Print to tape fixed!!

BriceWilliams wrote on 10/20/2002, 10:42 PM

I've been trying the "print to tape" function in VidCap3.0 with some interruptions. After trying a different clip, it worked. The format and rendering were identical. Then I remembered changing on thing when I originally rendered the clip, the "Video Rendering Quality" under the custom dialog box from the default setting of good to best. I re-rendered my problem clip with the new setting and then tried the "Print to Tape". It went through twice with out a hitch or glitch. Hope this helps someone. Pentium 4, 1.5ghz, 512 sdram, 2-40 gig 7200, using VV3 with a JVC-DVL120U camera. Hope this answer.

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Silver & Digital wrote on 10/21/2002, 6:30 PM

Just to get it clear.
Rendering 'Best' fixed the problem?

SonyEPM wrote on 10/22/2002, 8:25 AM

"Best" rendering quality wasn't the reason you were getting "interuptions", if interuptions means dropped frames during print.

BriceWilliams wrote on 10/24/2002, 3:27 PM

no dropped frames. And you are right my problem was still there. I re formatted my drive and reinstalled windows 98 se, limited software and tried again. It did work. Now in the process of install all software and testing after each install. I will find the little creep :) thanks for input. Will keep trying

Sid_Phillips wrote on 10/29/2002, 3:02 PM

I've run into something similar. One system will PTT perfectly, the other won't. On the "bad" system I can render an AVI file then use VidCap to print the file to tape. The problem only occurs when I try to PTT from the timeline.

I'm also going to try reformatting the bad system and re-installing W2K from scratch, as well as minimizing software installs. Best of luck to you!

Sid

groskouik wrote on 10/30/2002, 1:27 AM

I had a similar problem too, i printed from timeline after pre-rendering my video.
It doesn't happen everytime but it looks related to the way i start my windows XP with or without the DVcamcorder plugged.

Can this status affect the PTT program ?

tjburton wrote on 10/31/2002, 11:03 AM

Has anyone experienced a "Communication error" message with PTT? It tells me I need to cycle the power on my 1394 device.. The strange thing is that it still prints to tape and I can't see anything in the final video that looks like an error. Has anyone experienced this?

BriceWilliams wrote on 11/5/2002, 7:58 PM

Still can't PTT from Vidcap. Now have ADVC-100 and 289.00 later can't PTT with that either. Tried to use ADVC-100 as a converter for external monitor, that is dropping out frames and sound. The camera works well as a converter, now I'm printing it to my VCR. Losing my ability to archive my work to MiniDv tape. HELP, I SINKING IN TO A MONEY PIT!! Any suggestion.

BriceWilliams wrote on 11/6/2002, 7:06 PM

IT IS WORKING. I just replaced unibrain card with SIIG 1394 card. The unibrain driver (texas instrument) may have been the culprit. Canopus explained issues with this driver. The SIIG is using OHCI controller and all is well. PTT no problem !! The JVC DV120 also is working with out dropping a frame. External monitor thru ADVC-100 is working. Very happy man. Thanks to all. Thank your SonicEPM. See you on the flip side.

Sab wrote on 11/6/2002, 7:32 PM

Hi,

I had similar sounding problems. Preview on the computer monitor looked great and audio was good. Preview to an external monitor however, and things went downhill fast. Print to tape had audio and video glitches.

For me, the problem was solved by NOT putting the audio and video files and pre-rendered clips in the same folder on my videoediting drive. We use removable hard drives in our DV Storm systems with Premiere and those systems seem to like everything in the same place. It was also very nice having everything in one place to not have to rerender anything.

It appears Vegas is diferent. Once I moved any audio tracks to the C drive and re-rendered, putting the pre-rendered clips also on the C drive, all was well with the world. Curiously in the manual, it says the opposite...that is the pre-rendered files are not supposed to be on the same drive as Windows. I sort of stumbled on this solution by accidentally capturing some video to my C drive instead of the D drive. Those clips played back perfectly. When I moved them to the D drive, the problem came back (flashy video on the NTSC monitor with "chirpy" sounding audio).

I guess I'm not 100% sure why this is working now, but I've done 3 programs with extensive editing, each lasting well over an hour and everything looks and sounds great. Great program now that it's working.

Mike

Silver & Digital wrote on 11/6/2002, 7:50 PM

I have been suspecting my 1394 generic card for some time!
When I get a chance I will replace it with something better.

Is there any recomendations?

londonis wrote on 11/7/2002, 1:48 AM

Seems as if there is a degree of randomess in the process. I started out with an Adaptec Card and it didn't work on a Windows/XP system, but did on a Windows 98SE system. Went to a SIIG Card and it didn't work on the XP system either (by work, I mean Print To Tape). Took it into the "shop" and they accidently tried it on another computer with an NEC Card - which they then transferred to my Windows/XP machine and it works (ignoring for the moment that I do get some "blue frames" - interruptions). Hard to know what the issues are, but might be that the chipsets used on the 1394 card and the chipset on the mother board have some conflicts. So, my suggestion is to perhaps take it into a shop and present them with the problem. In this way you won't get charged for a firewire card that doesn't work.

Stiffler wrote on 11/7/2002, 3:34 AM

My SIIG card has been great! No problems with WinMe and XP.

Athlon XP 2100+
640 DDR ram
XP Home
Sony Digital 8 camcorder

Silver & Digital wrote on 11/7/2002, 4:23 PM

Thanks Londonis

That is good advice.

Cheers