Dropped frames

I am a newbie to copying VHS to DVD using my PC,,,Ive been trying to figure out why the audio is out of sync with video on preview after capture .Ive noticed alot of dropped frames.Any help on trying to correct these? Thanx

Hi,

Im sure we can help, we would need to know a bit about the software and hardware you are using to capture the video.

If you could give us as much detail as you can about your setup that would really help us.

thanks

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Thanx,,,,here is some info on my system...
Emachine T2542 PC
Celeron processor
2.5 ghz
256 mb ram

Dazzle DVC90
Studio 9.4 software to capture VHS tapes to PC

Maxtor 300GB external HD to save to

Ive also checked some things per other help ive found on internet:
checked DMA on drives - OK
unchecked "allow indexing service"
Hope this helps Tom

Hi,

Well the first thing I noticed is that your CPU is a celeron which is below the recommended P4 pinnacle suggest maybe that is something to do with the problem.

Everything else seems ok, I would make sure you disable any anti-virus/spyware tools when capturing and also trying capturing to your Internal C: drive to see if you have the same problems.

Also if you can adjust the capture settings, maybe trying using a lower quality setting to see if you still get the dropped frames

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Thanx Zorro for the info.Im not in the position to go out and buy anther PC right now.What do you think if I buy more ram to push it up to 1GB..Any other suggestions???
Thanx Again

I dont think that would make much difference in your case, its hard to tell without trying it. Although 256Mb is the lowest to have for XP anyway, so 1Gb wouldnt hurt but may not help with your problem.

did you try capturing on the C: drive?

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