What can I close?

[Dave]

I'm trying to capture streaming video on my computer, and
occasionally, the video freezes momentarily duirng the
capture. I presume this is because XP is multi-tasking
something else and taking resources away from the video
capture.

Three questions:
1. What is the bare minimum programs/systems I need to
have running to keep Wondows alive during this capture?

2. How do I safely close whatever I don't need running?

and 3. Can I set up a special configuration where XP will
load only the bare minimum to do video capture without
manually having to go in and shut everything else down
every time? How do I do that?

Thanks in advance.

dave

[Dave]

Thanks, Michael, but I don't think I made it clear what
I'm trying to do. I'm dumping video from my analog
camcorder through a peripheral digitzing device (Pyro A/V
Link) into my PC so I can eventually burn it to DVD. As I
dump the video in in real time, XP apparently sidetracks
to process something else momentarily, and the video
freezes for that short amount of time.

In Win98 and ME, I was always told I could go into Task
Manager and close everything but Explorer and SysTray to
free up the maximum amount of memory. Is there a similar
function in XP? What is the bare minimum programs
and "systems" I need to keep running?

Thnaks in advance.

Dave
>-----Original Message-----
>Most onboard graphics cards share memory and that could
be a part of the
>problem. Also, even with a broadband connection, there
can be breaks in the
>data stream. Obviously, if the freezes are at the same
spot it's not live
>but recorded and what you are seeing may be a problem
with file even though
>it is being fed to you from the site, especially if the
freezes are at the
>same point.
>
>That said, it may not be the file, rather it is the
shared memory as
>mentioned above. It stops at the same point because
that's where the system
>apparently runs out of available memory for the task.
The graphics card is
>sharing with main system memory, other tasks are going
on, you are online,
>the system has background chores and at some point you
run beyond the
>system's ability to manage it.
>
>If you have access to a graphics card with its own
memory, at least 64MB
>given the overall graphics demands of XP, you might try
testing it on your
>system to see if it makes a difference. If not, there
may simply be
>something wrong with the file.
>
>--
>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
>"Dave" > wrote in
message
...
>> As I stream the video into the computer, the video
>> occasionally freezes for a few moments, then picks
>> up "live" again. When I review the video file,
>> the "freezes" appear in the same spots and apparently
for
>> the same durations.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Is your capture actually dropping frames...?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Dave" > wrote in
>> message
...
>>>> I'm trying to capture streaming video on my computer,
>> and
>>>> occasionally, the video freezes momentarily duirng
the
>>>> capture. I presume this is because XP is multi-
tasking
>>>> something else and taking resources away from the
video
>>>> capture.
>>>>
>>>> Three questions:
>>>> 1. What is the bare minimum programs/systems I need
to
>>>> have running to keep Wondows alive during this
capture?
>>>>
>>>> 2. How do I safely close whatever I don't need
running?
>>>>
>>>> and 3. Can I set up a special configuration where XP
>> will
>>>> load only the bare minimum to do video capture
without
>>>> manually having to go in and shut everything else
down
>>>> every time? How do I do that?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>> dave
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>
>
>.
>

[Steve C. Ray]

Dave, go to www.blackviper.com and look there. The site will tell you what
all the processes are and help you decide which ones you can eliminate.
--
Steve C. Ray
(Replace "mail" with "36db"
"Dave" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks, Michael, but I don't think I made it clear what
> I'm trying to do. I'm dumping video from my analog
> camcorder through a peripheral digitzing device (Pyro A/V
> Link) into my PC so I can eventually burn it to DVD. As I
> dump the video in in real time, XP apparently sidetracks
> to process something else momentarily, and the video
> freezes for that short amount of time.
>
> In Win98 and ME, I was always told I could go into Task
> Manager and close everything but Explorer and SysTray to
> free up the maximum amount of memory. Is there a similar
> function in XP? What is the bare minimum programs
> and "systems" I need to keep running?
>
> Thnaks in advance.
>
> Dave
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Most onboard graphics cards share memory and that could
> be a part of the
> >problem. Also, even with a broadband connection, there
> can be breaks in the
> >data stream. Obviously, if the freezes are at the same
> spot it's not live
> >but recorded and what you are seeing may be a problem
> with file even though
> >it is being fed to you from the site, especially if the
> freezes are at the
> >same point.
> >
> >That said, it may not be the file, rather it is the
> shared memory as
> >mentioned above. It stops at the same point because
> that's where the system
> >apparently runs out of available memory for the task.
> The graphics card is
> >sharing with main system memory, other tasks are going
> on, you are online,
> >the system has background chores and at some point you
> run beyond the
> >system's ability to manage it.
> >
> >If you have access to a graphics card with its own
> memory, at least 64MB
> >given the overall graphics demands of XP, you might try
> testing it on your
> >system to see if it makes a difference. If not, there
> may simply be
> >something wrong with the file.
> >
> >--
> >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> >Windows Shell/User
> >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> >DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> >
> >"Dave" > wrote in
> message
> ...
> >> As I stream the video into the computer, the video
> >> occasionally freezes for a few moments, then picks
> >> up "live" again. When I review the video file,
> >> the "freezes" appear in the same spots and apparently
> for
> >> the same durations.
> >>
> >> Dave
> >>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>Is your capture actually dropping frames...?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>"Dave" > wrote in
> >> message
> ...
> >>>> I'm trying to capture streaming video on my computer,
> >> and
> >>>> occasionally, the video freezes momentarily duirng
> the
> >>>> capture. I presume this is because XP is multi-
> tasking
> >>>> something else and taking resources away from the
> video
> >>>> capture.
> >>>>
> >>>> Three questions:
> >>>> 1. What is the bare minimum programs/systems I need
> to
> >>>> have running to keep Wondows alive during this
> capture?
> >>>>
> >>>> 2. How do I safely close whatever I don't need
> running?
> >>>>
> >>>> and 3. Can I set up a special configuration where XP
> >> will
> >>>> load only the bare minimum to do video capture
> without
> >>>> manually having to go in and shut everything else
> down
> >>>> every time? How do I do that?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks in advance.
> >>>>
> >>>> dave
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>.
> >>>
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Dave]

Thanks, Michael, but I don't think I made it clear what
I'm trying to do. I'm dumping video from my analog
camcorder through a peripheral digitzing device (Pyro A/V
Link) into my PC so I can eventually burn it to DVD. As I
dump the video in in real time, XP apparently sidetracks
to process something else momentarily, and the video
freezes for that short amount of time.

In Win98 and ME, I was always told I could go into Task
Manager and close everything but Explorer and SysTray to
free up the maximum amount of memory. Is there a similar
function in XP? What is the bare minimum programs
and "systems" I need to keep running?

Thnaks in advance.

Dave
>-----Original Message-----
>Most onboard graphics cards share memory and that could
be a part of the
>problem. Also, even with a broadband connection, there
can be breaks in the
>data stream. Obviously, if the freezes are at the same
spot it's not live
>but recorded and what you are seeing may be a problem
with file even though
>it is being fed to you from the site, especially if the
freezes are at the
>same point.
>
>That said, it may not be the file, rather it is the
shared memory as
>mentioned above. It stops at the same point because
that's where the system
>apparently runs out of available memory for the task.
The graphics card is
>sharing with main system memory, other tasks are going
on, you are online,
>the system has background chores and at some point you
run beyond the
>system's ability to manage it.
>
>If you have access to a graphics card with its own
memory, at least 64MB
>given the overall graphics demands of XP, you might try
testing it on your
>system to see if it makes a difference. If not, there
may simply be
>something wrong with the file.
>
>--
>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
>"Dave" > wrote in
message
...
>> As I stream the video into the computer, the video
>> occasionally freezes for a few moments, then picks
>> up "live" again. When I review the video file,
>> the "freezes" appear in the same spots and apparently
for
>> the same durations.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Is your capture actually dropping frames...?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Dave" > wrote in
>> message
...
>>>> I'm trying to capture streaming video on my computer,
>> and
>>>> occasionally, the video freezes momentarily duirng
the
>>>> capture. I presume this is because XP is multi-
tasking
>>>> something else and taking resources away from the
video
>>>> capture.
>>>>
>>>> Three questions:
>>>> 1. What is the bare minimum programs/systems I need
to
>>>> have running to keep Wondows alive during this
capture?
>>>>
>>>> 2. How do I safely close whatever I don't need
running?
>>>>
>>>> and 3. Can I set up a special configuration where XP
>> will
>>>> load only the bare minimum to do video capture
without
>>>> manually having to go in and shut everything else
down
>>>> every time? How do I do that?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>> dave
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>
>
>.
>

[Steve C. Ray]

