computer stop communicating during the process. However,
I've
> > done
> > > > a
> > > > > > test
> > > > > > > > capture using WinDV, and it seems to work fine. But, it
does
> > seem
> > > > to be
> > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > little choppy in places when doing the test capture. Does
> > anybody
> > > > have
> > > > > > any
> > > > > > > > suggestions on what the problem might be?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > Ray Smith
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >



Re: Movie Maker 2.1 Crashing by ray

ray
Fri Nov 26 23:09:04 CST 2004

Yeah, I've been looking at that and trying to work with John directly. We
haven't gotten very far either.

"Graham Hughes" wrote:

> Have a read of www.papajohn.org under problem solving.
> --
> Graham Hughes
> MVP Digital Media
> www.dvds2treasure.com
> www.simplydv.com
>
>
> "yarsmith" <ray.smith@mail.com> wrote in message
> news:DAA09BD9-BEB3-4572-93A2-5EED6A929DDC@microsoft.com...
> > The movie is about an hour long. It crashes at random times. I did go
> into
> > the compatability area, and I unchecked all of the codecs (there were only
> > 3). That didn't seem to make much of a difference either. I do all of my
> > capturing through MM2. MM2 doesn't only crash when I'm capturing video.
> It
> > will also do it when I am simply editing the video; however, this mainly
> > happens in the timeline view.
> >
> > "Graham Hughes" wrote:
> >
> > > In the options menu have a look at the codecs and try turning them off
> one
> > > at a time and see if that helps.
> > > You are using *.wmv capture then, this is compressed and takes up less
> room
> > > as it is not as good quality as dv-avi.How long is the movie in MM that
> you
> > > are trying to capture and does it always crash at a similar time point,
> ie
> > > after about 10 mins, or is it random, same 5 mins one day and 15 mins
> the
> > > next?
> > > This is two problems, MM crashing is one and windv choppyness another.
> > > Windv will only capture as a dv-avi, this being better quality takes up
> more
> > > out of the laptop and it obviously can't cope, and that is why it
> appears
> > > choppy. Partioning the drive may help, check dma is enabled, a defrag
> right
> > > before capture is best and one after as well. Laptops also have slower
> > > spinning hard drives which can be a problem.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Graham Hughes
> > > MVP Digital Media
> > > www.dvds2treasure.com
> > > www.simplydv.com
> > >
> > >
> > > "yarsmith" <ray.smith@mail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:879345F9-B4F8-46DC-AB54-0996884D74BA@microsoft.com...
> > > > Yeah, when I used to capture through Sony DV Gate, it would take 1 GB
> for
> > > > about 5 minutes of video. However, when I'm capturing through Movie
> > > Maker,
> > > > it takes up much less room. I used to have a Sony VAIO, which had a
> > > > partioned hard drive. I now have a new laptop without the partition.
> Do
> > > you
> > > > think that there's an issue with using a laptop?
> > > >
> > > > "Graham Hughes" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Video capture takes up loads of space as you have not doubt found
> out.
> > > 10gb
> > > > > is only about 45 mins of dv-avi video.
> > > > > If you are serious about video editing and don't want to have to use
> the
> > > > > compressed wmv format for capturing, I'd suggest a seperate hdd for
> > > > > capturing to, maybe an external firewire one. As you save to the
> same
> > > hdd as
> > > > > the O/S, you have the pc trying to read and write at the same time
> to
> > > the
> > > > > disc, which isn't good when you are trying to input lots of data.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Graham Hughes
> > > > > MVP Digital Media
> > > > > www.dvds2treasure.com
> > > > > www.simplydv.com
