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So I finally got around to playing with some video editing and I've run into a problem. First off, here's what I've got...
Sony Digital8 cancorder w/ firewire out
800mhz Celeron, 256k RAM, 40 gig HD (30 empty)
Plain Jane firewire PCI card & integated graphics card (Presario)
Ulead Video Studio 4.0 SE Basic (Came w/ camcorder)
When I view the picture from the Sony, it looks great until I begin to capture. Then it's stutter city. It hangs for 1/2 second every 10 seconds or so.
So where's my problem? Do I need a "capture" firewire card instead of the cheapo one I have? Does this require a higher end graphics card? RAM? I don't want to spend much since I don't plan to edit video often just yet, but I'd like to be able to passthrough the signal from my HT to the computer and make the occasional VCD. I've tried both AVI and MPEG with the same results. I made a 10 minute VCD (Roxio 5 Platinum) from a TV show and it was almost unwatchable on playback.
Thanks!
Sony Digital8 cancorder w/ firewire out
800mhz Celeron, 256k RAM, 40 gig HD (30 empty)
Plain Jane firewire PCI card & integated graphics card (Presario)
Ulead Video Studio 4.0 SE Basic (Came w/ camcorder)
When I view the picture from the Sony, it looks great until I begin to capture. Then it's stutter city. It hangs for 1/2 second every 10 seconds or so.
So where's my problem? Do I need a "capture" firewire card instead of the cheapo one I have? Does this require a higher end graphics card? RAM? I don't want to spend much since I don't plan to edit video often just yet, but I'd like to be able to passthrough the signal from my HT to the computer and make the occasional VCD. I've tried both AVI and MPEG with the same results. I made a 10 minute VCD (Roxio 5 Platinum) from a TV show and it was almost unwatchable on playback.
Thanks!