VS9 crashing during video capture ?

[Peta]

I have searched for an answer, but found nothing recent. I have been using VS9 (full registered version) for some months very successfully.

The last three weeks VS9 has started crashing during video capture. I am capturing AVI Type 1 from a Canon DVCamcorder. I am selectively choosing which bits to capture from one hour tapes (not using DV Quickscan). In the 2 hours of work today so far I have had the microsoft error message about 6 times, usually happens when I 'stop capture' or try to fast forward the tape to next capture point.

I didn't get on too well with DV Quickscan when I tried using that, preferring my own control over what i keep and what I don't need.

Any advice as to why (nothing else with my system has changed) this might suddenly be happening?

Thanks

Peta

[sjj1805]

I see you have plenty of Hard Drive space at your disposal. Wouldn't it be easier to capture the entire 1 hour onto your hard drive and then edit that?
You have two choices when doing this, either split by scene during capture in which case you get lots of small files each with their own thumbnail in the video library, or capture it as one large file. You can then do the split by scene later.

Each "scene" is where you have turned the camcorder on/off during filming. If its a hour long you dont have to sit and watch it transfer, set it up and go and do some gardening, have your dinner, watch TV etc.

Regards
Steve J

[Peta]

Hi Steve.
Yes I have plenty of hard disk space, but I have 10 x 1 hour tapes to edit down to a 30 min or so DVD for the customer. That will take a heap of space if I download all 10 hours prior to editing!

I hadn't had this problem before and wondered if anyone else had found the system crashing recently or what might I be doing wrong. I guess I will just have to do hour by hour and throw away what I don't use.

Thanks anyway

Peta[/quote]