How do I Optimize Video Capture Rate

cfoster wrote on 6/15/2004, 12:53 PM

Hi, I just started using Vegas 5 having come up from Studio 8. I was wondering if there is a way to optimize video capture (Sony Digital Camcorder connected via IEEE 1394). Studio 8 would test the hard drive prior to capture to determine the highest capture rate. I have a P4 3.2GHz with two Western Digital 120GB hard drives. Thanks for any help.

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dvdude wrote on 6/15/2004, 1:00 PM

It's 3.6MB/s. DV capture rate is constant - the testing in Studio 8 must've been for analog. With your setup, you shouldn't see a problem with drive throughput.

akbar56 wrote on 6/15/2004, 2:26 PM

I capture on a P4M laptop with a 4200 drive and havent had any problems with any frames dropped in vegas.

You should be fine on your system.

johnmeyer wrote on 6/15/2004, 4:40 PM

The Studio testing doesn't actually optimize anything. It just tells you whether your disk is fast enough. If you capture a few minutes of video, and you don't drop frames, then don't worry about it.

Jackie_Chan_Fan wrote on 6/15/2004, 6:46 PM

Anyone else experience this?

After capturing from dv cam, the report says no dropped frames but the frame rate is less than 29.9 ???

What does that mean?

Does it mean that no frames were dropped and the whole clip was captured, but not in real time?

TheHappyFriar wrote on 6/15/2004, 7:38 PM

it means nothing. When you start capturing, it's at 0fps. Then, it's 29.97 (or 30 or whatever...). Anyway, set a 0 in there and you'll NEVER get the "correct" number.