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "yarsmith" <ray.smith@mail.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:AFB6DCA8-F534-4B8D-99F2-BCB62BF607C4@microsoft.com...
> > > > > > I have Pentium Centrino Mobile Processor of 1.6Ghz, 512 MB RAM, 40
> GB
> > > Hard
> > > > > > Drive, Win XP Home. I do try to make sure my internet is turned
> off,
> > > but
> > > > > > that doesn't seem to make a difference. I haven't tried turning
> off
> > > my
> > > > > > screensaver or power save modes. I defrag my hard drive on at
> least a
> > > > > weekly
> > > > > > basis, and sometimes more frequently. I've noticed that when I'm
> > > > > capturing
> > > > > > video and it crashes, this tends to really fragment my hard drive.
> > > > > > Everything is on the same drive as well. I have about 10 GB
> available
> > > on
> > > > > the
> > > > > > Hard drive right now. Let me know what else I can do.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Graham Hughes" wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > What are the pc specs? Do you have anything else running, like
> > > > > > > internet/anti-virus/firewall/screensaver/poer save modes etc?
> Turn
> > > all
> > > > > these
> > > > > > > off. Defrag the hdd. Is it the same drive as the O/S drive, if
> so
> > > either
> > > > > > > partition it or use another hdd. How long are the "long" clips?
> > > making
> > > > > more
> > > > > > > space on the drive and then defragging may help.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > Graham Hughes
> > > > > > > MVP Digital Media
> > > > > > > www.dvds2treasure.com
> > > > > > > www.simplydv.com
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "yarsmith" <ray.smith@mail.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > > news:D40D07BB-267E-4A61-BAE4-2268FAC26EB9@microsoft.com...
> > > > > > > > I should mention that the capture process did work at one
> point,
> > > but
> > > > > it
> > > > > > > seems
> > > > > > > > to have deteriorated over time.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > "yarsmith" wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I'm not sure if the problem I'm having is related to XP SP 2
> or
> > > not
> > > > > > > because I
> > > > > > > > > think it might've been happening before that. The problem I
> > > have is
> > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > Movie Maker hangs and does not respond. This primarily
> happens
> > > when
> > > > > I'm
> > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > > the process of capturing video. I'm able to capture video
> if I
> > > do
> > > > > short
> > > > > > > > > clips, but the longer I go into the process, the more of a
> > > chance
> > > > > there
> > > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > > that it will crash. One way I can tell that it's about to
> crash
> > > is
> > > > > if
> > > > > > > no
> > > > > > > > > preview is being displayed when I'm playing the video on the
> > > > > camcorder
> > > > > > > (not
> > > > > > > > > capturing). It has crashed at other times as well, but it
> > > crashes
> > > > > just
> > > > > > > about
> > > > > > > > > every time I try to capture something. I have a Sony
> Digital 8
> > > > > > > Camcorder and
> > > > > > > > > I'm capturing through a firewire. It seems that somehow the
> > > > > camcorder
> > > > > > > and my
> > > > > > > > > computer stop communicating during the process. However,
> I've
> > > done
> > > > > a
> > > > > > > test
> > > > > > > > > capture using WinDV, and it seems to work fine. But, it
> does
> > > seem
> > > > > to be
> > > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > little choppy in places when doing the test capture. Does
> > > anybody
> > > > > have
> > > > > > > any
> > > > > > > > > suggestions on what the problem might be?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > > Ray Smith
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>

