George
Wed May 18 05:27:01 CDT 2005
Thank you, Graham. So far, the DV-AVI setting was delivering rather horrible
results. I will follow your advice. Thank you again. George
"Graham Hughes" wrote:
> Use dv-avi as the capture file format.
> Defrag hdd.
> Make sure you have plenty of space on the hdd, dv-avi = 13gb per hour.
> turn off all uneeded apps, such as screensaver,
> internet/firewall/anti-virus/power save mode/ perhaps use an app like
> enditall to see what else is running. see this for more help
>
http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=7487
> Do scans for any malware/spyware and remove.
> Use a seperate hdd to the OS one to capture to, or set up a partion.
> Ensure dma is enabled on the hdd.
> Power the cam by mains not battery.
> have the hdd formatted in ntfs, as fat32 has file size limitations.
> Depending on the pc specs, you may need to upgrade pieces, hdd should be
> 7,200rpm ones.
> That's about all I can think of :)
>
> --
> Graham Hughes
> MVP Digital Media
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>
> "GeorgeUK" <GeorgeUK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9E744B40-4BC9-4B07-A933-19155BE13BED@microsoft.com...
> > Hi, I need an advice how to capture videos from my Sony HC-32 camera in
> > the
> > best quality possible. So far, I have been experiencing a range of
> > problemes,
> > like:
> > - after about 5 minutes, the recording is being stopped repatedly for
> > about
> > one second, and these gaps make the whole thing just rubbish,
> > - sound quality is sometimes not good,
> > - picture quality is poor.
> > Which is the best setting? I am using the firewire connection and the
> > product is therefore supposed to be perfect.
> > Thank you for your help
>
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