Dave, go to www.blackviper.com and look there. The site will tell you what
all the processes are and help you decide which ones you can eliminate.
--
Steve C. Ray
(Replace "mail" with "36db"
"Dave" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks, Michael, but I don't think I made it clear what
> I'm trying to do. I'm dumping video from my analog
> camcorder through a peripheral digitzing device (Pyro A/V
> Link) into my PC so I can eventually burn it to DVD. As I
> dump the video in in real time, XP apparently sidetracks
> to process something else momentarily, and the video
> freezes for that short amount of time.
>
> In Win98 and ME, I was always told I could go into Task
> Manager and close everything but Explorer and SysTray to
> free up the maximum amount of memory. Is there a similar
> function in XP? What is the bare minimum programs
> and "systems" I need to keep running?
>
> Thnaks in advance.
>
> Dave
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Most onboard graphics cards share memory and that could
> be a part of the
> >problem. Also, even with a broadband connection, there
> can be breaks in the
> >data stream. Obviously, if the freezes are at the same
> spot it's not live
> >but recorded and what you are seeing may be a problem
> with file even though
> >it is being fed to you from the site, especially if the
> freezes are at the
> >same point.
> >
> >That said, it may not be the file, rather it is the
> shared memory as
> >mentioned above. It stops at the same point because
> that's where the system
> >apparently runs out of available memory for the task.
> The graphics card is
> >sharing with main system memory, other tasks are going
> on, you are online,
> >the system has background chores and at some point you
> run beyond the
> >system's ability to manage it.
> >
> >If you have access to a graphics card with its own
> memory, at least 64MB
> >given the overall graphics demands of XP, you might try
> testing it on your
> >system to see if it makes a difference. If not, there
> may simply be
> >something wrong with the file.
> >
> >--
> >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> >Windows Shell/User
> >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> >DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> >
> >"Dave" > wrote in
> message
> ...
> >> As I stream the video into the computer, the video
> >> occasionally freezes for a few moments, then picks
> >> up "live" again. When I review the video file,
> >> the "freezes" appear in the same spots and apparently
> for
> >> the same durations.
> >>
> >> Dave
> >>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>Is your capture actually dropping frames...?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>"Dave" > wrote in
> >> message
> ...
> >>>> I'm trying to capture streaming video on my computer,
> >> and
> >>>> occasionally, the video freezes momentarily duirng
> the
> >>>> capture. I presume this is because XP is multi-
> tasking
> >>>> something else and taking resources away from the
> video
> >>>> capture.
> >>>>
> >>>> Three questions:
> >>>> 1. What is the bare minimum programs/systems I need
> to
> >>>> have running to keep Wondows alive during this
> capture?
> >>>>
> >>>> 2. How do I safely close whatever I don't need
> running?
> >>>>
> >>>> and 3. Can I set up a special configuration where XP
> >> will
> >>>> load only the bare minimum to do video capture
> without
> >>>> manually having to go in and shut everything else
> down
> >>>> every time? How do I do that?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks in advance.
> >>>>
> >>>> dave
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>.
> >>>
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

You may be able to get around the limitations of an onboard graphics care
with shared memory by doing what Steve C. Ray in this thread mention's which
is closing some processes and blackviper is an excellent site. However,
whether its streaming video from the web or dumping video from your camera
in real time, this is a graphics intensive and is sure to hog memory and I
don't think that onboard card is up to it.

You're going to really be fighting this issue.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Dave" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks, Michael, but I don't think I made it clear what
> I'm trying to do. I'm dumping video from my analog
> camcorder through a peripheral digitzing device (Pyro A/V
> Link) into my PC so I can eventually burn it to DVD. As I
> dump the video in in real time, XP apparently sidetracks
> to process something else momentarily, and the video
> freezes for that short amount of time.
>
> In Win98 and ME, I was always told I could go into Task
> Manager and close everything but Explorer and SysTray to
> free up the maximum amount of memory. Is there a similar
> function in XP? What is the bare minimum programs
> and "systems" I need to keep running?
>
> Thnaks in advance.
>
> Dave
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Most onboard graphics cards share memory and that could
> be a part of the
>>problem. Also, even with a broadband connection, there
> can be breaks in the
>>data stream. Obviously, if the freezes are at the same
> spot it's not live
>>but recorded and what you are seeing may be a problem
> with file even though
>>it is being fed to you from the site, especially if the
> freezes are at the
>>same point.
>>
>>That said, it may not be the file, rather it is the
> shared memory as
>>mentioned above. It stops at the same point because
> that's where the system
>>apparently runs out of available memory for the task.
> The graphics card is
>>sharing with main system memory, other tasks are going
> on, you are online,
>>the system has background chores and at some point you
> run beyond the
>>system's ability to manage it.
>>
>>If you have access to a graphics card with its own
> memory, at least 64MB
>>given the overall graphics demands of XP, you might try
> testing it on your
>>system to see if it makes a difference. If not, there
> may simply be
>>something wrong with the file.
>>
>>--
>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>Windows Shell/User
>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>>"Dave" > wrote in
> message
...
>>> As I stream the video into the computer, the video
>>> occasionally freezes for a few moments, then picks
>>> up "live" again. When I review the video file,
>>> the "freezes" appear in the same spots and apparently
> for
>>> the same durations.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Is your capture actually dropping frames...?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Dave" > wrote in
>>> message
...
>>>>> I'm trying to capture streaming video on my computer,
>>> and
>>>>> occasionally, the video freezes momentarily duirng
> the
>>>>> capture. I presume this is because XP is multi-
> tasking
>>>>> something else and taking resources away from the
> video
>>>>> capture.
>>>>>
>>>>> Three questions:
>>>>> 1. What is the bare minimum programs/systems I need
> to
>>>>> have running to keep Wondows alive during this
> capture?
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. How do I safely close whatever I don't need
> running?
>>>>>
>>>>> and 3. Can I set up a special configuration where XP
>>> will
>>>>> load only the bare minimum to do video capture
> without
>>>>> manually having to go in and shut everything else
> down
>>>>> every time? How do I do that?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>>
>>>>> dave
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>

[Mike]

If you upgrade your RAM to 512MB or greater, that will probably solve all three of your problems. Try Fry's Electronics or outpost.com (their website). Expect to pay $70-80 and it is a very worthwhile investment.

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

You may be able to get around the limitations of an onboard graphics care
with shared memory by doing what Steve C. Ray in this thread mention's which
is closing some processes and blackviper is an excellent site. However,
whether its streaming video from the web or dumping video from your camera
in real time, this is a graphics intensive and is sure to hog memory and I
don't think that onboard card is up to it.

You're going to really be fighting this issue.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Dave" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks, Michael, but I don't think I made it clear what
> I'm trying to do. I'm dumping video from my analog
> camcorder through a peripheral digitzing device (Pyro A/V
> Link) into my PC so I can eventually burn it to DVD. As I
> dump the video in in real time, XP apparently sidetracks
> to process something else momentarily, and the video
> freezes for that short amount of time.
>
> In Win98 and ME, I was always told I could go into Task
> Manager and close everything but Explorer and SysTray to
> free up the maximum amount of memory. Is there a similar
> function in XP? What is the bare minimum programs
> and "systems" I need to keep running?
>
> Thnaks in advance.
>
> Dave
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Most onboard graphics cards share memory and that could
> be a part of the
>>problem. Also, even with a broadband connection, there
> can be breaks in the
>>data stream. Obviously, if the freezes are at the same
> spot it's not live
>>but recorded and what you are seeing may be a problem
> with file even though
>>it is being fed to you from the site, especially if the
> freezes are at the
>>same point.
>>
>>That said, it may not be the file, rather it is the
> shared memory as
>>mentioned above. It stops at the same point because
> that's where the system
>>apparently runs out of available memory for the task.
> The graphics card is
>>sharing with main system memory, other tasks are going
> on, you are online,
>>the system has background chores and at some point you
> run beyond the
>>system's ability to manage it.
>>
>>If you have access to a graphics card with its own
> memory, at least 64MB
>>given the overall graphics demands of XP, you might try
> testing it on your
>>system to see if it makes a difference. If not, there
> may simply be
>>something wrong with the file.
>>
>>--
>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>Windows Shell/User
>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>>"Dave" > wrote in
> message
...
>>> As I stream the video into the computer, the video
>>> occasionally freezes for a few moments, then picks
>>> up "live" again. When I review the video file,
>>> the "freezes" appear in the same spots and apparently
> for
>>> the same durations.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Is your capture actually dropping frames...?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Dave" > wrote in
>>> message
...
>>>>> I'm trying to capture streaming video on my computer,
>>> and
>>>>> occasionally, the video freezes momentarily duirng
> the
>>>>> capture. I presume this is because XP is multi-
> tasking
>>>>> something else and taking resources away from the
> video
>>>>> capture.
>>>>>
>>>>> Three questions:
>>>>> 1. What is the bare minimum programs/systems I need
> to
>>>>> have running to keep Wondows alive during this
> capture?
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. How do I safely close whatever I don't need
> running?
>>>>>
>>>>> and 3. Can I set up a special configuration where XP
>>> will
>>>>> load only the bare minimum to do video capture
> without
>>>>> manually having to go in and shut everything else
> down
>>>>> every time? How do I do that?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>>
>>>>> dave
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>

[Dave]

Already running 512MB of RAm and am maxed out.

>-----Original Message-----
>If you upgrade your RAM to 512MB or greater, that will
probably solve all three of your problems. Try Fry's
Electronics or outpost.com (their website). Expect to pay
$70-80 and it is a very worthwhile investment.
>.
>

[Dave]

Thanks, Michael, but I don't think I made it clear what
I'm trying to do. I'm dumping video from my analog
camcorder through a peripheral digitzing device (Pyro A/V
Link) into my PC so I can eventually burn it to DVD. As I
dump the video in in real time, XP apparently sidetracks
to process something else momentarily, and the video
freezes for that short amount of time.

In Win98 and ME, I was always told I could go into Task
Manager and close everything but Explorer and SysTray to
free up the maximum amount of memory. Is there a similar
function in XP? What is the bare minimum programs
and "systems" I need to keep running?

Thnaks in advance.