Re: Movie Maker 2.1 Crashing by peter

peter
Sun Nov 28 14:05:02 CST 2004

I have the same problem and specs don't matter. I have a gig of ram, turned
off the internet, spyware, and virus programs it still crashes. my clips are
between 45 seconds and 20 minutes. In the beginning I was able to make hour
long movies now I can't do squat. Any suggestions?

"Graham Hughes" wrote:

> What are the pc specs? Do you have anything else running, like
> internet/anti-virus/firewall/screensaver/poer save modes etc? Turn all these
> off. Defrag the hdd. Is it the same drive as the O/S drive, if so either
> partition it or use another hdd. How long are the "long" clips? making more
> space on the drive and then defragging may help.
>
> --
> Graham Hughes
> MVP Digital Media
> www.dvds2treasure.com
> www.simplydv.com
>
>
> "yarsmith" <ray.smith@mail.com> wrote in message
> news:D40D07BB-267E-4A61-BAE4-2268FAC26EB9@microsoft.com...
> > I should mention that the capture process did work at one point, but it
> seems
> > to have deteriorated over time.
> >
> > "yarsmith" wrote:
> >
> > > I'm not sure if the problem I'm having is related to XP SP 2 or not
> because I
> > > think it might've been happening before that. The problem I have is
> that
> > > Movie Maker hangs and does not respond. This primarily happens when I'm
> in
> > > the process of capturing video. I'm able to capture video if I do short
> > > clips, but the longer I go into the process, the more of a chance there
> is
> > > that it will crash. One way I can tell that it's about to crash is if
> no
> > > preview is being displayed when I'm playing the video on the camcorder
> (not
> > > capturing). It has crashed at other times as well, but it crashes just
> about
> > > every time I try to capture something. I have a Sony Digital 8
> Camcorder and
> > > I'm capturing through a firewire. It seems that somehow the camcorder
> and my
> > > computer stop communicating during the process. However, I've done a
> test
> > > capture using WinDV, and it seems to work fine. But, it does seem to be
> a
> > > little choppy in places when doing the test capture. Does anybody have
> any
> > > suggestions on what the problem might be?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Ray Smith
>
>
>

Re: Movie Maker 2.1 Crashing by PapaJohn

PapaJohn
Sun Nov 28 17:16:13 CST 2004

It's usually the acceleration or codec issues.... see the Problem Solving >
Crashes and Hangs page of my site.
--
PapaJohn

Movie Maker 2 - www.papajohn.org
Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org
Photo Story 3 - use the menu branch at www.papajohn.org

.
"peter" <peter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DCC13CB8-830C-4E38-AA9B-CF8077E86F41@microsoft.com...
>I have the same problem and specs don't matter. I have a gig of ram, turned
> off the internet, spyware, and virus programs it still crashes. my clips
> are
> between 45 seconds and 20 minutes. In the beginning I was able to make
> hour
> long movies now I can't do squat. Any suggestions?
>
> "Graham Hughes" wrote:
>
>> What are the pc specs? Do you have anything else running, like
>> internet/anti-virus/firewall/screensaver/poer save modes etc? Turn all
>> these
>> off. Defrag the hdd. Is it the same drive as the O/S drive, if so either
>> partition it or use another hdd. How long are the "long" clips? making
>> more
>> space on the drive and then defragging may help.
>>
>> --
>> Graham Hughes
>> MVP Digital Media
>> www.dvds2treasure.com
>> www.simplydv.com
>>
>>
>> "yarsmith" <ray.smith@mail.com> wrote in message
>> news:D40D07BB-267E-4A61-BAE4-2268FAC26EB9@microsoft.com...
>> > I should mention that the capture process did work at one point, but it
>> seems
>> > to have deteriorated over time.
>> >
>> > "yarsmith" wrote:
>> >
>> > > I'm not sure if the problem I'm having is related to XP SP 2 or not
>> because I
>> > > think it might've been happening before that. The problem I have is
>> that
>> > > Movie Maker hangs and does not respond. This primarily happens when
>> > > I'm
>> in
>> > > the process of capturing video. I'm able to capture video if I do
>> > > short
>> > > clips, but the longer I go into the process, the more of a chance
>> > > there
>> is
>> > > that it will crash. One way I can tell that it's about to crash is
>> > > if
>> no
>> > > preview is being displayed when I'm playing the video on the
>> > > camcorder
>> (not
>> > > capturing). It has crashed at other times as well, but it crashes
>> > > just
>> about
>> > > every time I try to capture something. I have a Sony Digital 8
>> Camcorder and
>> > > I'm capturing through a firewire. It seems that somehow the
>> > > camcorder
>> and my
>> > > computer stop communicating during the process. However, I've done a
>> test
>> > > capture using WinDV, and it seems to work fine. But, it does seem to
>> > > be
>> a
>> > > little choppy in places when doing the test capture. Does anybody
>> > > have
>> any
>> > > suggestions on what the problem might be?
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Ray Smith
>>
>>
>>



