Please reply I need help im in a crisis!!!

Geef wrote on 3/26/2002, 8:35 PM
i cant capture video because my ati isthe default capturing program but it is so crappy and never ever works! so when i use vidcap25 it says: conexant capture could be opened becuse it is being used by another application or user. so if i uninstalled the ati program but then my card didnt work so i left the drivers and i get the same message? please help me and my ATI TV wonder PCI and windows 98se and my 400 celeron and my 128megs of ram capture so i can make my friken skate video already its really ticking me off!

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laz wrote on 3/27/2002, 4:09 AM
I'm not too clear on what the problem is, but I suspect it's the speed of your processor. 400 celeron is probably not powerful enough for video editing. The best spec is at least 1gb processor, a dedicated hd for editing of at least 40gb (speed 7200rpm) 128ram is ok but twice is better. Constant defragging is vital. Good luck.
jimcho wrote on 3/27/2002, 8:12 AM
Geef, make sure you have the latest video drivers from ATI's web site and directx 8.1. Make sure you have no webcam type applications open that will lock up the device like Netmeeting, even if it is just sitting as an icon on your taskbar.

When I had a Celeron 450, I was able to capture at a maximum resolution of 320x240 without dropping frames, but with the typical audio sync problems that ATI is famous for.
sdak wrote on 4/18/2002, 8:32 PM
Well I have all the above hardware. Athlon 1.53 processor, 256MB RAM, And 2 80GBs ram. And I'm still having a heck of a time with audio out of sync. VideoFactory will only let me capture to the default file in my OS. Which is in fact Windows XP Pro. I have tried to change the setting, and have defragged the drive to death. Still I'm getting video out of sync......Can someone please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!
maccullo wrote on 4/22/2002, 12:51 AM
I have ati aiw 32mb card using the latest driver mmc 7.1 and directx 8.1 running vf no problem (as compared to vw 5). Make sure your not runing the ati tv player at the same time as vf.

hope this helps