Dropping frames in a consistent, weird way at DVinfo.net

Nic Brown · February 18th, 2006, 10:29 PM

I'm still using 1.0, and whenever i capture, the exact same thing happens:
it captures perfectly for 1 minute 45 seconds, at which point the preview screen starts looking fairly choppy [the end product doesn't get choppy fortunately] and then right about the 2 minute mark, i start dropping frames. this means i can only capture in 2 minute chunks which is a massive hassle. Please help! pleeeeease!

James Emory · February 19th, 2006, 07:22 AM

You do mean Premiere Pro 1.0 right? Anyway, I started having issues with dropped frames too but with 6.5. It shouldn't matter what version but I found that my laptop's 5400K rpm drive just couldn't cut it anymore. So, I got a 300 gb 7200K Maxtor external drive and the dropped frame problem went away. If you are using a 7200K drive or drives, they need to be dedicated for video, formatted to NTFS and checked for fragmentation and defragmented if that's the case.

Nic Brown · March 18th, 2006, 04:35 PM

Well, I >had< 1.5 which let me capture fine. My computer is pretty much top of the line. I no longer have 1.5 on my computer, because of various bugs that made me switch back to 1.0, but now I'm having this issue. Anyone else have any ideas? PLEASE?!?

Giroud Francois · March 18th, 2006, 11:25 PM

top of the line means nothing.
plese provide a specifiation.
the best computer full of BS software (multiple antivirus and firewall as often seen) gives no better results than a plain old cheap computer properly configured.

Nic Brown · March 21st, 2006, 04:28 PM

I agree with what you're saying, but the main point is that, if my computer wasn't set up correctly, then why would it capture flawlessly in 1.5? the fact that it captures perfectly with that program, tells me that there's something wrong with the setting or something within 1.0

honestly, I don't know the specifications of my computer. I just know software.... which apparently, I don't know as well as I should, given this problem.

February 18th, 2006, 10:29 PM	#1
Nic Brown New Boot Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 19	Dropping frames in a consistent, weird way I'm still using 1.0, and whenever i capture, the exact same thing happens: it captures perfectly for 1 minute 45 seconds, at which point the preview screen starts looking fairly choppy [the end product doesn't get choppy fortunately] and then right about the 2 minute mark, i start dropping frames. this means i can only capture in 2 minute chunks which is a massive hassle. Please help! pleeeeease!

March 18th, 2006, 04:35 PM	#3
Nic Brown New Boot Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 19	Help with dropping frames while capturing on pro 1.0 Well, I >had< 1.5 which let me capture fine. My computer is pretty much top of the line. I no longer have 1.5 on my computer, because of various bugs that made me switch back to 1.0, but now I'm having this issue. Anyone else have any ideas? PLEASE?!?

March 21st, 2006, 04:28 PM	#5
Nic Brown New Boot Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 19	fair enough I agree with what you're saying, but the main point is that, if my computer wasn't set up correctly, then why would it capture flawlessly in 1.5? the fact that it captures perfectly with that program, tells me that there's something wrong with the setting or something within 1.0 honestly, I don't know the specifications of my computer. I just know software.... which apparently, I don't know as well as I should, given this problem.

February 19th, 2006, 07:22 AM	#2
James Emory Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,892	You do mean Premiere Pro 1.0 right? Anyway, I started having issues with dropped frames too but with 6.5. It shouldn't matter what version but I found that my laptop's 5400K rpm drive just couldn't cut it anymore. So, I got a 300 gb 7200K Maxtor external drive and the dropped frame problem went away. If you are using a 7200K drive or drives, they need to be dedicated for video, formatted to NTFS and checked for fragmentation and defragmented if that's the case.

March 18th, 2006, 11:25 PM	#4
Giroud Francois Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: switzerland Posts: 2,133	top of the line means nothing. plese provide a specifiation. the best computer full of BS software (multiple antivirus and firewall as often seen) gives no better results than a plain old cheap computer properly configured.