Need help with movie editing program

[remmies]

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-

[Darth Mandarb]

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.

[remmies]

Yea usually by the end of the movie it has dropped about 450 frames. About how small of chunks?

[LGM]

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.

[TheYak]

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.