Hello, I am trying to upload a video from my vcr through my capture card onto my computer.Ã, There is a problem, the sound keeps going off key(like old japenese films).Ã, First of all i use Pinnacle Studio[plus](if that makes any difference), so do you have an alternative? If not is there anywya I could seperate the sound and set it ahead a step(this program won't let me).
Please and Thank You
-remmies- ;D
I have had this problem with more than just pinnacle studio.
I think it has something to do with capturing something that isn't digital into a digital format.Ã, When the VCR tape might drop frames here or there, but the sound doesn't skip and then towards the end you're about 3 - 4 seconds off.
The only way I found to avoid this was to capture small chunks at a time and then edit them together.Ã, It seemed to work for me, though I must admit it was a pain in the ass.
Yea usually by the end of the movie it has dropped about 450 frames. About how small of chunks?
Or.. If Pinnacle allows you to edit the audio seperate from the video, just drag it over a bit.
But importing in chunks works aswell. Do, like, 5 minute chunks at a time.
I had this problem as well. The capture card didn't care for a capture to Mpeg-II format, so I just kept it low-res - potentially a bandwidth issue. The advice about capturing small segments is a good one, particularly since you can easily string them together later. Re-syncing audio can be problematic if the time-delay varies at all. If it's not a gradual change but you suddenly have a jump in delay time then it's likely an error (either in capturing or encoding). In that case, you're back to previous advice - small chunks at a time.
You get what you pay for (in this case, at least). A cheap capture card is going to be a pile of frustration. I got a $30 one as a gift and ended up throwing it away. If you're using a generic/inexpensive card then it's probably to blame. The other possibility is that your PC is a touch too slow or lacks enough RAM.. if it's very modern at all, it should be up to par for vid-cap though.