[PBerry]

After capture from VHS to the .AVI file sometimes parts of the audio will be out of sync or the voices will get very deep as if audio slows down. Sometimes also the video gets jumpy (missing frames). If I capture it again, the problem may be gone, or have moved to a different area of the video.

The VHS tape is fine. There are no other applications running on the computer during capture. My laptop exceeds all the minumum hardware requirements. I checked the Windows Task Manager and as usual there are a bunch of processes running, but the only ones that are taking significant CPU time are the Roxio apps (and the System Idle Process). Any ideas on how to fix this?

Also it takes a long time for the Roxio applications to start (a lot of disk grinding). Anything to help this?

Thanks,
Paul

[myguggi]

After capture from VHS to the .AVI file sometimes parts of the audio will be out of sync or the voices will get very deep as if audio slows down. Sometimes also the video gets jumpy (missing frames). If I capture it again, the problem may be gone, or have moved to a different area of the video.

The VHS tape is fine. There are no other applications running on the computer during capture. My laptop exceeds all the minumum hardware requirements. I checked the Windows Task Manager and as usual there are a bunch of processes running, but the only ones that are taking significant CPU time are the Roxio apps (and the System Idle Process). Any ideas on how to fix this?

Also it takes a long time for the Roxio applications to start (a lot of disk grinding). Anything to help this?

Thanks,
Paul

What are your system specs, especially graphics adaptor? The minimum specs stated by Roxio are a joke.
Have you defragged your hard drive lately, shut down the anti-virus check?

[PBerry]

What are your system specs, especially graphics adaptor? The minimum specs stated by Roxio are a joke.
Have you defragged your hard drive lately, shut down the anti-virus check?

Hmmm. I thought nobody replied to this. I just got a notification today that you did reply soon after I posted, but the notification came a month later :-( Anyway thanks for the fast response!

I'm using a Dell laptop and it's maxed out at 2GB ram.
It is a dual core processor, but I'm running XP, so I don't think it's being used to the full potential (will the software utilize a dual core?).
Does the graphics adaptor matter when capturing via USB? The adaptor is the native laptop hardware and I don't think subject to upgrading.
The HDD is getting more full since I'm storing the ISO images in it, so maybe a defrag would help. I'll have to upgrade my external HDD capacity so I can offload the files.
I'll have to check on the AV software - honestly I don't recall if I even have any on that machine..............come to think of it, there are some automatic updates going on.

Thank you,
Paul