Dave
>-----Original Message-----
>Most onboard graphics cards share memory and that could
be a part of the
>problem. Also, even with a broadband connection, there
can be breaks in the
>data stream. Obviously, if the freezes are at the same
spot it's not live
>but recorded and what you are seeing may be a problem
with file even though
>it is being fed to you from the site, especially if the
freezes are at the
>same point.
>
>That said, it may not be the file, rather it is the
shared memory as
>mentioned above. It stops at the same point because
that's where the system
>apparently runs out of available memory for the task.
The graphics card is
>sharing with main system memory, other tasks are going
on, you are online,
>the system has background chores and at some point you
run beyond the
>system's ability to manage it.
>
>If you have access to a graphics card with its own
memory, at least 64MB
>given the overall graphics demands of XP, you might try
testing it on your
>system to see if it makes a difference. If not, there
may simply be
>something wrong with the file.
>
>--
>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
>"Dave" > wrote in
message
...
>> As I stream the video into the computer, the video
>> occasionally freezes for a few moments, then picks
>> up "live" again. When I review the video file,
>> the "freezes" appear in the same spots and apparently
for
>> the same durations.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Is your capture actually dropping frames...?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Dave" > wrote in
>> message
...
>>>> I'm trying to capture streaming video on my computer,
>> and
>>>> occasionally, the video freezes momentarily duirng
the
>>>> capture. I presume this is because XP is multi-
tasking
>>>> something else and taking resources away from the
video
>>>> capture.
>>>>
>>>> Three questions:
>>>> 1. What is the bare minimum programs/systems I need
to
>>>> have running to keep Wondows alive during this
capture?
>>>>
>>>> 2. How do I safely close whatever I don't need
running?
>>>>
>>>> and 3. Can I set up a special configuration where XP
>> will
>>>> load only the bare minimum to do video capture
without
>>>> manually having to go in and shut everything else
down
>>>> every time? How do I do that?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>> dave
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>
>
>.
>

[Steve C. Ray]

Dave, go to www.blackviper.com and look there. The site will tell you what
all the processes are and help you decide which ones you can eliminate.
--
Steve C. Ray
(Replace "mail" with "36db"
"Dave" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks, Michael, but I don't think I made it clear what
> I'm trying to do. I'm dumping video from my analog
> camcorder through a peripheral digitzing device (Pyro A/V
> Link) into my PC so I can eventually burn it to DVD. As I
> dump the video in in real time, XP apparently sidetracks
> to process something else momentarily, and the video
> freezes for that short amount of time.
>
> In Win98 and ME, I was always told I could go into Task
> Manager and close everything but Explorer and SysTray to
> free up the maximum amount of memory. Is there a similar
> function in XP? What is the bare minimum programs
> and "systems" I need to keep running?
>
> Thnaks in advance.
>
> Dave
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Most onboard graphics cards share memory and that could
> be a part of the
> >problem. Also, even with a broadband connection, there
> can be breaks in the
> >data stream. Obviously, if the freezes are at the same
> spot it's not live
> >but recorded and what you are seeing may be a problem
> with file even though
> >it is being fed to you from the site, especially if the
> freezes are at the
> >same point.
> >
> >That said, it may not be the file, rather it is the
> shared memory as
> >mentioned above. It stops at the same point because
> that's where the system
> >apparently runs out of available memory for the task.
> The graphics card is
> >sharing with main system memory, other tasks are going
> on, you are online,
> >the system has background chores and at some point you
> run beyond the
> >system's ability to manage it.
> >
> >If you have access to a graphics card with its own
> memory, at least 64MB
> >given the overall graphics demands of XP, you might try
> testing it on your
> >system to see if it makes a difference. If not, there
> may simply be
> >something wrong with the file.
> >
> >--
> >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> >Windows Shell/User
> >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> >DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> >
> >"Dave" > wrote in
> message
> ...
> >> As I stream the video into the computer, the video
> >> occasionally freezes for a few moments, then picks
> >> up "live" again. When I review the video file,
> >> the "freezes" appear in the same spots and apparently
> for
> >> the same durations.
> >>
> >> Dave
> >>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>Is your capture actually dropping frames...?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>"Dave" > wrote in
> >> message
> ...
> >>>> I'm trying to capture streaming video on my computer,
> >> and
> >>>> occasionally, the video freezes momentarily duirng
> the
> >>>> capture. I presume this is because XP is multi-
> tasking
> >>>> something else and taking resources away from the
> video
> >>>> capture.
> >>>>
> >>>> Three questions:
> >>>> 1. What is the bare minimum programs/systems I need
> to
> >>>> have running to keep Wondows alive during this
> capture?
> >>>>
> >>>> 2. How do I safely close whatever I don't need
> running?
> >>>>
> >>>> and 3. Can I set up a special configuration where XP
> >> will
> >>>> load only the bare minimum to do video capture
> without
> >>>> manually having to go in and shut everything else
> down
> >>>> every time? How do I do that?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks in advance.
> >>>>
> >>>> dave
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>.
> >>>
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

You may be able to get around the limitations of an onboard graphics care
with shared memory by doing what Steve C. Ray in this thread mention's which
is closing some processes and blackviper is an excellent site. However,
whether its streaming video from the web or dumping video from your camera
in real time, this is a graphics intensive and is sure to hog memory and I
don't think that onboard card is up to it.

You're going to really be fighting this issue.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Dave" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks, Michael, but I don't think I made it clear what
> I'm trying to do. I'm dumping video from my analog
> camcorder through a peripheral digitzing device (Pyro A/V
> Link) into my PC so I can eventually burn it to DVD. As I
> dump the video in in real time, XP apparently sidetracks
> to process something else momentarily, and the video
> freezes for that short amount of time.
>
> In Win98 and ME, I was always told I could go into Task
> Manager and close everything but Explorer and SysTray to
> free up the maximum amount of memory. Is there a similar
> function in XP? What is the bare minimum programs
> and "systems" I need to keep running?
>
> Thnaks in advance.
>
> Dave
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Most onboard graphics cards share memory and that could
> be a part of the
>>problem. Also, even with a broadband connection, there
> can be breaks in the
>>data stream. Obviously, if the freezes are at the same
> spot it's not live
>>but recorded and what you are seeing may be a problem
> with file even though
>>it is being fed to you from the site, especially if the
> freezes are at the
>>same point.
>>
>>That said, it may not be the file, rather it is the
> shared memory as
>>mentioned above. It stops at the same point because
> that's where the system
>>apparently runs out of available memory for the task.
> The graphics card is
>>sharing with main system memory, other tasks are going
> on, you are online,
>>the system has background chores and at some point you
> run beyond the
>>system's ability to manage it.
>>
>>If you have access to a graphics card with its own
> memory, at least 64MB
>>given the overall graphics demands of XP, you might try
> testing it on your
>>system to see if it makes a difference. If not, there
> may simply be
>>something wrong with the file.
>>
>>--
>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>Windows Shell/User
>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>>"Dave" > wrote in
> message
...
>>> As I stream the video into the computer, the video
>>> occasionally freezes for a few moments, then picks
>>> up "live" again. When I review the video file,
>>> the "freezes" appear in the same spots and apparently
> for
>>> the same durations.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Is your capture actually dropping frames...?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Dave" > wrote in
>>> message
...
>>>>> I'm trying to capture streaming video on my computer,
>>> and
>>>>> occasionally, the video freezes momentarily duirng
> the
>>>>> capture. I presume this is because XP is multi-
> tasking
>>>>> something else and taking resources away from the
> video
>>>>> capture.
>>>>>
>>>>> Three questions:
>>>>> 1. What is the bare minimum programs/systems I need
> to
>>>>> have running to keep Wondows alive during this
> capture?
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. How do I safely close whatever I don't need
> running?
>>>>>
>>>>> and 3. Can I set up a special configuration where XP
>>> will
>>>>> load only the bare minimum to do video capture
> without
>>>>> manually having to go in and shut everything else
> down
>>>>> every time? How do I do that?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>>
>>>>> dave
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>

[Dave]

Thanks, Michael, but I don't think I made it clear what
I'm trying to do. I'm dumping video from my analog
camcorder through a peripheral digitzing device (Pyro A/V
Link) into my PC so I can eventually burn it to DVD. As I
dump the video in in real time, XP apparently sidetracks
to process something else momentarily, and the video
freezes for that short amount of time.

In Win98 and ME, I was always told I could go into Task
Manager and close everything but Explorer and SysTray to
free up the maximum amount of memory. Is there a similar
function in XP? What is the bare minimum programs
and "systems" I need to keep running?

Thnaks in advance.

