Patches for Windows XP in VS6 &VS7

Roden · Post by **Roden** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 8:17 am

Have any patches been released to cure the problems of running VS6 or VS7 in Windows XP so that a clear capture can be obtained. Thanks in advance

Trevor Andrew · Post by **Trevor Andrew** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 8:33 am

Hi

Try this link to the ulead update page, select ‘earlier versions.
The downloads seem to contain Faq’s which may help, you are then given links to the various updates.

http://www.ulead.com/tech/vs/vs.htm

What specific problems are you having?

Update your profile to include your pc spec’

Trevor

Roden · Post by **Roden** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 12:28 am

The problems I am having is that after installing Windows XP the capture of both video and image is mottled and unclear. The system worked fine in Windows 98 but has disintergrated in XP. I have some old family VHS tapes and want to capture images from them. Unfortunately with XP this doesn`t seem possible. If I upgrade to VS9 will my problem be solved?
Many Thanks

Post by **Ken Berry** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 12:39 am

I started using VS with v7 and on a computer using XP SP1. So I am a little confused as to why you should be having trouble with that version at least: it dates from the XP age. Not sure about VS6, though I know some people on this Board still use it successfully. Certainly VS9 does a nice job, but capturing from VHS will always depend more on the quality of the original and the capture device you use, and thus also the format you capture in. The optimum is always to capture in DV format, but if your capture device won't allow that, then in good quality (6000 kbps bitrate) DVD-compatible mpeg-2. We'd need to know a little more about your set-up and work flow before being offer any more substantive suggestions...

THoff · Post by **THoff** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 1:01 am

Videostudio neither interacts with the capture device directly, nor does it handle the encoding of video. Talking to the video device is done through the drivers for it, and encoding of the video is handled by the video codec you capture with.

The first thing I would try is to use the software that came with the capture device. Try playing the video using Windows Media Player, and see if that looks OK. If it doesn't, check with the device manufacturer to see if they have updated drivers.

If the video does look OK, load it into Videostudio and follow the Recommended Procedure to create the MPEG2 files for your project. Do not attempt to take any shortcuts such as capturing on-the-fly to MPEG2, you'll probably be disappointed with the quality.