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What can I close?
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 |
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What can I close?
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.
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What can I close?
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.
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What can I close?
If your graphics shares memory you can usually go into the bios setup
and set the maximum aperature size. Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User) wrote: 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. |
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What can I close?
If your graphics shares memory you can usually go into the bios setup
and set the maximum aperature size. Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User) wrote: 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. |
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What can I close?
If your graphics shares memory you can usually go into the bios setup
and set the maximum aperature size. Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User) wrote: 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. |
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What can I close?
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. . |
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What can I close?
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. . |
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What can I close?
How much Ram on the graphics card or is it sharing with main system memory?
-- 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 ... 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. . |
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What can I close?
How much Ram on the graphics card or is it sharing with main system memory?
-- 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 ... 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. . |
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What can I close?
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 |
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What can I close?
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 |
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What can I close?
Not sure to be honest. How can I tell?
Dave -----Original Message----- How much Ram on the graphics card or is it sharing with main system memory? -- 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 ... 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. . . |
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What can I close?
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 . |
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What can I close?
Onboard, I believe. I am using a peripheral gadget called
Pyro A/V Link from ADS Tech to convert the analog video to digital, and my capture software is ULead Video Studio 7. Dave -----Original Message----- Have you installed a 3dfx video card or is it on baord graphics?? Cheers CeeBee . |
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