My computer is P4 2.3 GHZ. 512 DDRAM, 2 HARDRIVES (40 AND 120 GIGZ) WINDOWZ XP PROF. I RUN THE PRINT TO TAPE ON THE TIME LINE, DIDN'T USE THE CAPTURE UTILITY. I PRINTED 3 TIMES TO TAPE AND FOUND THE SAME PROBLEMS IN IT EVERYTIME I VIEWED IT. THE VIDEO IS 1 HOUR 14 MINZ. THERE WAS NO PROGRAM RUNNING WHEN I WAS PRINTING TO TAPE, ACTUALLY, DURING ALL THE 3 TAPE PRINTINGS, I LEAVE MY PC, RETURN IN 'BOUT AN HOUR OR TWO AND FIND IT DONE, NO ONES USES IT DURING THE PROCESS. ANY MORE INFO. U MIGHT NEED OR ANYTIPZ TO FIX THIS PROB? THANKZ

I printed my project to a digital video tape using a sony digital8 camcorder. After it finished, i previewed it and find that some parts of my video plays for 'bout 10 seconds (happened 7 times) in slower motion and the audio stuttering. Do anyone know the cause of this? Thanks

My computer is P4 2.3 GHZ. 512 DDRAM, 2 HARDRIVES (40 AND 120 GIGZ) WINDOWZ XP PROF. I RUN THE PRINT TO TAPE ON THE TIME LINE, DIDN'T USE THE CAPTURE UTILITY. I PRINTED 3 TIMES TO TAPE AND FOUND THE SAME PROBLEMS IN IT EVERYTIME I VIEWED IT. THE VIDEO IS 1 HOUR 14 MINZ. THERE WAS NO PROGRAM RUNNING WHEN I WAS PRINTING TO TAPE, ACTUALLY, DURING ALL THE 3 TAPE PRINTINGS, I LEAVE MY PC, RETURN IN 'BOUT AN HOUR OR TWO AND FIND IT DONE, NO ONES USES IT DURING THE PROCESS. ANY MORE INFO. U MIGHT NEED OR ANYTIPZ TO FIX THIS PROB? THANKZ

Please don't type IN CAPITALS. it makes it difficult to read what you are writing. Thanks

A repeat question for you... as you did not specifically answer this from my previous questions.

Does the promplem happen at EXACTLY the same point of the video (you mnetioned you have done this a few times right)?

and another couple of questions....

At the point in your video where this happens... what is going on? Is this a transition that you have added or have you done some other edit at that point?

and a suggestion

As you did not try to do the print-to-tape using the capture utily I would recommend that you try that (render your whole timeline as an NTSC DV AVI file and then use the capture utility to print that to the tape).

Good luck.

You say you are doing this from the timeline.... just to make sure that we are talking about the same thing... you ARE using the Tools-Print-To-Tape function right? You aren't just playing the timeline and capturing the "Preview" out the firewire right? (sorry... I had to ask)

I'm doing print to tape from the tools, not from the preview. I've no transitions in the areas the slowness and the noise stuttering occurs. During the three trials, the problem occured on different scenes, which are all regular scenes without effects or transitions. everything seemz aiight. LIAM, IF U GOT HELP U CAN HELP, BUT DON'T ....................... (SORRY BUT I HAVE TO ADD THIS)

OK... look I am trying to offer my help... but in order to do so I asked some specific questions about areas that would clear up things to allow you to be helped.,

From your closing remarks I can only gather that you are upset that I wanted clarification. It was not my intent to upset you by my questions.

Your answer (FINALLY) to one of my questions will hopefully allow someone else here to help you further but IU can see my offer to help is entirely unappreciated.

I am sorry to have bothered you. I'll shut up now.

It's my turn to be shouted at so here goes:
Monitor during recording. If you've got a TV type monitor hook it up to the camera, if not use the LCD screen on the camera.
If you notice any problems then it's something in the PC/VV. Render to a new file with so there are no transitions or FXs and do PTT from a 'clean' timeline.
If that doesn't fix it try cleaning up your system, defrag drives, check for background tasks etc.


If it looks fine during PTT but things drop out during playback then its a problem in the camera. Could be one of the following:
If the image becomes pixelated (really big ones) and at the same time audio goes wobbly you've most likely got a head clog. Get cleaning tape and play in camera FOR NO MORE THAN 10 SECONDS. (I'm shouting to save your heads OK).
Other possibility, you're using the wrong kind of tape. It should be tape speced for D8 use, if it don't say Digital 8 it may be OK or it may not, use at your own peril.
Last and worst possibility, the camera needs proffessional attention.