Choppy sound when capturing from DV into pc

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paul mitchell

Choppy sound when capturing from DV into pc

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Hello all

I have searched previous topics and looked through posts so excuse me if you all groan if this is a topic that is always being raised! I have picked up some great hints on other topics!

Until recently I used Pinnacle Studio 9 which came with my digi cam (sorry to swear! :oops: ). I used it to create several DVD's which I was quite proud of but it started hanging on rendering, so I purchased Video-Studio 9.

I am capturing footage from my Canon MV730i, through Firewire into my PC.

When I tried (several times) to capture my Christmas day video, the sound was "intermittently choppy" as it playing into the pc out of my pc speakers but I continued to capture hoping this would solve itself eventually when burning to DVD.

Everything captured fine and I used Multi-trim to successfully edit etc and burned the disc and I even chose 'normalise audio' but the sound is fine at times but then poor as it is choppy.

Can anyone give me any hints? The sound is fine when played back on original tape through the camera.

Thanks a lot

Properties of your source files (format, file size, where did you get it?)
The source video file I'm using is an hours worth of DV tape

What devices are involved and their mode of connection?
Canon MV730i, through Firewire into my PC.

Project Settings
Really sorry - not up to speed enough to know this yet

Output format (file, DVD, VCD, SVCD)
DVD

PAL or NTSC
PAL (That's what my digi-cam says - we are PAL in UK, aren't we?)
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Please provide the following info:
Properties of your source files (format, file size, where did you get it?)
Right click on a clip in your timeline, choose properties.
Project Settings
Really sorry - not up to speed enough to know this yet
Click on File, Project Properties.

Also, your computer system info will be helpful.
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