Captured video jumpy at DVinfo.net

Dale C. Elliott · January 6th, 2003, 01:27 PM

I have just recently had a problem with capturing video. When I capture from my XL1s to my computer using the Pinnacle Pro-one capture card, the video, after capture, playsback jumpy and almost out of sync. I captured video a couple of weeks ago and no problem, same set up and I have not changed any settings.

Does anyone know what the problem could be? Probably something simple.

I have the Pinnacle Pro-one RTDV with Premiere running on a AMD Athlon XP 1600 with 40 G operating HD and 80 G storage.

Thnaks,
Dale C. Elliott

Mike Rehmus · January 6th, 2003, 04:32 PM

Have you tried older footage that played back OK now that this problem has shown itself? The jumpy image is on an external monitor or the overlay on your computer display?

Sync is regerated by the card as the DV files does not contain sync, just image data. So unless your monitor is the problem, I'd look to the card.

What happens if you try to play the video using Windows media player? If that looks OK, the suspicion is even stronger about the Pinnacle Pro-One.

Dale C. Elliott · January 6th, 2003, 04:44 PM

Hi Mike,

It does it with footage that I have successfully captured before if I recapture. Sync was probably the wrong word, it is more like the pixels breaking up and jumpy.

I put the footage in the time line and when I playback both the monitor on the PC and my external monitor show the footage being jumpy. Any footage that I have previous captured and stord on my hard drive plays back fine with it.

My computer did crash just before Christmas, and I think this is the first time I have tried to capture since then.

I have checked all of my settings, but I must be missing something. I have not tried playing back with the Media player, I'll give it a try.

I think the problem is when I am actually capturing, I can hit play from the computer and the footage from the XL1s plays back fine, but when I go to capture and starts getting jumpy.

Dale

Dale C. Elliott · January 6th, 2003, 04:53 PM

I tried playing back through the Windows media player. I have the same problem, it is more like the pixels are randomly flashing. Similiar to just before you lose a satilite signal.

This only happens to the footage I have captured today, anything before that plays back fine.

Dale

Mike Young · January 6th, 2003, 06:39 PM

Clean the heads and try again. Classic symptoms, from your description.

Dale C. Elliott · January 7th, 2003, 06:34 AM

Ya, I was going to try that, but I think there is more to the problem. It plays back fine on my computer monitor and external monitor, till I hit the capture button.

I'll try cleaning the heads.

January 6th, 2003, 01:27 PM	#1
Dale C. Elliott Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Brockville, Ontario, Canada Posts: 45	Captured video jumpy I have just recently had a problem with capturing video. When I capture from my XL1s to my computer using the Pinnacle Pro-one capture card, the video, after capture, playsback jumpy and almost out of sync. I captured video a couple of weeks ago and no problem, same set up and I have not changed any settings. Does anyone know what the problem could be? Probably something simple. I have the Pinnacle Pro-one RTDV with Premiere running on a AMD Athlon XP 1600 with 40 G operating HD and 80 G storage. Thnaks, Dale C. Elliott __________________ Dale C. Elliott DCE Productions/BrockNews.ca

January 6th, 2003, 04:32 PM	#2
Mike Rehmus Wrangler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 4,049	Have you tried older footage that played back OK now that this problem has shown itself? The jumpy image is on an external monitor or the overlay on your computer display? Sync is regerated by the card as the DV files does not contain sync, just image data. So unless your monitor is the problem, I'd look to the card. What happens if you try to play the video using Windows media player? If that looks OK, the suspicion is even stronger about the Pinnacle Pro-One. __________________ Mike Rehmus Hey, I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel!

January 6th, 2003, 04:44 PM	#3
Dale C. Elliott Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Brockville, Ontario, Canada Posts: 45	Hi Mike, It does it with footage that I have successfully captured before if I recapture. Sync was probably the wrong word, it is more like the pixels breaking up and jumpy. I put the footage in the time line and when I playback both the monitor on the PC and my external monitor show the footage being jumpy. Any footage that I have previous captured and stord on my hard drive plays back fine with it. My computer did crash just before Christmas, and I think this is the first time I have tried to capture since then. I have checked all of my settings, but I must be missing something. I have not tried playing back with the Media player, I'll give it a try. I think the problem is when I am actually capturing, I can hit play from the computer and the footage from the XL1s plays back fine, but when I go to capture and starts getting jumpy. Dale __________________ Dale C. Elliott DCE Productions/BrockNews.ca

January 6th, 2003, 04:53 PM	#4
Dale C. Elliott Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Brockville, Ontario, Canada Posts: 45	I tried playing back through the Windows media player. I have the same problem, it is more like the pixels are randomly flashing. Similiar to just before you lose a satilite signal. This only happens to the footage I have captured today, anything before that plays back fine. Dale __________________ Dale C. Elliott DCE Productions/BrockNews.ca

January 7th, 2003, 06:34 AM	#6
Dale C. Elliott Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Brockville, Ontario, Canada Posts: 45	Ya, I was going to try that, but I think there is more to the problem. It plays back fine on my computer monitor and external monitor, till I hit the capture button. I'll try cleaning the heads. __________________ Dale C. Elliott DCE Productions/BrockNews.ca

January 6th, 2003, 06:39 PM	#5
Mike Young New Boot Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 15	Clean the heads and try again. Classic symptoms, from your description.