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If anyone can help me solve this problem I would be extremely grateful. I
have wasted hours already with absolutely no success.



I am trying to transfer DV video from my Sony DCR-TRV60E Camcorder to the
Firewire Port on my PC's audio card. In functional terms its fine, but the
performance is absolutely terrible. In my tests I lose 28% of the frames
(i.e. I'm only capturing 18fps instead of 25) and the audio is decimated.



The main features of my PC are as follows:



a.. Dell Dimension 5000
b.. Intel Pentium 4 550 CPU (3.4 GHz)
c.. Intel 915P/915G Chipset
d.. 800MHz Bus
e.. 1GB DDR2 SDRAM
f.. Adaptec AR1210SA RAID controller configured for RAID 1 (Mirroring)
g.. 2 x Seagate 160GB SATA150 drives, 7200rpm, 8GB cache
h.. nVidia 256MB PCI Express x16 GeForce 6800
i.. Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS Sound Card with integral IEEE 1394
port
j.. Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2

I've already tried a few things to try and isolate or fix the problem, but
with no success:



1.. I've connected the camcorder to my second PC using the same Firewire
cable and captured video without any frame dropping or other problems. This
seems to rule out a problem with the camera or the cable.
2.. I've tried capturing video using different software packages,
specifically Windows Movie Maker 2.1, Pinnacle Studio 9.4 and Pinnacle AM
CAP. The results were consistent - 28% of all frames were dropped. Using AM
CAP the quality was scratchy even when I wasn't saving the data to file, so
this would seem to rule out any disk performance issues as the source of the
problem.
3.. I've installed Microsoft patch KB885222 (Performance of 1394 devices
may decrease after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2). It didn't make
any difference.
4.. I installed the latest drivers for the Audigy 2 Sound Card. It didn't
make any difference.
5.. I tried moving the Audigy 2 Card to a different PCI slot so that the
OCHI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller was assigned a different IRQ. It
didn't make any difference.
6.. I tried disabling hardware sharing the same IRQ as the 1394 Host
Controller; again it didn't make any difference.
7.. I tried disabling Norton Internet Security and Antivirus. This didn't
help either.

I contacted Dell Technical Support but they haven't come back with anything
other than a standard trouble shooting sheet as yet. The Microsoft, Pinnacle
and Sony websites didn't seem to have much to offer.



I've just about run out of ideas now and would really appreciate some fresh
input.



Regards,



Martin

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Martin Cook wrote:
> If anyone can help me solve this problem I would be extremely grateful. I
> have wasted hours already with absolutely no success.
>
>
>
> I am trying to transfer DV video from my Sony DCR-TRV60E Camcorder to the
> Firewire Port on my PC's audio card. In functional terms its fine, but the
> performance is absolutely terrible. In my tests I lose 28% of the frames
> (i.e. I'm only capturing 18fps instead of 25) and the audio is decimated.
>
>
>
> The main features of my PC are as follows:
>
>
>
> a.. Dell Dimension 5000
> b.. Intel Pentium 4 550 CPU (3.4 GHz)
> c.. Intel 915P/915G Chipset
> d.. 800MHz Bus
> e.. 1GB DDR2 SDRAM
> f.. Adaptec AR1210SA RAID controller configured for RAID 1 (Mirroring)
> g.. 2 x Seagate 160GB SATA150 drives, 7200rpm, 8GB cache
> h.. nVidia 256MB PCI Express x16 GeForce 6800
> i.. Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS Sound Card with integral IEEE 1394
> port
> j.. Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2
>
> I've already tried a few things to try and isolate or fix the problem, but
> with no success:
>
>
>
> 1.. I've connected the camcorder to my second PC using the same Firewire
> cable and captured video without any frame dropping or other problems. This
> seems to rule out a problem with the camera or the cable.
> 2.. I've tried capturing video using different software packages,
> specifically Windows Movie Maker 2.1, Pinnacle Studio 9.4 and Pinnacle AM
> CAP. The results were consistent - 28% of all frames were dropped. Using AM
> CAP the quality was scratchy even when I wasn't saving the data to file, so
> this would seem to rule out any disk performance issues as the source of the
> problem.
> 3.. I've installed Microsoft patch KB885222 (Performance of 1394 devices
> may decrease after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2). It didn't make
> any difference.
> 4.. I installed the latest drivers for the Audigy 2 Sound Card. It didn't
> make any difference.
> 5.. I tried moving the Audigy 2 Card to a different PCI slot so that the
> OCHI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller was assigned a different IRQ. It
> didn't make any difference.
> 6.. I tried disabling hardware sharing the same IRQ as the 1394 Host
> Controller; again it didn't make any difference.
> 7.. I tried disabling Norton Internet Security and Antivirus. This didn't
> help either.
>
> I contacted Dell Technical Support but they haven't come back with anything
> other than a standard trouble shooting sheet as yet. The Microsoft, Pinnacle
> and Sony websites didn't seem to have much to offer.
>
>
>
> I've just about run out of ideas now and would really appreciate some fresh
> input.
>
>
>

try this link. It is a knowledgebase search for your card.
It gives some things to look at with the firewire port performance.

http://dmzweb3.europe.creative.com [...] ative.com/

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Thanks,

I can't seem to access that URL though, its tied to a particular session on
the creative website. Do you have the solution id of the specific arcticle
please?

