Re: What can I close?

From: Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\) (user_at_#notme.com)
Date: 04/05/04 

Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 10:13:11 -0700

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
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"Dave" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:1816f01c41aba$9b6d0930$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> 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" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
>>news:1819501c419ab$0decc7e0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>>> 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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