Dropping Frames

[Mike Velte]

Dropping frames is typically a hardware issue, but if you can still capture fine using PP 1.5, your PC might just be underpowered for 2.0 which consumes about 500 MHZ more CPU power than 1.5.
I can capture fine using a 2.8 P4 HT PC.
Are all virus/spyware scanners turned off?
Is your disc less than 75% full and defragged?
Are you trying to capture to an external device?

[Kelly Johnson]

I have no spyware or virus software installed at all. My disc is only about 25% full and I defragged it the other day. I have tried capturing to each of my hard drives. I have an external hardrive and two internal and none of them performed better than the other.
Of times I have thought about the hardware issue. Is it more of a processor issue or a video card issue? I think I need a new video card any way but since my card is agp I would want to upgrade my motherboard and processor any way.

[Mike Velte]

Try at test;
Copy/paste a video file about 100MB between drives. It should take about 3-4 seconds.

[Vince Becquiot]

Here’s an easy fix, go download the windv (https://windv.mourek.cz/) (Free)

It can even split files or separate audio/Video, or export to tape.

It uses a large memory buffer for capture, that should take care of your frame dropping isues.

Cheers,

Vince

[Kelly Johnson]

Thank you both for all of your help. I have realised that if I want to capture with Premiere I would need some new hardware. This little program will work perfectly till then. Again thank you both.

[Brian]

Interestingly, I have exactly the same camera and am having the same problem with PP 2.0. In 1.5 I never had any trouble with dropped frames. Now I’m trying to capture to a newly-defragged 500GB drive that has ~250GB free. I have 1GB of memory and a 3.2GHz P4 with HT, which should be plenty of horsepower for a simple capture. The only change besides the software upgrade is moving from a Radeon 8500 video card to a new GeForce 6600 GT, but that’s an upgrade so I don’t know why that would be the issue unless there was some kind of interference from the video card driver.

[Kelly Johnson]

Interesting Brian,
I still haven’t figured it out but I have one idea. I think I will be getting a new MacBook Pro. FCP will solve the problem. Let me know if you have any ides that have worked. Plus I read you were in Utah, I am in Layton. Any way good luck.