Regards,

Martin

<marks542004@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> Martin Cook wrote:
>> If anyone can help me solve this problem I would be extremely grateful. I
>> have wasted hours already with absolutely no success.
>>
>>
>>
>> I am trying to transfer DV video from my Sony DCR-TRV60E Camcorder to the
>> Firewire Port on my PC's audio card. In functional terms its fine, but
>> the
>> performance is absolutely terrible. In my tests I lose 28% of the frames
>> (i.e. I'm only capturing 18fps instead of 25) and the audio is decimated.
>>
>>
>>
>> The main features of my PC are as follows:
>>
>>
>>
>> a.. Dell Dimension 5000
>> b.. Intel Pentium 4 550 CPU (3.4 GHz)
>> c.. Intel 915P/915G Chipset
>> d.. 800MHz Bus
>> e.. 1GB DDR2 SDRAM
>> f.. Adaptec AR1210SA RAID controller configured for RAID 1 (Mirroring)
>> g.. 2 x Seagate 160GB SATA150 drives, 7200rpm, 8GB cache
>> h.. nVidia 256MB PCI Express x16 GeForce 6800
>> i.. Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS Sound Card with integral IEEE
>> 1394
>> port
>> j.. Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2
>>
>> I've already tried a few things to try and isolate or fix the problem,
>> but
>> with no success:
>>
>>
>>
>> 1.. I've connected the camcorder to my second PC using the same
>> Firewire
>> cable and captured video without any frame dropping or other problems.
>> This
>> seems to rule out a problem with the camera or the cable.
>> 2.. I've tried capturing video using different software packages,
>> specifically Windows Movie Maker 2.1, Pinnacle Studio 9.4 and Pinnacle AM
>> CAP. The results were consistent - 28% of all frames were dropped. Using
>> AM
>> CAP the quality was scratchy even when I wasn't saving the data to file,
>> so
>> this would seem to rule out any disk performance issues as the source of
>> the
>> problem.
>> 3.. I've installed Microsoft patch KB885222 (Performance of 1394
>> devices
>> may decrease after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2). It didn't make
>> any difference.
>> 4.. I installed the latest drivers for the Audigy 2 Sound Card. It
>> didn't
>> make any difference.
>> 5.. I tried moving the Audigy 2 Card to a different PCI slot so that
>> the
>> OCHI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller was assigned a different IRQ. It
>> didn't make any difference.
>> 6.. I tried disabling hardware sharing the same IRQ as the 1394 Host
>> Controller; again it didn't make any difference.
>> 7.. I tried disabling Norton Internet Security and Antivirus. This
>> didn't
>> help either.
>>
>> I contacted Dell Technical Support but they haven't come back with
>> anything
>> other than a standard trouble shooting sheet as yet. The Microsoft,
>> Pinnacle
>> and Sony websites didn't seem to have much to offer.
>>
>>
>>
>> I've just about run out of ideas now and would really appreciate some
>> fresh
>> input.
>>
>>
>>
>
> try this link. It is a knowledgebase search for your card.
> It gives some things to look at with the firewire port performance.
>
> http://dmzweb3.europe.creative.com [...] ative.com/
>

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Typical reasons for dropped frames include badly fragmented capture disk,
CPU contention from background programs (like virus blockers) stealing too
many CPU cycles, and bad driver software for your Firewire card.


