output to camera stutters

[Guest]

everytime i try to output a movie to my canon z60 the output (audio and video) is completely garbled flashing off and on in a stuttering fashion.
the camera works fine with apple imovie.
canon itself shows no problems with xp/wmm.
this problem also occurs with pinnacle version 8le
i am xphome, 1.6ghz, 80gb disk, 1024mbram and running nothing but wmm
i can't be the only one this happens to

justin

 

[John Kelly]

Hi there,

First off, instead of saving back to your camera, try saving it to a
DV-AVI file instead. Obviously check that the playback of that file is
acceptable.

Then get yourself a copy of WinDV its a free utility who's only role in
life is to move DV-AVI either to or from a Digital camera. You will find a
link to it on my website LINKS > GRAPHICS > VIDEO Use that program to move
the file mentioned above onto your camera. Lots of people have said good
things about WinDV...so you should be fine doing it that way.

If this fails to give better results then in whatever order you wish...

1) Suspect the firewire cable
2) Suspect the car the cable is connected to
3) Suspect the camera itself

Best Wishes.....John Kelly
www.the-kellys.org
www.the-kellys.co.uk

everytime i try to output a movie to my canon z60 the output (audio and

video) is completely garbled flashing off and on in a stuttering fashion.

 

[Guest]

joh
thanks for your help. the windv worked great. i downloaded it and it plays the avi just fine but i'm still getting the stuttering. i've changed the cable and get same result

I have an email into canon support but the camera works fine with apple's i movie so i suspect it may be in the card. i presume that's what you meant by "car

i'll keep you informed. your web page looks very interesting. we're oral poets working in a very old tradition. you can hear what we sound like by going to www.soulspeak.org and clicking on RECORDINGS then on MANY VOICE

justin spring



----- John Kelly wrote: ----

Hi there

First off, instead of saving back to your camera, try saving it to
DV-AVI file instead. Obviously check that the playback of that file i
acceptable

Then get yourself a copy of WinDV its a free utility who's only role i
life is to move DV-AVI either to or from a Digital camera. You will find
link to it on my website LINKS > GRAPHICS > VIDEO Use that program to mov
the file mentioned above onto your camera. Lots of people have said goo
things about WinDV...so you should be fine doing it that way

If this fails to give better results then in whatever order you wish..

1) Suspect the firewire cabl
2) Suspect the car the cable is connected t
3) Suspect the camera itsel

Best Wishes.....John Kell
www.the-kellys.or
www.the-kellys.co.u

everytime i try to output a movie to my canon z60 the output (audio an

video) is completely garbled flashing off and on in a stuttering fashion

 

[John Kelly]

Hi there,

Yes for "CAR" read "CARD" . Well your system is fast enough or at
least it seems to be.....do you know what the FSB is and how large the
multiplier is for your CPU.....for example if your Front Side Bus speed is
100MHz and your CPU is 1.6GHz then your multiplier is 16. Basically the
lower that multiplier is the better and consequently the speed of data along
the motherboard Bus is higher.....that makes for a nice fast
machine.....Example...TV Advert...3GHz machine VERY FAST....wrong
Motherboard was running at 100MHz and the CPU was clocked 30 times.....that
means that even though the CPU was running quickly...its pipeline of data
was very slow....result, many 2GHz machines would be quite a bit faster.

In addition to the above, is your CPU a Celeron? and is it one of the
older type that does not have the Maths Co-Processor on board? If yes, we
have the beginnings of seeing where the problem may be.

Before committing yourself with the manufacturer of the card (or where
you purchased it from), power the system down, carefully remove the card and
with a lint free cloth that is very slightly damp clean the terminals using
minimal pressure. I have seen the contacts lift because of heavy handed.
Then using whatever nozzle you have that will cause the greatest local
suction, use a vacuum cleaner to carefully suck any debris/fluff/hair strand
from inside the PCI slot the card is installed to, then replace the card. Be
careful with the vacuum cleaner.....fast motors generate static...whilst
holding the hose pipe go touch a cold water tap/pipe before you start.

In addition. Prior to transferring video to the camera ensure that.....

1) No other program is running (even if idle)
2) Disconnect from the Internet
3) Disable the firewall
4) Disable Anti-Virus
5) Disable any power toys that are installed
6) Disable Screen Saver (Uses up to 15% of your resources)
7) Disable the dancers in XP Media Edition
8) Stand menacingly over the machine and wag your finger at it slowly whilst
breathing in through your teeth loudly. It may help you feel a little better


All though not terribly important for the operation of copying an existing
file to camera, consider defragmenting the relevant hard drive. Its not all
that important because the access time of your hard drive is many times
faster than the write rate of your camera.

Best Wishes.....John Kelly
www.the-kellys.org
www.the-kellys.co.uk

john
thanks for your help. the windv worked great. i downloaded it and it

plays the avi just fine but i'm still getting the stuttering. i've changed
the cable and get same result.

I have an email into canon support but the camera works fine with apple's

i movie so i suspect it may be in the card. i presume that's what you meant
by "car"

i'll keep you informed. your web page looks very interesting. we're oral

poets working in a very old tradition. you can hear what we sound like by
going to www.soulspeak.org and clicking on RECORDINGS then on MANY VOICES