Sudden Capture Problems with Ulead VideoStudio

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I have captured with zero dropped frames from my miniDV camera many
times. I also captured one VHS tape via the pass-through feature of
the camera with only 4 dropped frames. The next VHS tape I tried was
impossible to capture because of hundreds of dropped frames. So, I did
a test and went back to the first VHS tape and found that I was unable
to capture it, as I had previously, without too many dropped frames.

These problems got me curious so I disconnected the VCR, changed
firewire cables, restarted the computer, and hooked up my camera
only. Now, I can't even capture from my camera without hundreds of
dropped frames, using the same set-up that had worked many times
previously.

Anyone know what might cause this?

TIA

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>
>Could your capture HDD need defragging?
>I assume that the DMA & other settings haven't been changed, perhaps by
>installing new software?


It's a fairly new drive, used just for editing. I will check it,
though. No new software has been installed.

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Registered User wrote:
> I have captured with zero dropped frames from my miniDV camera many
> times. I also captured one VHS tape via the pass-through feature of
> the camera with only 4 dropped frames. The next VHS tape I tried was
> impossible to capture because of hundreds of dropped frames. So, I did
> a test and went back to the first VHS tape and found that I was unable
> to capture it, as I had previously, without too many dropped frames.
>
> These problems got me curious so I disconnected the VCR, changed
> firewire cables, restarted the computer, and hooked up my camera
> only. Now, I can't even capture from my camera without hundreds of
> dropped frames, using the same set-up that had worked many times
> previously.
>
> Anyone know what might cause this?
>
> TIA

Firewire connections do conk out sometimes. You've tried two devices
with the same result that previously worked.

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Registered User wrote:
>
>>Firewire connections do conk out sometimes. You've tried two devices
>>with the same result that previously worked.
>
>
>
> Well, I can see the video fine, without skips, in the preview window
> of VideoStudio. It's only when I try to capture that it's a problem.
> Could this still be a firewire problem?

Try scenalyzer
http://www.scenalyzer.com

The eval version is fully functional and will help you test if perhaps
you current capture app is just messing with your head.