<marks542004@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1126228176.791818.151240@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
> Martin Cook wrote:
>> If anyone can help me solve this problem I would be extremely grateful. I
>> have wasted hours already with absolutely no success.
>>
>>
>>
>> I am trying to transfer DV video from my Sony DCR-TRV60E Camcorder to the
>> Firewire Port on my PC's audio card. In functional terms its fine, but
>> the
>> performance is absolutely terrible. In my tests I lose 28% of the frames
>> (i.e. I'm only capturing 18fps instead of 25) and the audio is decimated.
>>
>>
>>
>> The main features of my PC are as follows:
>>
>>
>>
>> a.. Dell Dimension 5000
>> b.. Intel Pentium 4 550 CPU (3.4 GHz)
>> c.. Intel 915P/915G Chipset
>> d.. 800MHz Bus
>> e.. 1GB DDR2 SDRAM
>> f.. Adaptec AR1210SA RAID controller configured for RAID 1 (Mirroring)
>> g.. 2 x Seagate 160GB SATA150 drives, 7200rpm, 8GB cache
>> h.. nVidia 256MB PCI Express x16 GeForce 6800
>> i.. Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS Sound Card with integral IEEE
>> 1394
>> port
>> j.. Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2
>>
>> I've already tried a few things to try and isolate or fix the problem,
>> but
>> with no success:
>>
>>
>>
>> 1.. I've connected the camcorder to my second PC using the same
>> Firewire
>> cable and captured video without any frame dropping or other problems.
>> This
>> seems to rule out a problem with the camera or the cable.
>> 2.. I've tried capturing video using different software packages,
>> specifically Windows Movie Maker 2.1, Pinnacle Studio 9.4 and Pinnacle AM
>> CAP. The results were consistent - 28% of all frames were dropped. Using
>> AM
>> CAP the quality was scratchy even when I wasn't saving the data to file,
>> so
>> this would seem to rule out any disk performance issues as the source of
>> the
>> problem.
>> 3.. I've installed Microsoft patch KB885222 (Performance of 1394
>> devices
>> may decrease after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2). It didn't make
>> any difference.
>> 4.. I installed the latest drivers for the Audigy 2 Sound Card. It
>> didn't
>> make any difference.
>> 5.. I tried moving the Audigy 2 Card to a different PCI slot so that
>> the
>> OCHI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller was assigned a different IRQ. It
>> didn't make any difference.
>> 6.. I tried disabling hardware sharing the same IRQ as the 1394 Host
>> Controller; again it didn't make any difference.
>> 7.. I tried disabling Norton Internet Security and Antivirus. This
>> didn't
>> help either.
>>
>> I contacted Dell Technical Support but they haven't come back with
>> anything
>> other than a standard trouble shooting sheet as yet. The Microsoft,
>> Pinnacle
>> and Sony websites didn't seem to have much to offer.
>>
>>
>>
>> I've just about run out of ideas now and would really appreciate some
>> fresh
>> input.
>>
>>
>>
>
> try this link. It is a knowledgebase search for your card.
> It gives some things to look at with the firewire port performance.
>
> http://dmzweb3.europe.creative.com [...] ative.com/
>

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I'd try this first since everything else works on the 2nd pc.
buy a simply PCI firewire card that is plug&play (no drivers needed)
from Compusa or wherever for <$20 and drop it in. Capture and it should
to 100% w/o any problems. Otherwise, something in the software is
messed up most likely since you've got enough bandwidth otherwise.
Doesn't matter if a HD is fragmented or not on a 3.4Ghz P4 system -
it'll be more than fast enough to drop video onto the HD w/o a problem.

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Martin Cook wrote:
> If anyone can help me solve this problem I would be extremely grateful. I
> have wasted hours already with absolutely no success.
>
>
>
> I am trying to transfer DV video from my Sony DCR-TRV60E Camcorder to the
> Firewire Port on my PC's audio card. In functional terms its fine, but the
> performance is absolutely terrible. In my tests I lose 28% of the frames
> (i.e. I'm only capturing 18fps instead of 25) and the audio is decimated.
>
>
>
> The main features of my PC are as follows:
>
>
>
> a.. Dell Dimension 5000
> b.. Intel Pentium 4 550 CPU (3.4 GHz)
> c.. Intel 915P/915G Chipset
> d.. 800MHz Bus
> e.. 1GB DDR2 SDRAM
> f.. Adaptec AR1210SA RAID controller configured for RAID 1 (Mirroring)
> g.. 2 x Seagate 160GB SATA150 drives, 7200rpm, 8GB cache
> h.. nVidia 256MB PCI Express x16 GeForce 6800
> i.. Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS Sound Card with integral IEEE 1394
> port
> j.. Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2
>
> I've already tried a few things to try and isolate or fix the problem, but
> with no success:
>
>
>
> 1.. I've connected the camcorder to my second PC using the same Firewire
> cable and captured video without any frame dropping or other problems. This
> seems to rule out a problem with the camera or the cable.
> 2.. I've tried capturing video using different software packages,
> specifically Windows Movie Maker 2.1, Pinnacle Studio 9.4 and Pinnacle AM
> CAP. The results were consistent - 28% of all frames were dropped. Using AM
> CAP the quality was scratchy even when I wasn't saving the data to file, so
> this would seem to rule out any disk performance issues as the source of the
> problem.
> 3.. I've installed Microsoft patch KB885222 (Performance of 1394 devices
> may decrease after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2). It didn't make
> any difference.
> 4.. I installed the latest drivers for the Audigy 2 Sound Card. It didn't
> make any difference.
> 5.. I tried moving the Audigy 2 Card to a different PCI slot so that the
> OCHI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller was assigned a different IRQ. It
> didn't make any difference.
> 6.. I tried disabling hardware sharing the same IRQ as the 1394 Host
> Controller; again it didn't make any difference.
> 7.. I tried disabling Norton Internet Security and Antivirus. This didn't
> help either.
>
> I contacted Dell Technical Support but they haven't come back with anything
> other than a standard trouble shooting sheet as yet. The Microsoft, Pinnacle
> and Sony websites didn't seem to have much to offer.
>
>
>
> I've just about run out of ideas now and would really appreciate some fresh
> input.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Martin
>
>
I'd take the firewire card (if it's not integrated) from your second PC
and try it in the first, or try another firewire card in the first.
Creative may have "improved" the 1394. :-)

-Bill

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I got to knowledgebase through the creative.com website.

Select your card type and pick articles about problems with the
firewire port.

ask.americas.creative.com/