Hey,
I've been using VS8 for awhile, and I've always run into this really annoying problem. When I'm importing video, it will import for the first few minutes or so with everything synched up correctly. Then it will slowly get worse and worse, to the point where a half hour later the audio and video are 5 seconds apart from each other. I have had this problem on two computers using VS8.
I might have figured out how to fix this a year or so ago, but maybe not... I can't remember. Suggestions? I have tried using Adobe Premiere, Premiere Elements, windows media player, nero, and all of them don't work as well as VS8. They drop hundreds of frames while VS8 is perfect.
This problem occurs when importing from both Hi-8 Camera and VCR. I am running a high-end system, but my low end system has this problem too.
Thanks
Synching audio and video in Videostudio 8
This is a common, nasty, hard to fix problem. (Take a look at my "signature" at the end of this post!) It seems to have many different causes & solutions. Search the forum for "sync" and you'll find lots of discussion and suggestions.
Your as-captured files have this problem before you do any editing or anything, right? The capture hardware and software are not working well together?
What capture hardware are you using? If you're using a capture card or capture device, it should have come with capture software designed specifically for your hardware.
Sometimes a capture device will come with a free "SE" version of a Ulead product, but it may come with some other capture software too. If the Ulead software doesn't work well for the capture step, you can still use it to edit your digitized videos and to make DVDs.
If you are using a digital video camera for analog-to-digital conversion, it may have come with special capture software too.
If you can't capture good video with the hardware and software that came together, you may need to get a new capture card / device.
What file-format are you capturing to? AVI/DV is normally recommended. Avoid MPEG capture. It is CPU-intensive, which can cause dropped frames or corruption if the CPU can't keep-up with the real-time analog video stream. And, there are lots of other reasons to avoid MPEG 'till you're ready to make a DVD.
Your as-captured files have this problem before you do any editing or anything, right? The capture hardware and software are not working well together?
What capture hardware are you using? If you're using a capture card or capture device, it should have come with capture software designed specifically for your hardware.
Sometimes a capture device will come with a free "SE" version of a Ulead product, but it may come with some other capture software too. If the Ulead software doesn't work well for the capture step, you can still use it to edit your digitized videos and to make DVDs.
If you are using a digital video camera for analog-to-digital conversion, it may have come with special capture software too.
If you can't capture good video with the hardware and software that came together, you may need to get a new capture card / device.
What file-format are you capturing to? AVI/DV is normally recommended. Avoid MPEG capture. It is CPU-intensive, which can cause dropped frames or corruption if the CPU can't keep-up with the real-time analog video stream. And, there are lots of other reasons to avoid MPEG 'till you're ready to make a DVD.
[size=92][i]Head over heels,
No time to think.
It's like the whole world's
Out of... sync.[/i]
- Head Over Heels, The Go-Gos.[/size]
No time to think.
It's like the whole world's
Out of... sync.[/i]
- Head Over Heels, The Go-Gos.[/size]
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enigmaeno
I am using the capture device that came with VS8. Here is a stock photo of it: http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0002 ... ZZZZZ_.jpg
I also have another ADStech capture device, but it won't work with VS8... or, at least, i can't get it to work with it. Here is a picture: http://images.tigerdirect.com/itemDetai ... 34COUT.jpg
I'm really unsure of what to do... the one that came with it should work. Otherwise, why would they be sold together?
I also have another ADStech capture device, but it won't work with VS8... or, at least, i can't get it to work with it. Here is a picture: http://images.tigerdirect.com/itemDetai ... 34COUT.jpg
I'm really unsure of what to do... the one that came with it should work. Otherwise, why would they be sold together?
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enigmaeno
From the ADStech website: Can you return it?
Also from their website:
Analog capture is the trickiest part of this whole tricky digital video editing business... I have a Hauppauge capture card. It works great with it's capture software, but it is MPEG only... BAD! (See below.)
If you need to try another capture device, The ATI All-In-Wonder cards seem to be the most popular. (I don't have any experience with them.) One advantage of an internal capture card (assuming that you're not using a laptop) is that most internal capture cards also have a built-in TV tuner, so you can record directly from broadcast, or turn your computer into a TiVo. Pinnacle makes capture cards and devices, and they come with their own software. Maybe you can find some recommendations at VideoHelp.com.
It looks like you're stuck with MPEG capture.... THIS IS BAD! I know, because my capture card is also MPEG-only. The device's hardware MPEG encoder means that you won't shouldn't get the CPU-overload capture problems I mentioned before... But, MPEG is not meant to be edited. You can get sync problems simply by editing an MPEG with Video Studio.. You can end-up with an MPEG file that plays-back fine, but it may have "sneaky" corruption that results in out-of-sync DVDs.
