Do you get smooth DV playback in VV?

ArchieGates wrote on 5/2/2001, 2:14 AM

I'm using Vegas Video for sound effects editing. I
captured video of the film using a Canopus DV Raptor.
Unfortunately, this isn't an OHCI board so I don't get
playback on the monitor. This doesn't bother me, but what
does bother me is that Vegas doesn't play back the DV
stream smoothly (I usually get about 15-20 fps out of the
29.97). So the question is, if I get an OHCI board, will I
be able to play back the DV stream at 29.97 or not?

I have a PIII 500, 256 MB RAM, and my video drive is a
Fasttrack66 Raid with 2 7200RPM IDE drives. My video
capture card is the Raptor, and my video card is a Matrox
G400 Max dual head.

I'm curious about those who use a OHCI card and Vegas
Video. Do you get smooth playback of the DV stream? If
so, how fast is your system? Any responses would be
greatly appreciated!

AG

Comments

Rockaway17 wrote on 5/2/2001, 6:51 AM

I don't even know what an OHCI board is, much less if I
have one or not. One suggestion I might have (that you
probably tried already) is the Quality control. Make sure
that in your preview window, you have the Quality set to
Draft or Preview. Good and/or Best Quality tend to run
worse.

SonyEPM wrote on 5/2/2001, 8:26 AM

Q: "if I get an OHCI board, will I be able to play back the
DV stream at 29.97 or not?"

A: yes.

(You won't be able to use the Canopus codec and get 29.97
previews, but you can still render to it).