This is the device i have:
- Pinnacle 'Dazzle' DVC 80 USB video&sound capure device: http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/u ... tor+80.htm
I am having some problems achieveing what i want with VideoStudio8 SE:
1st Problem: I can only seem to capture video and no sound. I change the video and sound settings to 'Pinnacle DVC 80', but no sound gets captured. Using other software, i am able to do so, but not with this.
How do i get the sound working on this software?
2nd Problem: I have installed the fix that Ulead have supplied for people suffering from DVD burning issues. However, when i successfully burn a DVD, i can only play it on my PC and not on the TV+DVD player. The DVD just keeps spinning and stopping, spinning and stopping.
How do i get to burn 'real' DVD's?
A Few Questions.
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Re: A Few Questions.
I assume you've patched your software with the VS8EE update < http://ftp.ulead.com/pub/Updates/videos ... _11in1.exe > but it hasn't helped. Unfortunately, the types of problems you're having are difficult to diagnose but I'm happy to make a few general suggestions.
Re "Problem 1", I'm not familiar with the Dazzle DVC 80 but some capture devices use proprietary drivers that are not necessarily compatible with "all" brands/versions of video editing or capture software. If VS8SE was bundled with your Dazzle device you probably need to contact tech-support directly. If some other brand of software (i.e.; Pinnacle Studio QuickStart) was bundled, try using the supplied software and save your capture as a DVD quality MPEG2. You can then import the file to VS8SE for editing and/or use in your project.
Re "Problem 2", DVD's created with older software such as VS8EE will sometimes pose compatibility issues with certain makes/models of home DVD players. Generally, the older the player, the greater likelyhood of a problem. But more often than not, playback issues are related to the media itself (versus a specific model of DVD player). Experiment with several brands/types of blank DVD media and see if you get better results. Also, try your DVD's on a different player. Lastly, for maximum compatibility make sure you've flashed your DVD burner with the latest firmware from the manufacturer's support site.
If you like Ulead's editing UI, why not download the VS9 trial and see if you get better results. Lots of new features and quality improvements.
Good luck
-Mike
Re "Problem 1", I'm not familiar with the Dazzle DVC 80 but some capture devices use proprietary drivers that are not necessarily compatible with "all" brands/versions of video editing or capture software. If VS8SE was bundled with your Dazzle device you probably need to contact tech-support directly. If some other brand of software (i.e.; Pinnacle Studio QuickStart) was bundled, try using the supplied software and save your capture as a DVD quality MPEG2. You can then import the file to VS8SE for editing and/or use in your project.
Re "Problem 2", DVD's created with older software such as VS8EE will sometimes pose compatibility issues with certain makes/models of home DVD players. Generally, the older the player, the greater likelyhood of a problem. But more often than not, playback issues are related to the media itself (versus a specific model of DVD player). Experiment with several brands/types of blank DVD media and see if you get better results. Also, try your DVD's on a different player. Lastly, for maximum compatibility make sure you've flashed your DVD burner with the latest firmware from the manufacturer's support site.
If you like Ulead's editing UI, why not download the VS9 trial and see if you get better results. Lots of new features and quality improvements.
Good luck
-Mike
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Two more things you can try.
1. reference "no sound" open up windows volume control, select properties then recording controls (It defaults to playback)
the sound source is the one which is currently 'ticked' try ticking the others to see if this is the problem.
2. Reference your DVD just spinning in your DVD player. Try burning your disk at a slower speed. I have found that anything above 4x is unreliable and seems to create a weaker signal on the disk which many DVD players are unable to read but are happy with disks burned at the lower 4x speed.
1. reference "no sound" open up windows volume control, select properties then recording controls (It defaults to playback)
the sound source is the one which is currently 'ticked' try ticking the others to see if this is the problem.
2. Reference your DVD just spinning in your DVD player. Try burning your disk at a slower speed. I have found that anything above 4x is unreliable and seems to create a weaker signal on the disk which many DVD players are unable to read but are happy with disks burned at the lower 4x speed.
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GeorgeBW
Hi Derf,
Also.. Make sure that you have connected your Audio RCA ouput cables from the vid camera to the DVC80 external device. The SVideo cable transmits component Y/C video signals only ..no sound.
Presuming that you have a sound card on board the PC, you can check the audio signal by by-passing the DVC80 using an RCA (R&L) to 3.5mm stereo jack cable from the camera directly to your sound card Line In socket. It is not recommended routinely capturing with this method because of potential OOS problems, but it will prove the signal out from the camera. If you successfully are able to capture sound with this method then the problem is probably with the DVC80... Make sure that Windows has detected it properly and loaded the software drivers..
Playing your finished DVD on consumer standalone players is a bit of a minefield. Many of these standalone players do not support DVD on recorded media. See what types are actually supported by your player in the manual. If your DVD Burner supports Book-Type Bit setting, you might be able to modify the 4 bit header on +R and +RW media to identify the disk as DVDRom in the player. This quite often gets contrary drives to play the DVD... It only works with +R/RW media though.. Check the DVD Burner manufacturer's website for a Bit-setting tool... A final note ..Media quality is also important when it comes to player compatibilty, so a good idea is to look around DVD Media Forums and find what seems to be giving the best results.
Hope this helps
George
Also.. Make sure that you have connected your Audio RCA ouput cables from the vid camera to the DVC80 external device. The SVideo cable transmits component Y/C video signals only ..no sound.
Presuming that you have a sound card on board the PC, you can check the audio signal by by-passing the DVC80 using an RCA (R&L) to 3.5mm stereo jack cable from the camera directly to your sound card Line In socket. It is not recommended routinely capturing with this method because of potential OOS problems, but it will prove the signal out from the camera. If you successfully are able to capture sound with this method then the problem is probably with the DVC80... Make sure that Windows has detected it properly and loaded the software drivers..
Playing your finished DVD on consumer standalone players is a bit of a minefield. Many of these standalone players do not support DVD on recorded media. See what types are actually supported by your player in the manual. If your DVD Burner supports Book-Type Bit setting, you might be able to modify the 4 bit header on +R and +RW media to identify the disk as DVDRom in the player. This quite often gets contrary drives to play the DVD... It only works with +R/RW media though.. Check the DVD Burner manufacturer's website for a Bit-setting tool... A final note ..Media quality is also important when it comes to player compatibilty, so a good idea is to look around DVD Media Forums and find what seems to be giving the best results.
Hope this helps
George