Dave
>-----Original Message-----
>Most onboard graphics cards share memory and that could
be a part of the
>problem. Also, even with a broadband connection, there
can be breaks in the
>data stream. Obviously, if the freezes are at the same
spot it's not live
>but recorded and what you are seeing may be a problem
with file even though
>it is being fed to you from the site, especially if the
freezes are at the
>same point.
>
>That said, it may not be the file, rather it is the
shared memory as
>mentioned above. It stops at the same point because
that's where the system
>apparently runs out of available memory for the task.
The graphics card is
>sharing with main system memory, other tasks are going
on, you are online,
>the system has background chores and at some point you
run beyond the
>system's ability to manage it.
>
>If you have access to a graphics card with its own
memory, at least 64MB
>given the overall graphics demands of XP, you might try
testing it on your
>system to see if it makes a difference. If not, there
may simply be
>something wrong with the file.
>
>--
>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
>"Dave" > wrote in
message
...
>> As I stream the video into the computer, the video
>> occasionally freezes for a few moments, then picks
>> up "live" again. When I review the video file,
>> the "freezes" appear in the same spots and apparently
for
>> the same durations.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Is your capture actually dropping frames...?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Dave" > wrote in
>> message
...
>>>> I'm trying to capture streaming video on my computer,
>> and
>>>> occasionally, the video freezes momentarily duirng
the
>>>> capture. I presume this is because XP is multi-
tasking
>>>> something else and taking resources away from the
video
>>>> capture.
>>>>
>>>> Three questions:
>>>> 1. What is the bare minimum programs/systems I need
to
>>>> have running to keep Wondows alive during this
capture?
>>>>
>>>> 2. How do I safely close whatever I don't need
running?
>>>>
>>>> and 3. Can I set up a special configuration where XP
>> will
>>>> load only the bare minimum to do video capture
without
>>>> manually having to go in and shut everything else
down
>>>> every time? How do I do that?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>> dave
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>
>
>.
>

[Steve C. Ray]

Dave, go to www.blackviper.com and look there. The site will tell you what
all the processes are and help you decide which ones you can eliminate.
--
Steve C. Ray
(Replace "mail" with "36db"
"Dave" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks, Michael, but I don't think I made it clear what
> I'm trying to do. I'm dumping video from my analog
> camcorder through a peripheral digitzing device (Pyro A/V
> Link) into my PC so I can eventually burn it to DVD. As I
> dump the video in in real time, XP apparently sidetracks
> to process something else momentarily, and the video
> freezes for that short amount of time.
>
> In Win98 and ME, I was always told I could go into Task
> Manager and close everything but Explorer and SysTray to
> free up the maximum amount of memory. Is there a similar
> function in XP? What is the bare minimum programs
> and "systems" I need to keep running?
>
> Thnaks in advance.
>
> Dave
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Most onboard graphics cards share memory and that could
> be a part of the
> >problem. Also, even with a broadband connection, there
> can be breaks in the
> >data stream. Obviously, if the freezes are at the same
> spot it's not live
> >but recorded and what you are seeing may be a problem
> with file even though
> >it is being fed to you from the site, especially if the
> freezes are at the
> >same point.
> >
> >That said, it may not be the file, rather it is the
> shared memory as
> >mentioned above. It stops at the same point because
> that's where the system
> >apparently runs out of available memory for the task.
> The graphics card is
> >sharing with main system memory, other tasks are going
> on, you are online,
> >the system has background chores and at some point you
> run beyond the
> >system's ability to manage it.
> >
> >If you have access to a graphics card with its own
> memory, at least 64MB
> >given the overall graphics demands of XP, you might try
> testing it on your
> >system to see if it makes a difference. If not, there
> may simply be
> >something wrong with the file.
> >
> >--
> >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> >Windows Shell/User
> >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> >DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> >
> >"Dave" > wrote in
> message
> ...
> >> As I stream the video into the computer, the video
> >> occasionally freezes for a few moments, then picks
> >> up "live" again. When I review the video file,
> >> the "freezes" appear in the same spots and apparently
> for
> >> the same durations.
> >>
> >> Dave
> >>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>Is your capture actually dropping frames...?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>"Dave" > wrote in
> >> message
> ...
> >>>> I'm trying to capture streaming video on my computer,
> >> and
> >>>> occasionally, the video freezes momentarily duirng
> the
> >>>> capture. I presume this is because XP is multi-
> tasking
> >>>> something else and taking resources away from the
> video
> >>>> capture.
> >>>>
> >>>> Three questions:
> >>>> 1. What is the bare minimum programs/systems I need
> to
> >>>> have running to keep Wondows alive during this
> capture?
> >>>>
> >>>> 2. How do I safely close whatever I don't need
> running?
> >>>>
> >>>> and 3. Can I set up a special configuration where XP
> >> will
> >>>> load only the bare minimum to do video capture
> without
> >>>> manually having to go in and shut everything else
> down
> >>>> every time? How do I do that?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks in advance.
> >>>>
> >>>> dave
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>.
> >>>
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

You may be able to get around the limitations of an onboard graphics care
with shared memory by doing what Steve C. Ray in this thread mention's which
is closing some processes and blackviper is an excellent site. However,
whether its streaming video from the web or dumping video from your camera
in real time, this is a graphics intensive and is sure to hog memory and I
don't think that onboard card is up to it.

You're going to really be fighting this issue.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Dave" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks, Michael, but I don't think I made it clear what
> I'm trying to do. I'm dumping video from my analog
> camcorder through a peripheral digitzing device (Pyro A/V
> Link) into my PC so I can eventually burn it to DVD. As I
> dump the video in in real time, XP apparently sidetracks
> to process something else momentarily, and the video
> freezes for that short amount of time.
>
> In Win98 and ME, I was always told I could go into Task
> Manager and close everything but Explorer and SysTray to
> free up the maximum amount of memory. Is there a similar
> function in XP? What is the bare minimum programs
> and "systems" I need to keep running?
>
> Thnaks in advance.
>
> Dave
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Most onboard graphics cards share memory and that could
> be a part of the
>>problem. Also, even with a broadband connection, there
> can be breaks in the
>>data stream. Obviously, if the freezes are at the same
> spot it's not live
>>but recorded and what you are seeing may be a problem
> with file even though
>>it is being fed to you from the site, especially if the
> freezes are at the
>>same point.
>>
>>That said, it may not be the file, rather it is the
> shared memory as
>>mentioned above. It stops at the same point because
> that's where the system
>>apparently runs out of available memory for the task.
> The graphics card is
>>sharing with main system memory, other tasks are going
> on, you are online,
>>the system has background chores and at some point you
> run beyond the
>>system's ability to manage it.
>>
>>If you have access to a graphics card with its own
> memory, at least 64MB
>>given the overall graphics demands of XP, you might try
> testing it on your
>>system to see if it makes a difference. If not, there
> may simply be
>>something wrong with the file.
>>
>>--
>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>Windows Shell/User
>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>>"Dave" > wrote in
> message
...
>>> As I stream the video into the computer, the video
>>> occasionally freezes for a few moments, then picks
>>> up "live" again. When I review the video file,
>>> the "freezes" appear in the same spots and apparently
> for
>>> the same durations.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Is your capture actually dropping frames...?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Dave" > wrote in
>>> message
...
>>>>> I'm trying to capture streaming video on my computer,
>>> and
>>>>> occasionally, the video freezes momentarily duirng
> the
>>>>> capture. I presume this is because XP is multi-
> tasking
>>>>> something else and taking resources away from the
> video
>>>>> capture.
>>>>>
>>>>> Three questions:
>>>>> 1. What is the bare minimum programs/systems I need
> to
>>>>> have running to keep Wondows alive during this
> capture?
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. How do I safely close whatever I don't need
> running?
>>>>>
>>>>> and 3. Can I set up a special configuration where XP
>>> will
>>>>> load only the bare minimum to do video capture
> without
>>>>> manually having to go in and shut everything else
> down
>>>>> every time? How do I do that?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>>
>>>>> dave
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>

[Dave]

Thanks, Michael, but I don't think I made it clear what
I'm trying to do. I'm dumping video from my analog
camcorder through a peripheral digitzing device (Pyro A/V
Link) into my PC so I can eventually burn it to DVD. As I
dump the video in in real time, XP apparently sidetracks
to process something else momentarily, and the video
freezes for that short amount of time.

In Win98 and ME, I was always told I could go into Task
Manager and close everything but Explorer and SysTray to
free up the maximum amount of memory. Is there a similar
function in XP? What is the bare minimum programs
and "systems" I need to keep running?

Thnaks in advance.

Dave
>-----Original Message-----
>Most onboard graphics cards share memory and that could
be a part of the
>problem. Also, even with a broadband connection, there
can be breaks in the
>data stream. Obviously, if the freezes are at the same
spot it's not live
>but recorded and what you are seeing may be a problem
with file even though
>it is being fed to you from the site, especially if the
freezes are at the
>same point.
>
>That said, it may not be the file, rather it is the
shared memory as
>mentioned above. It stops at the same point because
that's where the system
>apparently runs out of available memory for the task.
The graphics card is
>sharing with main system memory, other tasks are going
on, you are online,
>the system has background chores and at some point you
run beyond the
>system's ability to manage it.
>
>If you have access to a graphics card with its own
memory, at least 64MB
>given the overall graphics demands of XP, you might try
testing it on your
>system to see if it makes a difference. If not, there
may simply be
>something wrong with the file.
>
>--
>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
>"Dave" > wrote in
message
...
>> As I stream the video into the computer, the video
>> occasionally freezes for a few moments, then picks
>> up "live" again. When I review the video file,
>> the "freezes" appear in the same spots and apparently
for
>> the same durations.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Is your capture actually dropping frames...?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Dave" > wrote in
>> message
...
>>>> I'm trying to capture streaming video on my computer,
>> and
>>>> occasionally, the video freezes momentarily duirng
the
>>>> capture. I presume this is because XP is multi-
tasking
>>>> something else and taking resources away from the
video
>>>> capture.
>>>>
>>>> Three questions:
>>>> 1. What is the bare minimum programs/systems I need
to
>>>> have running to keep Wondows alive during this
capture?
>>>>
>>>> 2. How do I safely close whatever I don't need
running?
>>>>
>>>> and 3. Can I set up a special configuration where XP
>> will
>>>> load only the bare minimum to do video capture
without
>>>> manually having to go in and shut everything else
down
>>>> every time? How do I do that?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>> dave
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>
>
>.
>