Re: Movie Maker 2.1 Crashing by gramma

gramma
Thu Sep 08 23:31:09 CDT 2005

My problem is that I can sign into this site but can't post a msg. But get
this: When I open MSAS at Help, then submenu, MS Antispyware Help--Windows
Movie Maker opens with msg MSAS chm is not a Movie Maker project! Can't get
rid of this problem even with uninstalling/reinstalling MSAS!
Also Microsoft web site for MM2 doesn't show a download and I've read that
Movie Maker is in SP2. So how do I get MM2 then?

"PapaJohn (MVP)" wrote:

> It's usually the acceleration or codec issues.... see the Problem Solving >
> Crashes and Hangs page of my site.
> --
> PapaJohn
>
> Movie Maker 2 - www.papajohn.org
> Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org
> Photo Story 3 - use the menu branch at www.papajohn.org
>
> ..
> "peter" <peter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DCC13CB8-830C-4E38-AA9B-CF8077E86F41@microsoft.com...
> >I have the same problem and specs don't matter. I have a gig of ram, turned
> > off the internet, spyware, and virus programs it still crashes. my clips
> > are
> > between 45 seconds and 20 minutes. In the beginning I was able to make
> > hour
> > long movies now I can't do squat. Any suggestions?
> >
> > "Graham Hughes" wrote:
> >
> >> What are the pc specs? Do you have anything else running, like
> >> internet/anti-virus/firewall/screensaver/poer save modes etc? Turn all
> >> these
> >> off. Defrag the hdd. Is it the same drive as the O/S drive, if so either
> >> partition it or use another hdd. How long are the "long" clips? making
> >> more
> >> space on the drive and then defragging may help.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Graham Hughes
> >> MVP Digital Media
> >> www.dvds2treasure.com
> >> www.simplydv.com
> >>
> >>
> >> "yarsmith" <ray.smith@mail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:D40D07BB-267E-4A61-BAE4-2268FAC26EB9@microsoft.com...
> >> > I should mention that the capture process did work at one point, but it
> >> seems
> >> > to have deteriorated over time.
> >> >
> >> > "yarsmith" wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > I'm not sure if the problem I'm having is related to XP SP 2 or not
> >> because I
> >> > > think it might've been happening before that. The problem I have is
> >> that
> >> > > Movie Maker hangs and does not respond. This primarily happens when
> >> > > I'm
> >> in
> >> > > the process of capturing video. I'm able to capture video if I do
> >> > > short
> >> > > clips, but the longer I go into the process, the more of a chance
> >> > > there
> >> is
> >> > > that it will crash. One way I can tell that it's about to crash is
> >> > > if
> >> no
> >> > > preview is being displayed when I'm playing the video on the
> >> > > camcorder
> >> (not
> >> > > capturing). It has crashed at other times as well, but it crashes
> >> > > just
> >> about
> >> > > every time I try to capture something. I have a Sony Digital 8
> >> Camcorder and
> >> > > I'm capturing through a firewire. It seems that somehow the
> >> > > camcorder
> >> and my
> >> > > computer stop communicating during the process. However, I've done a
> >> test
> >> > > capture using WinDV, and it seems to work fine. But, it does seem to
> >> > > be
> >> a
> >> > > little choppy in places when doing the test capture. Does anybody
> >> > > have
> >> any
> >> > > suggestions on what the problem might be?
> >> > >
> >> > > --
> >> > > Ray Smith
> >>
> >>
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Re: Movie Maker 2.1 Crashing by PapaJohn

PapaJohn
Fri Sep 09 10:38:09 CDT 2005

MM2.0 is available online from 3rd parties, not Microsoft... one link is on
the Setup > MM2.0 page of my website.

