Do you have the most update to date ATI drivers installed
(downloaded from their website)? I haven't used the Radeon
card, but have used the Rage card successfully.

Drew Perry wrote:
>>Having problems capturing video. With Smart Preview or
>>Never Preview selected, when I start capturing, I recieve
>>the following error message
>>
>>"An error occurred while capturing from the device --- An
>>error occurred reading the file --- Make sure you have
read
>>access to the file/folder and that it is not corrupted."
>>
>>However if using Always Preview I can capture video, but
>>have more problems with dropped frames. In the other two
>>capture modes, it does not seem like it is even doing a
>>single write operation to the HD.
>>
>>OS: WIN_ME
>>DIRECTX: ver 8
>>HARD DRIVE: IBM Deskstar 10Gig 7200 ATA/33
>>Computer: Pentium III 500. 128mb Ram.
>>Capture Card: ATI All-In-Wonder Radeon 32mb
>>Camera: Canon ES6500V HI-8(Analog)
>>
>>Drew
>>
>>

Yes, currently I'm using the special purpose driver
v.4.12.3063

Happy New Year
Drew

dee wrote:
>>Do you have the most update to date ATI drivers installed
>>(downloaded from their website)? I haven't used the
Radeon
>>card, but have used the Rage card successfully.
>>
>>Drew Perry wrote:
>>>>Having problems capturing video. With Smart Preview or
>>>>Never Preview selected, when I start capturing, I
recieve
>>>>the following error message
>>>>
>>>>"An error occurred while capturing from the device ---
An
>>>>error occurred reading the file --- Make sure you have
>>read
>>>>access to the file/folder and that it is not
corrupted."
>>>>
>>>>However if using Always Preview I can capture video,
but
>>>>have more problems with dropped frames. In the other
two
>>>>capture modes, it does not seem like it is even doing a
>>>>single write operation to the HD.
>>>>
>>>>OS: WIN_ME
>>>>DIRECTX: ver 8
>>>>HARD DRIVE: IBM Deskstar 10Gig 7200 ATA/33
>>>>Computer: Pentium III 500. 128mb Ram.
>>>>Capture Card: ATI All-In-Wonder Radeon 32mb
>>>>Camera: Canon ES6500V HI-8(Analog)
>>>>
>>>>Drew
>>>>
>>>>

What's the seleced device on the Video menu read?

Drew Perry wrote:
>>Yes, currently I'm using the special purpose driver
>>v.4.12.3063
>>
>>Happy New Year
>>Drew
>>
>>dee wrote:
>>>>Do you have the most update to date ATI drivers
installed
>>>>(downloaded from their website)? I haven't used the
>>Radeon
>>>>card, but have used the Rage card successfully.
>>>>
>>>>Drew Perry wrote:
>>>>>>Having problems capturing video. With Smart Preview
or
>>>>>>Never Preview selected, when I start capturing, I
>>recieve
>>>>>>the following error message
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"An error occurred while capturing from the device ---

>>An
>>>>>>error occurred reading the file --- Make sure you
have
>>>>read
>>>>>>access to the file/folder and that it is not
>>corrupted."
>>>>>>
>>>>>>However if using Always Preview I can capture video,
>>but
>>>>>>have more problems with dropped frames. In the other
>>two
>>>>>>capture modes, it does not seem like it is even doing
a
>>>>>>single write operation to the HD.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>OS: WIN_ME
>>>>>>DIRECTX: ver 8
>>>>>>HARD DRIVE: IBM Deskstar 10Gig 7200 ATA/33
>>>>>>Computer: Pentium III 500. 128mb Ram.
>>>>>>Capture Card: ATI All-In-Wonder Radeon 32mb
>>>>>>Camera: Canon ES6500V HI-8(Analog)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Drew
>>>>>>
>>>>>>

Hi Drew,

I just tried the VideoFactory capture program and can
confirm the same error with the Smart Preview and Never
Preview options. I also cannot record anything without
dropping frames, and no wonder since it only will capture
in a very inefficient MJPEG format. A 5 minute capture
produced a whopping 2 gig file.

I cannot set the capture program to use any other Codec for
capture.

My system is very similar to yours except I'm running Win2K
and have 300 more Mhz. I'm using the ATI Rage Fury Pro VIVO
(same capture chip as the Radeon).

Luckily, the ATI capture program is working well for me.

Drew Perry wrote:
>>Having problems capturing video. With Smart Preview or
>>Never Preview selected, when I start capturing, I recieve
>>the following error message
>>
>>"An error occurred while capturing from the device --- An
>>error occurred reading the file --- Make sure you have
read
>>access to the file/folder and that it is not corrupted."
>>
>>However if using Always Preview I can capture video, but
>>have more problems with dropped frames. In the other two
>>capture modes, it does not seem like it is even doing a
>>single write operation to the HD.
>>
>>OS: WIN_ME
>>DIRECTX: ver 8
>>HARD DRIVE: IBM Deskstar 10Gig 7200 ATA/33
>>Computer: Pentium III 500. 128mb Ram.
>>Capture Card: ATI All-In-Wonder Radeon 32mb
>>Camera: Canon ES6500V HI-8(Analog)
>>
>>Drew
>>
>>

More info...

I also dual boot to Win98SE. Under Win98, 2 devices appear
in the Video settings in the VF capture program. The "ATI
WDM Rage Theater Video Capture" setting causing the error
you mentioned using any preview mode. The "ATI Multimedia
Video Driver" setting works correctly and even allows me to
select from a limited number of Codecs. I can then capture
using any of the preview modes without dropping frames.
However, if I try to capture at 720x480, I start to drop
frames but I think that may be solved with a dedicated hard
drive for capture.

So it appears to be a driver incompatibility issue with the
newer ATI WDM capture device driver. The ATI MMC version 7
or greater uses this device and it is the only one available
under Win2K (and probably WinME). So it looks like we are
stuck with using the ATI MMC software for capture, until
the newer device is supported by VF capture.

dee wrote:
>>What's the seleced device on the Video menu read?
>>
>>Drew Perry wrote:
>>>>Yes, currently I'm using the special purpose driver
>>>>v.4.12.3063
>>>>
>>>>Happy New Year
>>>>Drew
>>>>
>>>>dee wrote:
>>>>>>Do you have the most update to date ATI drivers
>>installed
>>>>>>(downloaded from their website)? I haven't used the
>>>>Radeon
>>>>>>card, but have used the Rage card successfully.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Drew Perry wrote:
>>>>>>>>Having problems capturing video. With Smart
Preview
>>or
>>>>>>>>Never Preview selected, when I start capturing, I
>>>>recieve
>>>>>>>>the following error message
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>"An error occurred while capturing from the device -
--
>>
>>>>An
>>>>>>>>error occurred reading the file --- Make sure you
>>have
>>>>>>read
>>>>>>>>access to the file/folder and that it is not
>>>>corrupted."
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>However if using Always Preview I can capture
video,
>>>>but
>>>>>>>>have more problems with dropped frames. In the
other
>>>>two
>>>>>>>>capture modes, it does not seem like it is even
doing
>>a
>>>>>>>>single write operation to the HD.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>OS: WIN_ME
>>>>>>>>DIRECTX: ver 8
>>>>>>>>HARD DRIVE: IBM Deskstar 10Gig 7200 ATA/33
>>>>>>>>Computer: Pentium III 500. 128mb Ram.
>>>>>>>>Capture Card: ATI All-In-Wonder Radeon 32mb
>>>>>>>>Camera: Canon ES6500V HI-8(Analog)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Drew
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>