Problem with recording a video to a file.

[Frank Martin]

I have WindowsXP with an Intel 4pentium 1.72GHz, 512Mb RAM.

I have just installed a video card, a "Digital Terrestrial TV / Analogue TV
tuner card" VideoMate DVB-T300.

I have it up and running displaying old movies from an Analogue "Sony
Handycam 330x", but when I try to record a video to a file I get an error
message "FAILED TO BUILD A PREVIEW GRAPH".

What does this mean? There is no reference to this error in the help menus.

Also, I am required to install a provided "Internal Audio Patch Cable" so
as to be able to hear analogue audio, and the installation instructions say
to plug the end in to the "AUX-IN" port of the sound card. But I can't
find such a port. The only things close to this on the motherboard manual
are "CD IN" and "MODEM IN". Can I plug into the "MODEM IN" port since this
is no longer used now that I have an external modem?

[CharlesM]

Frank Martin wrote:
> I have WindowsXP with an Intel 4pentium 1.72GHz, 512Mb RAM.
>
> I have just installed a video card, a "Digital Terrestrial TV / Analogue TV
> tuner card" VideoMate DVB-T300.
>
> I have it up and running displaying old movies from an Analogue "Sony
> Handycam 330x", but when I try to record a video to a file I get an error
> message "FAILED TO BUILD A PREVIEW GRAPH".
>
> What does this mean? There is no reference to this error in the help menus.
>
> Also, I am required to install a provided "Internal Audio Patch Cable" so
> as to be able to hear analogue audio, and the installation instructions say
> to plug the end in to the "AUX-IN" port of the sound card. But I can't
> find such a port. The only things close to this on the motherboard manual
> are "CD IN" and "MODEM IN". Can I plug into the "MODEM IN" port since this
> is no longer used now that I have an external modem?

[CharlesM]

I do not know about your first problem, but for the audio I can help.

If your PC does not have a separate soundcard, then yes, connect the
audio lead from the TV card to the CD IN connector on the motherboard.
If you have a separate soundcard, then look for a similar connector on
that.