[Steve C. Ray]

Dave, go to www.blackviper.com and look there. The site will tell you what
all the processes are and help you decide which ones you can eliminate.
--
Steve C. Ray
(Replace "mail" with "36db"
"Dave" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks, Michael, but I don't think I made it clear what
> I'm trying to do. I'm dumping video from my analog
> camcorder through a peripheral digitzing device (Pyro A/V
> Link) into my PC so I can eventually burn it to DVD. As I
> dump the video in in real time, XP apparently sidetracks
> to process something else momentarily, and the video
> freezes for that short amount of time.
>
> In Win98 and ME, I was always told I could go into Task
> Manager and close everything but Explorer and SysTray to
> free up the maximum amount of memory. Is there a similar
> function in XP? What is the bare minimum programs
> and "systems" I need to keep running?
>
> Thnaks in advance.
>
> Dave
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Most onboard graphics cards share memory and that could
> be a part of the
> >problem. Also, even with a broadband connection, there
> can be breaks in the
> >data stream. Obviously, if the freezes are at the same
> spot it's not live
> >but recorded and what you are seeing may be a problem
> with file even though
> >it is being fed to you from the site, especially if the
> freezes are at the
> >same point.
> >
> >That said, it may not be the file, rather it is the
> shared memory as
> >mentioned above. It stops at the same point because
> that's where the system
> >apparently runs out of available memory for the task.
> The graphics card is
> >sharing with main system memory, other tasks are going
> on, you are online,
> >the system has background chores and at some point you
> run beyond the
> >system's ability to manage it.
> >
> >If you have access to a graphics card with its own
> memory, at least 64MB
> >given the overall graphics demands of XP, you might try
> testing it on your
> >system to see if it makes a difference. If not, there
> may simply be
> >something wrong with the file.
> >
> >--
> >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> >Windows Shell/User
> >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> >DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> >
> >"Dave" > wrote in
> message
> ...
> >> As I stream the video into the computer, the video
> >> occasionally freezes for a few moments, then picks
> >> up "live" again. When I review the video file,
> >> the "freezes" appear in the same spots and apparently
> for
> >> the same durations.
> >>
> >> Dave
> >>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>Is your capture actually dropping frames...?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>"Dave" > wrote in
> >> message
> ...
> >>>> I'm trying to capture streaming video on my computer,
> >> and
> >>>> occasionally, the video freezes momentarily duirng
> the
> >>>> capture. I presume this is because XP is multi-
> tasking
> >>>> something else and taking resources away from the
> video
> >>>> capture.
> >>>>
> >>>> Three questions:
> >>>> 1. What is the bare minimum programs/systems I need
> to
> >>>> have running to keep Wondows alive during this
> capture?
> >>>>
> >>>> 2. How do I safely close whatever I don't need
> running?
> >>>>
> >>>> and 3. Can I set up a special configuration where XP
> >> will
> >>>> load only the bare minimum to do video capture
> without
> >>>> manually having to go in and shut everything else
> down
> >>>> every time? How do I do that?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks in advance.
> >>>>
> >>>> dave
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>.
> >>>
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

You may be able to get around the limitations of an onboard graphics care
with shared memory by doing what Steve C. Ray in this thread mention's which
is closing some processes and blackviper is an excellent site. However,
whether its streaming video from the web or dumping video from your camera
in real time, this is a graphics intensive and is sure to hog memory and I
don't think that onboard card is up to it.

