DV Capture stops after 30 - 50 seconds

[Video-Neophyte]

I have MS XP PRO SP2 (on Intel D915PBL motherboard w onboard Firewire
connection) and a JVC GR-D290U Mini DV Camcorder. The system recognizes the
camcorder properly and it can even control the camcorder play/ff/rev/stop etc
control. However when I download the digital video (I tried several different
types of SW, Pinnacle, MS VideoMaker, freeware etc.) the video starts
capturing for about 30 sec - 50 secs and then stops capturing. The camcorderc
ontinues its playback, but no capture. I have Symantec antivirus SW on the
system, but is is currently disabled. Sometimes, I can get 1 - 2 mins of
capture but generally it seems to stop capturing after some time. I'm
thinking this has to do with some buffer size/timing issue on firewire. Any
one know of any registry settings (that can be tweaked) for adjusting
timing/data capure size?

Any other ideas of how to solve this?

Appreciate any help.

Thanks,
Video-neophyte (but computer savvy :) )

[Graham Hughes]

Check this out,
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/OptimiseMyPcForVideo.htm
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/ProblemPages/CannotCapture.htm

--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com


"Video-Neophyte" > wrote in message
...
>I have MS XP PRO SP2 (on Intel D915PBL motherboard w onboard Firewire
> connection) and a JVC GR-D290U Mini DV Camcorder. The system recognizes
> the
> camcorder properly and it can even control the camcorder play/ff/rev/stop
> etc
> control. However when I download the digital video (I tried several
> different
> types of SW, Pinnacle, MS VideoMaker, freeware etc.) the video starts
> capturing for about 30 sec - 50 secs and then stops capturing. The
> camcorderc
> ontinues its playback, but no capture. I have Symantec antivirus SW on the
> system, but is is currently disabled. Sometimes, I can get 1 - 2 mins of
> capture but generally it seems to stop capturing after some time. I'm
> thinking this has to do with some buffer size/timing issue on firewire.
> Any
> one know of any registry settings (that can be tweaked) for adjusting
> timing/data capure size?
>
> Any other ideas of how to solve this?
>
> Appreciate any help.
>
> Thanks,
> Video-neophyte (but computer savvy :) )
>

[Video-Neophyte]

Hi Graham:

Thanks for the info. I've tried to follow the steps listed in the articles
and have made my system a complete barebones system. I'm not sure if I saw
any marked difference. The times may have changed a bit but I can't be sure.

Recently I was browsing on the Intel Website and found the following
"Errata" listed in their motherboard specification. BTW, I have an Intel
D915PBL motherboard with the onboard IEEE-1394a port.

Their "errata" indicates that when transferring data from certain types of
1394 DVD/CDs to an IDE hard disk, that the "connection link" drops because of
voltage fluctuations on the PCI bus. I was wondering whether this could apply
to my situation. The JVC Camcorder is an IEEE device and the sympton seems to
coincide with what I am seeing. The one big difference is that my disk is not
IDE its a SATA disk. (Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM).

Is this even something thats remotely worth looking into?

Appreciate any thoughts.

Thanks,


"Graham Hughes" wrote:

> Check this out,
> http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/OptimiseMyPcForVideo.htm
> http://www.myvideoproblems.com/ProblemPages/CannotCapture.htm
>
> --
> Graham Hughes
> MVP Digital Media
> www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
> www.dvds2treasure.com
> www.simplydv.com
>
>
> "Video-Neophyte" > wrote in message
> ...
> >I have MS XP PRO SP2 (on Intel D915PBL motherboard w onboard Firewire
> > connection) and a JVC GR-D290U Mini DV Camcorder. The system recognizes
> > the
> > camcorder properly and it can even control the camcorder play/ff/rev/stop
> > etc
> > control. However when I download the digital video (I tried several
> > different
> > types of SW, Pinnacle, MS VideoMaker, freeware etc.) the video starts
> > capturing for about 30 sec - 50 secs and then stops capturing. The
> > camcorderc
> > ontinues its playback, but no capture. I have Symantec antivirus SW on the
> > system, but is is currently disabled. Sometimes, I can get 1 - 2 mins of
> > capture but generally it seems to stop capturing after some time. I'm
> > thinking this has to do with some buffer size/timing issue on firewire.
> > Any
> > one know of any registry settings (that can be tweaked) for adjusting
> > timing/data capure size?
> >
> > Any other ideas of how to solve this?
> >
> > Appreciate any help.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Video-neophyte (but computer savvy :) )
> >
>
>
>

[Graham Hughes]

Anything is worth looking into. Always make sure you back up any important
information, bios etc etc before installing new things which make matters
worse though.

--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com


"Video-Neophyte" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Graham:
>
> Thanks for the info. I've tried to follow the steps listed in the articles
> and have made my system a complete barebones system. I'm not sure if I saw
> any marked difference. The times may have changed a bit but I can't be
> sure.
>
> Recently I was browsing on the Intel Website and found the following
> "Errata" listed in their motherboard specification. BTW, I have an Intel
> D915PBL motherboard with the onboard IEEE-1394a port.
>
> Their "errata" indicates that when transferring data from certain types of
> 1394 DVD/CDs to an IDE hard disk, that the "connection link" drops because
> of
> voltage fluctuations on the PCI bus. I was wondering whether this could
> apply
> to my situation. The JVC Camcorder is an IEEE device and the sympton seems
> to
> coincide with what I am seeing. The one big difference is that my disk is
> not
> IDE its a SATA disk. (Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM).
>
> Is this even something thats remotely worth looking into?
>
> Appreciate any thoughts.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> "Graham Hughes" wrote:
>
>> Check this out,
>> http://www.myvideoproblems.com/Tutorials/OptimiseMyPcForVideo.htm
>> http://www.myvideoproblems.com/ProblemPages/CannotCapture.htm
>>
>> --
>> Graham Hughes
>> MVP Digital Media
>> www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
>> www.dvds2treasure.com
>> www.simplydv.com
>>
>>
>> "Video-Neophyte" > wrote in
>> message
>> ...
>> >I have MS XP PRO SP2 (on Intel D915PBL motherboard w onboard Firewire
>> > connection) and a JVC GR-D290U Mini DV Camcorder. The system
>> > recognizes
>> > the
>> > camcorder properly and it can even control the camcorder
>> > play/ff/rev/stop
>> > etc
>> > control. However when I download the digital video (I tried several
>> > different
>> > types of SW, Pinnacle, MS VideoMaker, freeware etc.) the video starts
>> > capturing for about 30 sec - 50 secs and then stops capturing. The
>> > camcorderc
>> > ontinues its playback, but no capture. I have Symantec antivirus SW on
>> > the
>> > system, but is is currently disabled. Sometimes, I can get 1 - 2 mins
>> > of
>> > capture but generally it seems to stop capturing after some time. I'm
>> > thinking this has to do with some buffer size/timing issue on firewire.
>> > Any
>> > one know of any registry settings (that can be tweaked) for adjusting
>> > timing/data capure size?
>> >
>> > Any other ideas of how to solve this?
>> >
>> > Appreciate any help.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Video-neophyte (but computer savvy :) )
>> >
>>
>>
>>