http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Forums Tag: video capture en Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:38:04 +0000 http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dropped-frames-when-capturing#post-37597 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:08:21 +0000 fsc11341 37597@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I've experienced similar problems with various cameras (Canon only) using Premier Pro (all versions to-date). Anytime I encounter a 'dropped frame' issue I use Scenalyzer to import my footage. For some reason I never encounter any problems with any capturea attemps - regardless of the camera. Scenalyzer is available as a download directly from Videomaker.com/download</p> <p><a href="http://www.scenalyzer.com/download.html">http://www.scenalyzer.com/download.html</a></p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dropped-frames-when-capturing#post-36978 Thu, 29 May 2008 14:01:05 +0000 Boomer 36978@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Thanks for the feedback.</p> <p>I'm capturing to my D: drive; my C: drive is where the operating system is located, so I don't think that's the issue. And I've defragged both drives numerous times and closed all "background" programs (anti-virus, firewall, anti-spyware, etc.), so I don't think it's a resource problem.</p> <p> So that leaves the firewire card/cable. I'm going to look into trying to capture with a different cable.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dropped-frames-when-capturing#post-36977 Thu, 29 May 2008 13:46:58 +0000 Johnboy 36977@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>first, do not capture to a system drive (i.e. drive containg operating system and programs).  second, defrag the drive before capturing the files.  this ensures that the files will be placed on the hard drive in one spot rather than chunks.  third, you are right to suspect the firewire cable, but also throw in possibility of issue at the camera firewire port.  since it's a relatively new camera, i won't think that there is a problem there right now, so let's focus on the firewire cable.  make sure you have a really good cable.  be very cautious when plugging up and handling the camera with the cable connected, those firewire ports are infamous for breaking.  there <strong><em>could</em></strong> be a resource conflict with the firewire card, but doubt it.</p> <p> p.s., the other thing you can do to make sure you don't drop frames, turn off or disable any programs that you don't need running, i.e. virus scan.  you are simply transferring data to the computer, so you don't need to worry about a virus coming in during the transfer from the camera.</p> <p>Hope this helps.</p> <p>John</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dropped-frames-when-capturing#post-36973 Thu, 29 May 2008 13:15:17 +0000 Boomer 36973@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I recently got a Canon ZR830 MiniDV camcorder and I use it to document my 2-year-old's wacky antics, so I'm not trying to do anything fancy.</p> <p> When I capture the video (via firewire) and go to edit it in Premiere Elements 4, it tells me frames were dropped (and the resulting video is obviously choppy). Or, if I capture it and edit in Movie Maker, it plays back at double speed. I've also tried using Nero (can't remember specifically which program) and get a ton of dropped frames. Even WinDV (which I've heard is "idiot-proof" in terms of dropped frames) drops tons and tons of frames.</p> <p>I can't figure out what the problem is, and Adobe's online "help" is not all that helpful, and neither is Canon's e-mail support.</p> <p> I've got a P4, 2.0 GHz CPU with 1 GB RAM, GeForce 6600GT video card, and I'm capturing the video onto a secondary hard drive (80 GB with 45 GB free, 7200 RPM) so I feel like my system is more than capable of handling this job.</p> <p>Even after (coincidentally) re-formatting my C: drive I tried capturing to my D: drive and still got a ton of dropped frames.</p> <p>At this point I'm wondering if it's possibly related to my Firewire card or Firewire cable (both of which are brand new, but inexpensive).  It's getting really frustrating, so any help  or insight is appreciated!</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/pinnacle-video-capture-for-mac#post-36744 Sat, 24 May 2008 06:11:54 +0000 ttaylor297 36744@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>As a newbie, I only still have an analog camera...I would like to shoot fresh video footage to use in practicing with FCP 6.</p> <p>Would purchasing the Pinnacle Video capture for MAC allow me to convert my analog footage to a useable  format for my IMAC so I could start editing with Final Cut Pro 6?</p> <p>Thanks</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/video-capture-to-hard-drive#post-36482 Tue, 13 May 2008 11:33:42 +0000 BarefootMedia 36482@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>You're right, you cannot use a computer to replace a camera's monitor.There is always a significant processing delay for the video.  Even networks have to deal with the difference in digital processing times between the video &amp; audio signals.  (Ever notice how often voices &amp; images are a tiny bit out of synch?  Or that curious half second of replay that happens every now &amp; then.)  Digital takes time to display.  To compensate for the delay, camcorder monitors (LCD screen or the viewfinder) show images directly from the pickup chip.  But the recording on tape (dvd or memory) is delayed by signal processing.</p> <p>So to recap, any number of software packages will allow you to record DV direct from the camera to the hard drive via the IEEE1394 port (also known as Firewire &amp; I-Link ports.)  So select a laptop with Firewire and you'll be in business. But if you want an external monitor for your camera, you'll have to send the video out from the camera into a monitor.  You could purchase a small LCD TV/monitor to follow the action (they are available in sizes as small as 4x6 to mount on the camera) but do be aware of battery drain.  Shooting 16 to 20 gigs of video using a battery is easy with today's camcorders.  But laptops will run for only a couple of hours, especially when they are constantly writing data to the hard drive.  And the battery life of monitors tends to be even less.</p> <p>I'd like to encourage your plan to record directly to your computer.  I do it all the time.à At first it was to be able to use a broken camcorder.  The deck didn't work but the camera still makes beautiful pictures.  So I used the laptop to record the video (and audio.)  But I found I really liked not having to do real-time captures of the video I'd shot.  I'm sure you'll love the convenience, too.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/video-capture-to-hard-drive#post-36387 Fri, 09 May 2008 10:56:00 +0000 davefinnh 36387@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Has anyone tried capturing the Firewire output from a Focus MX4-DV switcher to a laptop? I used a Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 to capture the footage. I could see the switcher output in the capture monitor but a message to the effect of "No Frames Captured" appeared almost instantly after clicking the record button.</p> <p>Is there a setting I'm missing here?</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/video-capture-to-hard-drive#post-36384 Fri, 09 May 2008 06:58:38 +0000 bobjr94 36384@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>That should be no problem. When capturing video, the program will show a preview. Depending in the program you should be able to make the preview window full screen or at least half. I have an older JVC minidv camera that you can do live output or capture to firefire so it can right to the computer. Check your camera to make sure it will do that.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/video-capture-to-hard-drive#post-36353 Wed, 07 May 2008 06:34:08 +0000 JohnThornton 36353@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I would like to capture video from my camera directly on to a laptop hard drive. At the same time using the laptop screen as a shooting monitor. Is there</p> <p>always a delay, which makes this impossible?  Or do some programs display actual live real time video? I have not purchased a laptop for this purpose, so</p> <p>I am completely open to suggestions. I shoot 16 to 20 gigs of mpeg in a day. </p>