You're going to really be fighting this issue.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Dave" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks, Michael, but I don't think I made it clear what
> I'm trying to do. I'm dumping video from my analog
> camcorder through a peripheral digitzing device (Pyro A/V
> Link) into my PC so I can eventually burn it to DVD. As I
> dump the video in in real time, XP apparently sidetracks
> to process something else momentarily, and the video
> freezes for that short amount of time.
>
> In Win98 and ME, I was always told I could go into Task
> Manager and close everything but Explorer and SysTray to
> free up the maximum amount of memory. Is there a similar
> function in XP? What is the bare minimum programs
> and "systems" I need to keep running?
>
> Thnaks in advance.
>
> Dave
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Most onboard graphics cards share memory and that could
> be a part of the
>>problem. Also, even with a broadband connection, there
> can be breaks in the
>>data stream. Obviously, if the freezes are at the same
> spot it's not live
>>but recorded and what you are seeing may be a problem
> with file even though
>>it is being fed to you from the site, especially if the
> freezes are at the
>>same point.
>>
>>That said, it may not be the file, rather it is the
> shared memory as
>>mentioned above. It stops at the same point because
> that's where the system
>>apparently runs out of available memory for the task.
> The graphics card is
>>sharing with main system memory, other tasks are going
> on, you are online,
>>the system has background chores and at some point you
> run beyond the
>>system's ability to manage it.
>>
>>If you have access to a graphics card with its own
> memory, at least 64MB
>>given the overall graphics demands of XP, you might try
> testing it on your
>>system to see if it makes a difference. If not, there
> may simply be
>>something wrong with the file.
>>
>>--
>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>Windows Shell/User
>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>>"Dave" > wrote in
> message
...
>>> As I stream the video into the computer, the video
>>> occasionally freezes for a few moments, then picks
>>> up "live" again. When I review the video file,
>>> the "freezes" appear in the same spots and apparently
> for
>>> the same durations.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Is your capture actually dropping frames...?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Dave" > wrote in
>>> message
...
>>>>> I'm trying to capture streaming video on my computer,
>>> and
>>>>> occasionally, the video freezes momentarily duirng
> the
>>>>> capture. I presume this is because XP is multi-
> tasking
>>>>> something else and taking resources away from the
> video
>>>>> capture.
>>>>>
>>>>> Three questions:
>>>>> 1. What is the bare minimum programs/systems I need
> to
>>>>> have running to keep Wondows alive during this
> capture?
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. How do I safely close whatever I don't need
> running?
>>>>>
>>>>> and 3. Can I set up a special configuration where XP
>>> will
>>>>> load only the bare minimum to do video capture
> without
>>>>> manually having to go in and shut everything else
> down
>>>>> every time? How do I do that?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>>
>>>>> dave
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Given what you are doing, I'd be looking for a card with at least 128MB of
onboard ram and really 256MB to play safe. If you have access to someone
with a card with its own memory, even if it's just 64MB, you might want to
try it out on your system to see if it resolves the issue or at least seems
to improve the situation. At least then you'd know you are on the right
track.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Dave" > wrote in message
...
>I appreciate your insight, Michael. What exactly should I
> be looking for in a graphics card, then?
>
> Dave
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>You may be able to get around the limitations of an
> onboard graphics care
>>with shared memory by doing what Steve C. Ray in this
> thread mention's which
>>is closing some processes and blackviper is an excellent
> site. However,
>>whether its streaming video from the web or dumping
> video from your camera
>>in real time, this is a graphics intensive and is sure
> to hog memory and I
>>don't think that onboard card is up to it.
>>
>>You're going to really be fighting this issue.
>>
>>--
>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>Windows Shell/User
>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>>"Dave" > wrote in
> message
...
>>> Thanks, Michael, but I don't think I made it clear what
>>> I'm trying to do. I'm dumping video from my analog
>>> camcorder through a peripheral digitzing device (Pyro
> A/V
>>> Link) into my PC so I can eventually burn it to DVD.
> As I
>>> dump the video in in real time, XP apparently
> sidetracks
>>> to process something else momentarily, and the video
>>> freezes for that short amount of time.
>>>
>>> In Win98 and ME, I was always told I could go into Task
>>> Manager and close everything but Explorer and SysTray
> to
>>> free up the maximum amount of memory. Is there a
> similar
>>> function in XP? What is the bare minimum programs
>>> and "systems" I need to keep running?
>>>
>>> Thnaks in advance.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Most onboard graphics cards share memory and that could
>>> be a part of the
>>>>problem. Also, even with a broadband connection, there
>>> can be breaks in the
>>>>data stream. Obviously, if the freezes are at the same
>>> spot it's not live
>>>>but recorded and what you are seeing may be a problem
>>> with file even though
>>>>it is being fed to you from the site, especially if the
>>> freezes are at the
>>>>same point.
>>>>
>>>>That said, it may not be the file, rather it is the
>>> shared memory as
>>>>mentioned above. It stops at the same point because
>>> that's where the system
>>>>apparently runs out of available memory for the task.
>>> The graphics card is
>>>>sharing with main system memory, other tasks are going
>>> on, you are online,
>>>>the system has background chores and at some point you
>>> run beyond the
>>>>system's ability to manage it.
>>>>
>>>>If you have access to a graphics card with its own
>>> memory, at least 64MB
>>>>given the overall graphics demands of XP, you might try
>>> testing it on your
>>>>system to see if it makes a difference. If not, there
>>> may simply be
>>>>something wrong with the file.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>>>Windows Shell/User
>>>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>>>
>>>>"Dave" > wrote in
>>> message
...
>>>>> As I stream the video into the computer, the video
>>>>> occasionally freezes for a few moments, then picks
>>>>> up "live" again. When I review the video file,
>>>>> the "freezes" appear in the same spots and apparently
>>> for
>>>>> the same durations.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave
>>>>>
>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>Is your capture actually dropping frames...?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Dave" > wrote in
>>>>> message
...
>>>>>>> I'm trying to capture streaming video on my
> computer,
>>>>> and
>>>>>>> occasionally, the video freezes momentarily duirng
>>> the
>>>>>>> capture. I presume this is because XP is multi-
>>> tasking
>>>>>>> something else and taking resources away from the
>>> video
>>>>>>> capture.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Three questions:
>>>>>>> 1. What is the bare minimum programs/systems I need
>>> to
>>>>>>> have running to keep Wondows alive during this
>>> capture?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2. How do I safely close whatever I don't need
>>> running?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> and 3. Can I set up a special configuration where
> XP
>>>>> will
>>>>>>> load only the bare minimum to do video capture
>>> without
>>>>>>> manually having to go in and shut everything else
>>> down
>>>>>>> every time? How do I do that?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> dave
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>.
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Given what you are doing, I'd be looking for a card with at least 128MB of
onboard ram and really 256MB to play safe. If you have access to someone
with a card with its own memory, even if it's just 64MB, you might want to
try it out on your system to see if it resolves the issue or at least seems
to improve the situation. At least then you'd know you are on the right
track.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Dave" > wrote in message
...
>I appreciate your insight, Michael. What exactly should I
> be looking for in a graphics card, then?
>
> Dave
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>You may be able to get around the limitations of an
> onboard graphics care
>>with shared memory by doing what Steve C. Ray in this
> thread mention's which
>>is closing some processes and blackviper is an excellent
> site. However,
>>whether its streaming video from the web or dumping
> video from your camera
>>in real time, this is a graphics intensive and is sure
> to hog memory and I
>>don't think that onboard card is up to it.
>>
>>You're going to really be fighting this issue.
>>
>>--
>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>Windows Shell/User
>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>>"Dave" > wrote in
> message
...
>>> Thanks, Michael, but I don't think I made it clear what
>>> I'm trying to do. I'm dumping video from my analog
>>> camcorder through a peripheral digitzing device (Pyro
> A/V
>>> Link) into my PC so I can eventually burn it to DVD.
> As I
>>> dump the video in in real time, XP apparently
> sidetracks
>>> to process something else momentarily, and the video
>>> freezes for that short amount of time.
>>>
>>> In Win98 and ME, I was always told I could go into Task
>>> Manager and close everything but Explorer and SysTray
> to
>>> free up the maximum amount of memory. Is there a
> similar
>>> function in XP? What is the bare minimum programs
>>> and "systems" I need to keep running?
>>>
>>> Thnaks in advance.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Most onboard graphics cards share memory and that could
>>> be a part of the
>>>>problem. Also, even with a broadband connection, there
>>> can be breaks in the
>>>>data stream. Obviously, if the freezes are at the same
>>> spot it's not live
>>>>but recorded and what you are seeing may be a problem
>>> with file even though
>>>>it is being fed to you from the site, especially if the
>>> freezes are at the
>>>>same point.
>>>>
>>>>That said, it may not be the file, rather it is the
>>> shared memory as
>>>>mentioned above. It stops at the same point because
>>> that's where the system
>>>>apparently runs out of available memory for the task.
>>> The graphics card is
>>>>sharing with main system memory, other tasks are going
>>> on, you are online,
>>>>the system has background chores and at some point you
>>> run beyond the
>>>>system's ability to manage it.
>>>>
>>>>If you have access to a graphics card with its own
>>> memory, at least 64MB
>>>>given the overall graphics demands of XP, you might try
>>> testing it on your
>>>>system to see if it makes a difference. If not, there
>>> may simply be
>>>>something wrong with the file.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>>>Windows Shell/User
>>>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>>>
>>>>"Dave" > wrote in
>>> message
...
>>>>> As I stream the video into the computer, the video
>>>>> occasionally freezes for a few moments, then picks
>>>>> up "live" again. When I review the video file,
>>>>> the "freezes" appear in the same spots and apparently
>>> for
>>>>> the same durations.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave
>>>>>
>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>Is your capture actually dropping frames...?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Dave" > wrote in
>>>>> message
...
>>>>>>> I'm trying to capture streaming video on my
> computer,
>>>>> and
>>>>>>> occasionally, the video freezes momentarily duirng
>>> the
>>>>>>> capture. I presume this is because XP is multi-
>>> tasking
>>>>>>> something else and taking resources away from the
>>> video
>>>>>>> capture.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Three questions:
>>>>>>> 1. What is the bare minimum programs/systems I need
>>> to
>>>>>>> have running to keep Wondows alive during this
>>> capture?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2. How do I safely close whatever I don't need
>>> running?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> and 3. Can I set up a special configuration where
> XP
>>>>> will
>>>>>>> load only the bare minimum to do video capture
>>> without
>>>>>>> manually having to go in and shut everything else
>>> down
>>>>>>> every time? How do I do that?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> dave
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>.
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Given what you are doing, I'd be looking for a card with at least 128MB of
onboard ram and really 256MB to play safe. If you have access to someone
with a card with its own memory, even if it's just 64MB, you might want to
try it out on your system to see if it resolves the issue or at least seems
to improve the situation. At least then you'd know you are on the right
track.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Dave" > wrote in message
...
>I appreciate your insight, Michael. What exactly should I
> be looking for in a graphics card, then?
>
> Dave
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>You may be able to get around the limitations of an
> onboard graphics care
>>with shared memory by doing what Steve C. Ray in this
> thread mention's which
>>is closing some processes and blackviper is an excellent
> site. However,
>>whether its streaming video from the web or dumping
> video from your camera
>>in real time, this is a graphics intensive and is sure
