stops capturing

Doyle wrote on 10/21/2004, 12:30 PM
I was editing a VCR tape that was quite noisy with clicks and other noises and also had some static in the video. The tape was made several years ago and was good at that time but pretty crude by todays standards. When capturing, it seems when i get to one of these "noisey areas" it will quit capturing, I have to answer "Done", and restart the captureing after I have backed the VCR tape up a little so I can join them later. Is it the "noise" on this tape that is making the capturing stop or some setting that is off? thanks

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IanG wrote on 10/21/2004, 1:27 PM
Have you got "Stop capture on dropped frames" selected in Video Capture Options / Preferences / Capture?

Ian G.
Steve Grisetti wrote on 10/21/2004, 1:48 PM
Good point, Ian.

Also, how are you capturing what I assume is analogue video? If you are using a DV cam as a pass-through and your DV cam is on pause (with a tape in), it could be sending a shut-off signal after five minutes.

Can you tell us more about your capture set-up?
Doyle wrote on 10/21/2004, 2:02 PM
Lan and gresetti;
I will check on the dropped frames selection. I really don't understand what it means but it sounds like when it detects a wacko frame it stops capturing. I am using a high quality VCR with S Video into a new Sony DV camcorder and then into the computer. The camcorder isn't set on pause just pass through to the computer acting like a capure card. I'll bet it is the dropped frames selection as it seems to only act up when the VCR tape is of poor quality and noisey and not related to how long it has been capturing. I will let you know. thanks...
Steve Grisetti wrote on 10/21/2004, 2:37 PM
I could be completely wrong, Doyle, but if you're using a pass-through to MS, I'm not sure MS would have any idea that frames were being dropped! As far as the software is concerned, you're just hooked up to your Sony. But I could be wrong.

Anyway, if all of this gets to be too troubling, there's a simple workaround. Just dub your video from the VCR to your DV cam (Most of the new Sony cams will let you record to them). Then you won't have to mess with a pass-through at all. You can just capture from your DV cam.

Sure, you lose a bit of quality since you're adding a generation but it shouldn't be terribly significant -- especially if your'e working with a old, technically-challenging video anyway.
IanG wrote on 10/22/2004, 12:47 AM
>I could be completely wrong, Doyle, but if you're using a pass-through to MS, I'm not sure MS would have any idea that frames were being dropped! As far as the software is concerned, you're just hooked up to your Sony.

Another good point! :-)

I had a look on the web to see if I could get an answer, but didn't find anything definitive. A lot of people have had problems with noisy tapes, but there were also lots of people saying pass through hadn't had any dropped frames. It looks like some experimentation's in order!

Ian G.