Video capture from camera

I have a problem with the the capture of my video into Windows Movie Maker.

I have now recaptured the video again after ensuring that all othe
programmes on the computer are disabled, however the problem still persists.

During the actual capture process the video runs at normal speed and there
are no fluctuations in the speed during that process. I do notice that the
capture display on the computer tends to stop and start from time to time,
but I believe this is normal and does not indicate a problem.

Once the capture is complete and I play back scenes from my capture, then
the speed of the playback varies all the time, sometimes running faster than
original capture and again slower at other times. I am sure that I have read
somewhere that this is not abnormal during the video editing phase.

However the problem arises in that once you publish the video these speed
variations are written into the published video and subsequently transfered
to the DVD.

I hope that someone has a solution to this problem.

Thank you
--
Hogard Gevers
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

what's the camcorder or camera brand and model? are you using a USB
connection or firewire?
--
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn (MVP)


"Hoggi" <Hoggi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:04CD856C-0BE9-4F71-A7ED-F21938CFB3A5@microsoft.com...
>I have a problem with the the capture of my video into Windows Movie Maker.
>
> I have now recaptured the video again after ensuring that all othe
> programmes on the computer are disabled, however the problem still
> persists.
>
> During the actual capture process the video runs at normal speed and there
> are no fluctuations in the speed during that process. I do notice that the
> capture display on the computer tends to stop and start from time to time,
> but I believe this is normal and does not indicate a problem.
>
> Once the capture is complete and I play back scenes from my capture, then
> the speed of the playback varies all the time, sometimes running faster
> than
> original capture and again slower at other times. I am sure that I have
> read
> somewhere that this is not abnormal during the video editing phase.
>
> However the problem arises in that once you publish the video these speed
> variations are written into the published video and subsequently
> transfered
> to the DVD.
>
> I hope that someone has a solution to this problem.
>
> Thank you
> --
> Hogard Gevers
> Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

My camera is a Panasonic NV-GS250 3CCD which comes supplied with a USB and a
firewire connection. Problem is that the laptop I have does not have a
firewire connection.

Previously when I used to edit my movies with a Compaq Laptop running
Windows XP I used Pinnacle and a firewire connection.

Now I have an Acer Ferarri 1000 laptop which does not have a firewire
connection.

On the Panasonic Camera it shows USB2.0 (HS) DV Data Streaming.

If it is the USB connection causing the problem can I add a firewire
connection to the laptop and if s how do I do this?

Your assistance will be much appreciated.

Thanks
--
Hogard Gevers
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa


"PapaJohn" wrote:

> what's the camcorder or camera brand and model? are you using a USB
> connection or firewire?
> --
> website references are to www.papajohn.org
>
> PapaJohn (MVP)
>
>
> "Hoggi" <Hoggi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:04CD856C-0BE9-4F71-A7ED-F21938CFB3A5@microsoft.com...
> >I have a problem with the the capture of my video into Windows Movie Maker.
> >
> > I have now recaptured the video again after ensuring that all othe
> > programmes on the computer are disabled, however the problem still
> > persists.
> >
> > During the actual capture process the video runs at normal speed and there
> > are no fluctuations in the speed during that process. I do notice that the
> > capture display on the computer tends to stop and start from time to time,
> > but I believe this is normal and does not indicate a problem.
> >
> > Once the capture is complete and I play back scenes from my capture, then
> > the speed of the playback varies all the time, sometimes running faster
> > than
> > original capture and again slower at other times. I am sure that I have
> > read
> > somewhere that this is not abnormal during the video editing phase.
> >
> > However the problem arises in that once you publish the video these speed
> > variations are written into the published video and subsequently
> > transfered
> > to the DVD.
> >
> > I hope that someone has a solution to this problem.
> >
> > Thank you
> > --
> > Hogard Gevers
> > Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
>
>
>

I've not used one, but there are PMCIA firewire cards for laptops.

Your other option is to use software that better supports a USB connection.
Movie Maker supports it less and less over time.
--
website references are to www.papajohn.org

PapaJohn (MVP)


"Hoggi" <Hoggi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:49B9B055-6D68-4D65-ADBF-E2F2CE5D51B9@microsoft.com...
> My camera is a Panasonic NV-GS250 3CCD which comes supplied with a USB and
> a
> firewire connection. Problem is that the laptop I have does not have a
> firewire connection.
>
> Previously when I used to edit my movies with a Compaq Laptop running
> Windows XP I used Pinnacle and a firewire connection.
>
> Now I have an Acer Ferarri 1000 laptop which does not have a firewire
> connection.
>
> On the Panasonic Camera it shows USB2.0 (HS) DV Data Streaming.
>
> If it is the USB connection causing the problem can I add a firewire
> connection to the laptop and if s how do I do this?
>
> Your assistance will be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> --
> Hogard Gevers
> Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
>
>
> "PapaJohn" wrote:
>
>> what's the camcorder or camera brand and model? are you using a USB
>> connection or firewire?
>> --
>> website references are to www.papajohn.org
>>
>> PapaJohn (MVP)
>>
>>
>> "Hoggi" <Hoggi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:04CD856C-0BE9-4F71-A7ED-F21938CFB3A5@microsoft.com...
>> >I have a problem with the the capture of my video into Windows Movie
>> >Maker.
>> >
>> > I have now recaptured the video again after ensuring that all othe
>> > programmes on the computer are disabled, however the problem still
>> > persists.
>> >
>> > During the actual capture process the video runs at normal speed and
>> > there
>> > are no fluctuations in the speed during that process. I do notice that
>> > the
>> > capture display on the computer tends to stop and start from time to
>> > time,
>> > but I believe this is normal and does not indicate a problem.
>> >
>> > Once the capture is complete and I play back scenes from my capture,
>> > then
>> > the speed of the playback varies all the time, sometimes running faster
>> > than
>> > original capture and again slower at other times. I am sure that I have
>> > read
>> > somewhere that this is not abnormal during the video editing phase.
>> >
>> > However the problem arises in that once you publish the video these
>> > speed
>> > variations are written into the published video and subsequently
>> > transfered
>> > to the DVD.
>> >
>> > I hope that someone has a solution to this problem.
>> >
>> > Thank you
>> > --
>> > Hogard Gevers
>> > Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
>>
>>
>>

I have used firewire pccards with laptops (Ferrari 4000 and 5000)

On Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:20:00 -0700, Hoggi
<Hoggi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>My camera is a Panasonic NV-GS250 3CCD which comes supplied with a USB and a
>firewire connection. Problem is that the laptop I have does not have a
>firewire connection.
>
>Previously when I used to edit my movies with a Compaq Laptop running
>Windows XP I used Pinnacle and a firewire connection.
>
>Now I have an Acer Ferarri 1000 laptop which does not have a firewire
>connection.
>
>On the Panasonic Camera it shows USB2.0 (HS) DV Data Streaming.
>
>If it is the USB connection causing the problem can I add a firewire
>connection to the laptop and if s how do I do this?
>
>Your assistance will be much appreciated.
>
>Thanks
--

Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/