> to hog memory and I
>>don't think that onboard card is up to it.
>>
>>You're going to really be fighting this issue.
>>
>>--
>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>Windows Shell/User
>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>>"Dave" > wrote in
> message
...
>>> Thanks, Michael, but I don't think I made it clear what
>>> I'm trying to do. I'm dumping video from my analog
>>> camcorder through a peripheral digitzing device (Pyro
> A/V
>>> Link) into my PC so I can eventually burn it to DVD.
> As I
>>> dump the video in in real time, XP apparently
> sidetracks
>>> to process something else momentarily, and the video
>>> freezes for that short amount of time.
>>>
>>> In Win98 and ME, I was always told I could go into Task
>>> Manager and close everything but Explorer and SysTray
> to
>>> free up the maximum amount of memory. Is there a
> similar
>>> function in XP? What is the bare minimum programs
>>> and "systems" I need to keep running?
>>>
>>> Thnaks in advance.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Most onboard graphics cards share memory and that could
>>> be a part of the
>>>>problem. Also, even with a broadband connection, there
>>> can be breaks in the
>>>>data stream. Obviously, if the freezes are at the same
>>> spot it's not live
>>>>but recorded and what you are seeing may be a problem
>>> with file even though
>>>>it is being fed to you from the site, especially if the
>>> freezes are at the
>>>>same point.
>>>>
>>>>That said, it may not be the file, rather it is the
>>> shared memory as
>>>>mentioned above. It stops at the same point because
>>> that's where the system
>>>>apparently runs out of available memory for the task.
>>> The graphics card is
>>>>sharing with main system memory, other tasks are going
>>> on, you are online,
>>>>the system has background chores and at some point you
>>> run beyond the
>>>>system's ability to manage it.
>>>>
>>>>If you have access to a graphics card with its own
>>> memory, at least 64MB
>>>>given the overall graphics demands of XP, you might try
>>> testing it on your
>>>>system to see if it makes a difference. If not, there
>>> may simply be
>>>>something wrong with the file.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>>>Windows Shell/User
>>>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>>>
>>>>"Dave" > wrote in
>>> message
...
>>>>> As I stream the video into the computer, the video
>>>>> occasionally freezes for a few moments, then picks
>>>>> up "live" again. When I review the video file,
>>>>> the "freezes" appear in the same spots and apparently
>>> for
>>>>> the same durations.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave
>>>>>
>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>Is your capture actually dropping frames...?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Dave" > wrote in
>>>>> message
...
>>>>>>> I'm trying to capture streaming video on my
> computer,
>>>>> and
>>>>>>> occasionally, the video freezes momentarily duirng
>>> the
>>>>>>> capture. I presume this is because XP is multi-
>>> tasking
>>>>>>> something else and taking resources away from the
>>> video
>>>>>>> capture.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Three questions:
>>>>>>> 1. What is the bare minimum programs/systems I need
>>> to
>>>>>>> have running to keep Wondows alive during this
>>> capture?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2. How do I safely close whatever I don't need
>>> running?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> and 3. Can I set up a special configuration where
> XP
>>>>> will
>>>>>>> load only the bare minimum to do video capture
>>> without
>>>>>>> manually having to go in and shut everything else
>>> down
>>>>>>> every time? How do I do that?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> dave
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>.
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Given what you are doing, I'd be looking for a card with at least 128MB of
onboard ram and really 256MB to play safe. If you have access to someone
with a card with its own memory, even if it's just 64MB, you might want to
try it out on your system to see if it resolves the issue or at least seems
to improve the situation. At least then you'd know you are on the right
track.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Dave" > wrote in message
...
>I appreciate your insight, Michael. What exactly should I
> be looking for in a graphics card, then?
>
> Dave
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>You may be able to get around the limitations of an
> onboard graphics care
>>with shared memory by doing what Steve C. Ray in this
> thread mention's which
>>is closing some processes and blackviper is an excellent
> site. However,
>>whether its streaming video from the web or dumping
> video from your camera
>>in real time, this is a graphics intensive and is sure
> to hog memory and I
>>don't think that onboard card is up to it.
>>
>>You're going to really be fighting this issue.
>>
>>--
>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>Windows Shell/User
>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>>"Dave" > wrote in
> message
...
>>> Thanks, Michael, but I don't think I made it clear what
>>> I'm trying to do. I'm dumping video from my analog
>>> camcorder through a peripheral digitzing device (Pyro
> A/V
>>> Link) into my PC so I can eventually burn it to DVD.
> As I
>>> dump the video in in real time, XP apparently
> sidetracks
>>> to process something else momentarily, and the video
>>> freezes for that short amount of time.
>>>
>>> In Win98 and ME, I was always told I could go into Task
>>> Manager and close everything but Explorer and SysTray
> to
>>> free up the maximum amount of memory. Is there a
> similar
>>> function in XP? What is the bare minimum programs
>>> and "systems" I need to keep running?
>>>
>>> Thnaks in advance.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Most onboard graphics cards share memory and that could
>>> be a part of the
>>>>problem. Also, even with a broadband connection, there
>>> can be breaks in the
>>>>data stream. Obviously, if the freezes are at the same
>>> spot it's not live
>>>>but recorded and what you are seeing may be a problem
>>> with file even though
>>>>it is being fed to you from the site, especially if the
>>> freezes are at the
>>>>same point.
>>>>
>>>>That said, it may not be the file, rather it is the
>>> shared memory as
>>>>mentioned above. It stops at the same point because
>>> that's where the system
>>>>apparently runs out of available memory for the task.
>>> The graphics card is
>>>>sharing with main system memory, other tasks are going
>>> on, you are online,
>>>>the system has background chores and at some point you
>>> run beyond the
>>>>system's ability to manage it.
>>>>
>>>>If you have access to a graphics card with its own
>>> memory, at least 64MB
>>>>given the overall graphics demands of XP, you might try
>>> testing it on your
>>>>system to see if it makes a difference. If not, there
>>> may simply be
>>>>something wrong with the file.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>>>Windows Shell/User
>>>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>>>
>>>>"Dave" > wrote in
>>> message
...
>>>>> As I stream the video into the computer, the video
>>>>> occasionally freezes for a few moments, then picks
>>>>> up "live" again. When I review the video file,
>>>>> the "freezes" appear in the same spots and apparently
>>> for
>>>>> the same durations.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave
>>>>>
>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>Is your capture actually dropping frames...?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Dave" > wrote in
>>>>> message
...
>>>>>>> I'm trying to capture streaming video on my
> computer,
>>>>> and
>>>>>>> occasionally, the video freezes momentarily duirng
>>> the
>>>>>>> capture. I presume this is because XP is multi-
>>> tasking
>>>>>>> something else and taking resources away from the
>>> video
>>>>>>> capture.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Three questions:
>>>>>>> 1. What is the bare minimum programs/systems I need
>>> to
>>>>>>> have running to keep Wondows alive during this
>>> capture?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2. How do I safely close whatever I don't need
>>> running?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> and 3. Can I set up a special configuration where
> XP
>>>>> will
>>>>>>> load only the bare minimum to do video capture
>>> without
>>>>>>> manually having to go in and shut everything else
>>> down
>>>>>>> every time? How do I do that?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> dave
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>.
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Given what you are doing, I'd be looking for a card with at least 128MB of
onboard ram and really 256MB to play safe. If you have access to someone
with a card with its own memory, even if it's just 64MB, you might want to
try it out on your system to see if it resolves the issue or at least seems
to improve the situation. At least then you'd know you are on the right
track.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Dave" > wrote in message
...
>I appreciate your insight, Michael. What exactly should I
> be looking for in a graphics card, then?
>
> Dave
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>You may be able to get around the limitations of an
> onboard graphics care
>>with shared memory by doing what Steve C. Ray in this
> thread mention's which
>>is closing some processes and blackviper is an excellent
> site. However,
>>whether its streaming video from the web or dumping
> video from your camera
>>in real time, this is a graphics intensive and is sure
> to hog memory and I
>>don't think that onboard card is up to it.
>>
>>You're going to really be fighting this issue.
>>
>>--
>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>Windows Shell/User
>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>>"Dave" > wrote in
> message
...
>>> Thanks, Michael, but I don't think I made it clear what
>>> I'm trying to do. I'm dumping video from my analog
>>> camcorder through a peripheral digitzing device (Pyro
> A/V
>>> Link) into my PC so I can eventually burn it to DVD.
> As I
>>> dump the video in in real time, XP apparently
> sidetracks
>>> to process something else momentarily, and the video
>>> freezes for that short amount of time.
>>>
>>> In Win98 and ME, I was always told I could go into Task
>>> Manager and close everything but Explorer and SysTray
> to
>>> free up the maximum amount of memory. Is there a
> similar
>>> function in XP? What is the bare minimum programs
>>> and "systems" I need to keep running?
>>>
>>> Thnaks in advance.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Most onboard graphics cards share memory and that could
>>> be a part of the
>>>>problem. Also, even with a broadband connection, there
>>> can be breaks in the
>>>>data stream. Obviously, if the freezes are at the same
>>> spot it's not live
>>>>but recorded and what you are seeing may be a problem
>>> with file even though
>>>>it is being fed to you from the site, especially if the
>>> freezes are at the
>>>>same point.
>>>>
>>>>That said, it may not be the file, rather it is the
>>> shared memory as
>>>>mentioned above. It stops at the same point because
>>> that's where the system
>>>>apparently runs out of available memory for the task.
>>> The graphics card is
>>>>sharing with main system memory, other tasks are going
>>> on, you are online,
>>>>the system has background chores and at some point you
>>> run beyond the
>>>>system's ability to manage it.
>>>>
>>>>If you have access to a graphics card with its own
>>> memory, at least 64MB
>>>>given the overall graphics demands of XP, you might try
>>> testing it on your
>>>>system to see if it makes a difference. If not, there
>>> may simply be
>>>>something wrong with the file.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>>>Windows Shell/User
>>>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>>>
>>>>"Dave" > wrote in
>>> message
...
>>>>> As I stream the video into the computer, the video
>>>>> occasionally freezes for a few moments, then picks
>>>>> up "live" again. When I review the video file,
>>>>> the "freezes" appear in the same spots and apparently
>>> for
>>>>> the same durations.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave
>>>>>
>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>Is your capture actually dropping frames...?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Dave" > wrote in
>>>>> message
...
>>>>>>> I'm trying to capture streaming video on my
> computer,
>>>>> and
>>>>>>> occasionally, the video freezes momentarily duirng
>>> the
>>>>>>> capture. I presume this is because XP is multi-
>>> tasking
>>>>>>> something else and taking resources away from the
>>> video
>>>>>>> capture.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Three questions:
>>>>>>> 1. What is the bare minimum programs/systems I need
>>> to
>>>>>>> have running to keep Wondows alive during this
>>> capture?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2. How do I safely close whatever I don't need
>>> running?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> and 3. Can I set up a special configuration where
> XP
>>>>> will
>>>>>>> load only the bare minimum to do video capture
>>> without
>>>>>>> manually having to go in and shut everything else
>>> down
>>>>>>> every time? How do I do that?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> dave
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>.
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Given what you are doing, I'd be looking for a card with at least 128MB of
onboard ram and really 256MB to play safe. If you have access to someone
with a card with its own memory, even if it's just 64MB, you might want to
try it out on your system to see if it resolves the issue or at least seems
to improve the situation. At least then you'd know you are on the right
track.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Dave" > wrote in message
...
>I appreciate your insight, Michael. What exactly should I
