Hi there,
That could be an indication of a more serious problem, BUT before
pressing the panic button do the following...
1) First you will need to find out if there is any other software that runs
automatically as a consequence of starting up the computer. There are two
places you should look, for now we will deal with the easy one. The
following is a bit of a fiddle, but....Click on START > PROGRAMS > STARTUP.
Right click startup and select RENAME. Give it a new name
2) Download the full version of directX Ver 9.0b, Windows Media Player 9 and
Movie Maker2 (This assumes you do not already have the full versions at hand
of course)
3) Reboot the computer and then install DirectX
4) Reboot the computer again and install Media Player
5) Reboot once more and install Movie Maker 2
6) Reboot one more time
Yes its a real drag doing it this way, but it is the only way you can be
mostly sure that the installation has performed as required. It is important
that you DO NOT try out Movie Maker part way through to see if it is now
fixed and it is very important that you download the full version and do not
attempt an install over the internet...in fact its best if you are not
connected to the net (one more thing that cannot get in the way)
This should fix your problem. Don't forget to again rename what was the
STARTUP folder so that it is again STARTUP.
If your capture of DV-AVI still produces a poor quality picture and
assuming you know that the picture is not poor quality (check it out by
plugging into TV set) there are three possibilities...in descending order of
likely hood
1) The Camera/cable/card set-up is defective
2) A process that is fired up by starting the computer (Registry editing is
required if that does prove to be the case)
3) There is a codec that is screwing up the capture. (more than one codec
would be to blame here as the problem exists for DV-AVI and WMV)
Option 1. Turn the machine off, take the cover off and remove the
Firewire card (or iLink) with a lint free cloth and using a very small
amount of pressure clean the connectors. You should wait for the card to
cool down before doing this......the contacts are less likely to come
unstuck. Check both ends of the cable to ensure that none of the contact are
out of position.
Option 2. I would prefer not to show/tell you how to edit this section
(or any other for that matter) to get it wrong WILL cause problems. Trying
to restore a computers registry when the computer is not working properly
because of problems caused in the registry is not my idea of fun!!
Option 3. Try the rename codecs program available from my site. Make
sure you give the FAQ the once over on the web site before using the
program.
Option 4 !!!! If you have a friend with a suitable camera, put your tape
into his camera and try capturing it. using your computer/card/cable. If it
captures OK then it begins to look as though your camera is at fault. BUT,
try your camera on your friends machine before doing anything else. It is
not impossible that your capture card is not best suited to your camera.
Option 5 WOW!!! I do a very good line in lump hammers...I have the 5lb
"Revenge is Mine" or the 10lb "I'll teach it to mess with me"
If none of this works, then I am out of ideas
Best Wishes.....John Kelly
www.the--kellys.org
www.the-kellys.co.uk
pebs said:
That's the strange thing... we tried capturing the video one time at the
dv-avi quality and there was stil no difference in the quality of the video.
We are also using the firewire cable and card. any other suggestions?
thanks in advance.