MM2.1 is included in the Windows XP SP2 package... download it or get the
disc and install the upgrade...
--
PapaJohn

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"gramma" <gramma@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2F55E46C-E8F6-4E7A-8242-A62D6D6661AB@microsoft.com...
> My problem is that I can sign into this site but can't post a msg. But get
> this: When I open MSAS at Help, then submenu, MS Antispyware Help--Windows
> Movie Maker opens with msg MSAS chm is not a Movie Maker project! Can't
> get
> rid of this problem even with uninstalling/reinstalling MSAS!
> Also Microsoft web site for MM2 doesn't show a download and I've read that
> Movie Maker is in SP2. So how do I get MM2 then?
>
> "PapaJohn (MVP)" wrote:
>
>> It's usually the acceleration or codec issues.... see the Problem Solving
>> >
>> Crashes and Hangs page of my site.
>> --
>> PapaJohn
>>
>> Movie Maker 2 - www.papajohn.org
>> Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org
>> Photo Story 3 - use the menu branch at www.papajohn.org
>>
>> ..
>> "peter" <peter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:DCC13CB8-830C-4E38-AA9B-CF8077E86F41@microsoft.com...
>> >I have the same problem and specs don't matter. I have a gig of ram,
>> >turned
>> > off the internet, spyware, and virus programs it still crashes. my
>> > clips
>> > are
>> > between 45 seconds and 20 minutes. In the beginning I was able to make
>> > hour
>> > long movies now I can't do squat. Any suggestions?
>> >
>> > "Graham Hughes" wrote:
>> >
>> >> What are the pc specs? Do you have anything else running, like
>> >> internet/anti-virus/firewall/screensaver/poer save modes etc? Turn all
>> >> these
>> >> off. Defrag the hdd. Is it the same drive as the O/S drive, if so
>> >> either
>> >> partition it or use another hdd. How long are the "long" clips? making
>> >> more
>> >> space on the drive and then defragging may help.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Graham Hughes
>> >> MVP Digital Media
>> >> www.dvds2treasure.com
>> >> www.simplydv.com
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "yarsmith" <ray.smith@mail.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:D40D07BB-267E-4A61-BAE4-2268FAC26EB9@microsoft.com...
>> >> > I should mention that the capture process did work at one point, but
>> >> > it
>> >> seems
>> >> > to have deteriorated over time.
>> >> >
>> >> > "yarsmith" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > > I'm not sure if the problem I'm having is related to XP SP 2 or
>> >> > > not
>> >> because I
>> >> > > think it might've been happening before that. The problem I have
>> >> > > is
>> >> that
>> >> > > Movie Maker hangs and does not respond. This primarily happens
>> >> > > when
>> >> > > I'm
>> >> in
>> >> > > the process of capturing video. I'm able to capture video if I do
>> >> > > short
>> >> > > clips, but the longer I go into the process, the more of a chance
>> >> > > there
>> >> is
>> >> > > that it will crash. One way I can tell that it's about to crash
>> >> > > is
>> >> > > if
>> >> no
>> >> > > preview is being displayed when I'm playing the video on the
>> >> > > camcorder
>> >> (not
>> >> > > capturing). It has crashed at other times as well, but it crashes
>> >> > > just
>> >> about
>> >> > > every time I try to capture something. I have a Sony Digital 8
>> >> Camcorder and
>> >> > > I'm capturing through a firewire. It seems that somehow the
>> >> > > camcorder
>> >> and my
>> >> > > computer stop communicating during the process. However, I've
>> >> > > done a
>> >> test
>> >> > > capture using WinDV, and it seems to work fine. But, it does seem
>> >> > > to
>> >> > > be
>> >> a
>> >> > > little choppy in places when doing the test capture. Does anybody
>> >> > > have
>> >> any
>> >> > > suggestions on what the problem might be?
>> >> > >
>> >> > > --
>> >> > > Ray Smith
>> >>
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