> be looking for in a graphics card, then?
>
> Dave
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>You may be able to get around the limitations of an
> onboard graphics care
>>with shared memory by doing what Steve C. Ray in this
> thread mention's which
>>is closing some processes and blackviper is an excellent
> site. However,
>>whether its streaming video from the web or dumping
> video from your camera
>>in real time, this is a graphics intensive and is sure
> to hog memory and I
>>don't think that onboard card is up to it.
>>
>>You're going to really be fighting this issue.
>>
>>--
>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>Windows Shell/User
>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>>"Dave" > wrote in
> message
...
>>> Thanks, Michael, but I don't think I made it clear what
>>> I'm trying to do. I'm dumping video from my analog
>>> camcorder through a peripheral digitzing device (Pyro
> A/V
>>> Link) into my PC so I can eventually burn it to DVD.
> As I
>>> dump the video in in real time, XP apparently
> sidetracks
>>> to process something else momentarily, and the video
>>> freezes for that short amount of time.
>>>
>>> In Win98 and ME, I was always told I could go into Task
>>> Manager and close everything but Explorer and SysTray
> to
>>> free up the maximum amount of memory. Is there a
> similar
>>> function in XP? What is the bare minimum programs
>>> and "systems" I need to keep running?
>>>
>>> Thnaks in advance.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Most onboard graphics cards share memory and that could
>>> be a part of the
>>>>problem. Also, even with a broadband connection, there
>>> can be breaks in the
>>>>data stream. Obviously, if the freezes are at the same
>>> spot it's not live
>>>>but recorded and what you are seeing may be a problem
>>> with file even though
>>>>it is being fed to you from the site, especially if the
>>> freezes are at the
>>>>same point.
>>>>
>>>>That said, it may not be the file, rather it is the
>>> shared memory as
>>>>mentioned above. It stops at the same point because
>>> that's where the system
>>>>apparently runs out of available memory for the task.
>>> The graphics card is
>>>>sharing with main system memory, other tasks are going
>>> on, you are online,
>>>>the system has background chores and at some point you
>>> run beyond the
>>>>system's ability to manage it.
>>>>
>>>>If you have access to a graphics card with its own
>>> memory, at least 64MB
>>>>given the overall graphics demands of XP, you might try
>>> testing it on your
>>>>system to see if it makes a difference. If not, there
>>> may simply be
>>>>something wrong with the file.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>>>Windows Shell/User
>>>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>>>
>>>>"Dave" > wrote in
>>> message
...
>>>>> As I stream the video into the computer, the video
>>>>> occasionally freezes for a few moments, then picks
>>>>> up "live" again. When I review the video file,
>>>>> the "freezes" appear in the same spots and apparently
>>> for
>>>>> the same durations.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave
>>>>>
>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>Is your capture actually dropping frames...?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Dave" > wrote in
>>>>> message
...
>>>>>>> I'm trying to capture streaming video on my
> computer,
>>>>> and
>>>>>>> occasionally, the video freezes momentarily duirng
>>> the
>>>>>>> capture. I presume this is because XP is multi-
>>> tasking
>>>>>>> something else and taking resources away from the
>>> video
>>>>>>> capture.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Three questions:
>>>>>>> 1. What is the bare minimum programs/systems I need
>>> to
>>>>>>> have running to keep Wondows alive during this
>>> capture?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2. How do I safely close whatever I don't need
>>> running?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> and 3. Can I set up a special configuration where
> XP
>>>>> will
>>>>>>> load only the bare minimum to do video capture
>>> without
>>>>>>> manually having to go in and shut everything else
>>> down
>>>>>>> every time? How do I do that?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> dave
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>.
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Given what you are doing, I'd be looking for a card with at least 128MB of
onboard ram and really 256MB to play safe. If you have access to someone
with a card with its own memory, even if it's just 64MB, you might want to
try it out on your system to see if it resolves the issue or at least seems
to improve the situation. At least then you'd know you are on the right
track.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Dave" > wrote in message
...
>I appreciate your insight, Michael. What exactly should I
> be looking for in a graphics card, then?
>
> Dave
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>You may be able to get around the limitations of an
> onboard graphics care
>>with shared memory by doing what Steve C. Ray in this
> thread mention's which
>>is closing some processes and blackviper is an excellent
> site. However,
>>whether its streaming video from the web or dumping
> video from your camera
>>in real time, this is a graphics intensive and is sure
> to hog memory and I
>>don't think that onboard card is up to it.
>>
>>You're going to really be fighting this issue.
>>
>>--
>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>Windows Shell/User
>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>>"Dave" > wrote in
> message
...
>>> Thanks, Michael, but I don't think I made it clear what
>>> I'm trying to do. I'm dumping video from my analog
>>> camcorder through a peripheral digitzing device (Pyro
> A/V
>>> Link) into my PC so I can eventually burn it to DVD.
> As I
>>> dump the video in in real time, XP apparently
> sidetracks
>>> to process something else momentarily, and the video
>>> freezes for that short amount of time.
>>>
>>> In Win98 and ME, I was always told I could go into Task
>>> Manager and close everything but Explorer and SysTray
> to
>>> free up the maximum amount of memory. Is there a
> similar
>>> function in XP? What is the bare minimum programs
>>> and "systems" I need to keep running?
>>>
>>> Thnaks in advance.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Most onboard graphics cards share memory and that could
>>> be a part of the
>>>>problem. Also, even with a broadband connection, there
>>> can be breaks in the
>>>>data stream. Obviously, if the freezes are at the same
>>> spot it's not live
>>>>but recorded and what you are seeing may be a problem
>>> with file even though
>>>>it is being fed to you from the site, especially if the
>>> freezes are at the
>>>>same point.
>>>>
>>>>That said, it may not be the file, rather it is the
>>> shared memory as
>>>>mentioned above. It stops at the same point because
>>> that's where the system
>>>>apparently runs out of available memory for the task.
>>> The graphics card is
>>>>sharing with main system memory, other tasks are going
>>> on, you are online,
>>>>the system has background chores and at some point you
>>> run beyond the
>>>>system's ability to manage it.
>>>>
>>>>If you have access to a graphics card with its own
>>> memory, at least 64MB
>>>>given the overall graphics demands of XP, you might try
>>> testing it on your
>>>>system to see if it makes a difference. If not, there
>>> may simply be
>>>>something wrong with the file.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>>>Windows Shell/User
>>>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>>>
>>>>"Dave" > wrote in
>>> message
...
>>>>> As I stream the video into the computer, the video
>>>>> occasionally freezes for a few moments, then picks
>>>>> up "live" again. When I review the video file,
>>>>> the "freezes" appear in the same spots and apparently
>>> for
>>>>> the same durations.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave
>>>>>
>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>Is your capture actually dropping frames...?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Dave" > wrote in
>>>>> message
...
>>>>>>> I'm trying to capture streaming video on my
> computer,
>>>>> and
>>>>>>> occasionally, the video freezes momentarily duirng
>>> the
>>>>>>> capture. I presume this is because XP is multi-
>>> tasking
>>>>>>> something else and taking resources away from the
>>> video
>>>>>>> capture.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Three questions:
>>>>>>> 1. What is the bare minimum programs/systems I need
>>> to
>>>>>>> have running to keep Wondows alive during this
>>> capture?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2. How do I safely close whatever I don't need
>>> running?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> and 3. Can I set up a special configuration where
> XP
>>>>> will
>>>>>>> load only the bare minimum to do video capture
>>> without
>>>>>>> manually having to go in and shut everything else
>>> down
>>>>>>> every time? How do I do that?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> dave
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>.
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Given what you are doing, I'd be looking for a card with at least 128MB of
onboard ram and really 256MB to play safe. If you have access to someone
with a card with its own memory, even if it's just 64MB, you might want to
try it out on your system to see if it resolves the issue or at least seems
to improve the situation. At least then you'd know you are on the right
track.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Dave" > wrote in message
...
>I appreciate your insight, Michael. What exactly should I
> be looking for in a graphics card, then?
>
> Dave
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>You may be able to get around the limitations of an
> onboard graphics care
>>with shared memory by doing what Steve C. Ray in this
> thread mention's which
>>is closing some processes and blackviper is an excellent
> site. However,
>>whether its streaming video from the web or dumping
> video from your camera
>>in real time, this is a graphics intensive and is sure
> to hog memory and I
>>don't think that onboard card is up to it.
>>
>>You're going to really be fighting this issue.
>>
>>--
>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>Windows Shell/User
>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>>"Dave" > wrote in
> message
...
>>> Thanks, Michael, but I don't think I made it clear what
>>> I'm trying to do. I'm dumping video from my analog
>>> camcorder through a peripheral digitzing device (Pyro
> A/V
>>> Link) into my PC so I can eventually burn it to DVD.
> As I
>>> dump the video in in real time, XP apparently
> sidetracks
>>> to process something else momentarily, and the video
>>> freezes for that short amount of time.
>>>
>>> In Win98 and ME, I was always told I could go into Task
>>> Manager and close everything but Explorer and SysTray
> to
>>> free up the maximum amount of memory. Is there a
> similar
>>> function in XP? What is the bare minimum programs
>>> and "systems" I need to keep running?
>>>
>>> Thnaks in advance.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Most onboard graphics cards share memory and that could
>>> be a part of the
>>>>problem. Also, even with a broadband connection, there
>>> can be breaks in the
>>>>data stream. Obviously, if the freezes are at the same
>>> spot it's not live
>>>>but recorded and what you are seeing may be a problem
>>> with file even though
>>>>it is being fed to you from the site, especially if the
>>> freezes are at the
>>>>same point.
>>>>
>>>>That said, it may not be the file, rather it is the
>>> shared memory as
>>>>mentioned above. It stops at the same point because
>>> that's where the system
>>>>apparently runs out of available memory for the task.
>>> The graphics card is
>>>>sharing with main system memory, other tasks are going
>>> on, you are online,
>>>>the system has background chores and at some point you
>>> run beyond the
>>>>system's ability to manage it.
>>>>
>>>>If you have access to a graphics card with its own
>>> memory, at least 64MB
>>>>given the overall graphics demands of XP, you might try
>>> testing it on your
>>>>system to see if it makes a difference. If not, there
>>> may simply be
>>>>something wrong with the file.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>>>Windows Shell/User
>>>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>>>
>>>>"Dave" > wrote in
>>> message
...
>>>>> As I stream the video into the computer, the video
>>>>> occasionally freezes for a few moments, then picks
>>>>> up "live" again. When I review the video file,
>>>>> the "freezes" appear in the same spots and apparently
>>> for
>>>>> the same durations.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave
>>>>>
>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>Is your capture actually dropping frames...?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Dave" > wrote in
>>>>> message
...
>>>>>>> I'm trying to capture streaming video on my
> computer,
>>>>> and
>>>>>>> occasionally, the video freezes momentarily duirng
>>> the
>>>>>>> capture. I presume this is because XP is multi-
>>> tasking
>>>>>>> something else and taking resources away from the
>>> video
>>>>>>> capture.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Three questions:
>>>>>>> 1. What is the bare minimum programs/systems I need
>>> to
>>>>>>> have running to keep Wondows alive during this
>>> capture?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2. How do I safely close whatever I don't need
>>> running?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> and 3. Can I set up a special configuration where
> XP
>>>>> will
>>>>>>> load only the bare minimum to do video capture
>>> without
>>>>>>> manually having to go in and shut everything else
>>> down
>>>>>>> every time? How do I do that?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> dave
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>.
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>