[Angelo Rodriguez]

Yes it is DV, and lol, actualy do have a grandma named myrtle. But no dance recitals, my kids seem to be more mini cage fighters (with each other) then dancers. Maybe grandma might want a dvd of that who knows. But besides that, i agree tape is to cheap to compromise quality so i dont extend the play. I will check into the cameras menus to see if the settings are tweaked. The codec i believe is some Panasonic codec that “supposedly” was the most universal codec for video (told by another website) so i installed it (remember im just a beginner). Maybe thats the problem i will check that out as well.

Thanks for all your time in responding to my questions.

[Angelo Rodriguez]

Yes thanks for your advice, that sounds like it probably is whats happening and would explain the loss of audio after its dropped in the comp.

Forgive my total incomplete knowledge on this, but if this is the case, it is a capture problem, right? I understand ae is not an editing program, but in rare cases you may want just that small portion of audio in your clip. So, suggestions on capturing an avi without compression of audio, or is this compression automatically done in the camera?

I thank all for their time and input in resolving my questions.

[Angelo Rodriguez]

Yes, actually i have tried the ram preview. But the problem is, theres nothing to began with so theres nothing to preview. There is no waveform once its dropped into the comp. And you metioned the audio output box in the render que. Ive seen this suggestion before on other posts, but i dont seem to find that option. Is it because my comp has no audio to begin with? And if so, that takes me back to square one.