MPEG is lossy compression. Any editing (with any editor) that requires a decode / re-code cycle (anything other than simple cuts & splices) will degrade the video to some extent due to the extra (lossy) encode step.
I use a special-purpose MPEG editor called Womble MPEG Video Wizard ($100). In my particular case, switching to Womble fixed all of my sync problems. It's is an editor only. It does not capture or make DVDs. So, I use 3 different programs - Hauppauge software to capture, Womble to edit, Ulead DVD Workshop to author & burn DVDs. Plus, GoldWave to edit audio, Picture It or Paint Shop to generate labels & packaging artwork, Media Face to finalize & print labels & artwork, etc., etc., etc...
Did it come with software called "Capture Wizard"? If it doesn't work with the software that came with it, it's probably never going to work...Capture video in the Easy to use Capture Wizard application or Ulead® DVD MovieFactory...
Can you return it?Also from their website:
Ha !DVD XPress also offers exclusive “Audio-Lock” technology to provide perfect lip synch all the way through the capture, edit and disk burning process.
I dunno... I blame both of them! I sort-of suspect that Ulead gives it away free to hardware vendors... without certifying that it works with the hardware... in hopes that it will work and that you will pay for an upgrade sometime in the future....the one that came with it should work. Otherwise, why would they be sold together?
Analog capture is the trickiest part of this whole tricky digital video editing business... I have a Hauppauge capture card. It works great with it's capture software, but it is MPEG only... BAD!
(See below.) If you need to try another capture device, The ATI All-In-Wonder cards seem to be the most popular. (I don't have any experience with them.) One advantage of an internal capture card (assuming that you're not using a laptop) is that most internal capture cards also have a built-in TV tuner, so you can record directly from broadcast, or turn your computer into a TiVo. Pinnacle makes capture cards and devices, and they come with their own software. Maybe you can find some recommendations at VideoHelp.com.
It looks like you're stuck with MPEG capture.... THIS IS BAD! I know, because my capture card is also MPEG-only. The device's hardware MPEG encoder means that you won't shouldn't get the CPU-overload capture problems I mentioned before... But, MPEG is not meant to be edited. You can get sync problems simply by editing an MPEG with Video Studio.. You can end-up with an MPEG file that plays-back fine, but it may have "sneaky" corruption that results in out-of-sync DVDs.
MPEG is lossy compression. Any editing (with any editor) that requires a decode / re-code cycle (anything other than simple cuts & splices) will degrade the video to some extent due to the extra (lossy) encode step.
I use a special-purpose MPEG editor called Womble MPEG Video Wizard ($100). In my particular case, switching to Womble fixed all of my sync problems. It's is an editor only. It does not capture or make DVDs. So, I use 3 different programs - Hauppauge software to capture, Womble to edit, Ulead DVD Workshop to author & burn DVDs. Plus, GoldWave to edit audio, Picture It or Paint Shop to generate labels & packaging artwork, Media Face to finalize & print labels & artwork, etc., etc., etc...
[size=92][i]Head over heels,
No time to think.
It's like the whole world's
Out of... sync.[/i]
- Head Over Heels, The Go-Gos.[/size]
No time to think.
It's like the whole world's
Out of... sync.[/i]
- Head Over Heels, The Go-Gos.[/size]
-
enigmaeno
How crappy! Yes, I know mpeg sucks. I only use it when bouncing video before I burn it. The capture card came with VS8 and that's all it came with... I don't have "capture wizard". But I have Nero Ultra 7, Adobe Premiere and Premiere Elements, Windows Movie maker, and a Pro Tools plugin. None of them can import the video without dropping 1/4 of the frames, using my other, nicer capture card.
My capture card that came with VS8 imports the video perfectly, but it's out of sync with the audio. This is so ridiculous! I've spent hundreds of dollars on these programs and capture devices and none of them work without having extensive, often unfixable problems.
I'm going to jump over to the Adobe Premiere forum and see if there is a way to fix my OTHER capture card's problems with frame dropping...
If I can't get a solution there, I'll just work my *** off trying to fix the VS8 and its capture card and hope for the best.
My capture card that came with VS8 imports the video perfectly, but it's out of sync with the audio. This is so ridiculous! I've spent hundreds of dollars on these programs and capture devices and none of them work without having extensive, often unfixable problems.
I'm going to jump over to the Adobe Premiere forum and see if there is a way to fix my OTHER capture card's problems with frame dropping...
If I can't get a solution there, I'll just work my *** off trying to fix the VS8 and its capture card and hope for the best.
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Here is my last resort I have tried everything else cure.
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Steve J
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Steve J