Re: Movie Maker 2 just won't work

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John, I didn't describe my setup completely. The CameraMate converts the
analog video to digital. The connection from camera is RCA, from the
converter to PC is USB. My DV camera doesn't have passthru capability.
Thanks.

"John Kelly" wrote:

> Hello WarNPeace (Love the name)
>
> It depends on exactly what you are doing when the program freezes.
>
> It is possible that a codec is to blame but unlike Movie Maker Nero is quite
> good in that area (I have never had a problem with Nero in fact)
>
> I suspect that your problem is going to be related to hard drive space
> (amount free) rather than a codec issue. 30GB is quite a large file and that
> in itself is not an issue. I have also captured large files 3 and 4 hr VHS
> tapes converted to DV-AVI) The problem will occur when the program tries to
> create its temporary files. There can be several of these in use at any one
> time and they can be as large as the source file. If you do not have enough
> space for these temp files the program will almost certainly fail.
>
> It is very easy tto accumulate "temporary" files without realising and
> searching for them can be a real pain....but there is a free solution you
> can use...go to my website and download the program called Delete Dross.
> Operation is obvious and simple and once you have given it a search
> parameter it does not forget it.....so the method for you would be ...
>
> 1) Select the hard drive,
> 2) Add a new search parameter using this text... WMTE*.tmp
> 3) Select all search patterns you want to use
> 4) Start the search.
>
> By the time you have blinked you will be presented with a list of files that
> match the search criteria. Now, once you are familiar with what you are
> doing you will be able to click the option SELECT ALL and then DELETE.
> Before you do that though I strongly advice that you look at each file in
> the list and ask the question "Do I really want to delete this". The reason
> is that once you click DELETE they will be gone for good, they will NOT go
> into the recycle bin (a feature that is self defeating I always
> feel)...Fact, the files can be retrieved but you will be very lucky if you
> retrieve all of them.
>
> Anyway, using the program may result in a large amount of space being freed
> up, and thats the object of the exercise. I wrote the program because I am a
> little bit of a control freak and being a programmer results in large
> amounts of files being created in the compiling of some software....I tried
> using the Microsft search feature and grue tired of having to re-enter a
> search parameter and even then its speed of search was less than
> breathtaking!!! So I wrote my own search and kill program..Delete Dross
>
> Pleased to see the access to the web site was sorted OK.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Best Wishes.....John Kelly
> www.the-kellys.org
>
>
> "Warnpeace" <Warnpeace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:A0FF3F2E-FF8A-4F91-87E0-61DC60044B5A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I used ZIO CameraMate and captured more than 30 gig of analog video but now
> > ZIO and Nero both freeze after 30-60 frames. I suspect audio codec
> > corruption. Moviemaker captures video okay but no audio, produces large
> > WMTE6.tmp file, then freezes after capture as it processes files. Am I
> > able
> > to reload codecs?
> >
> > "John Kelly" wrote:
> >
> >> Hello there,
> >>
> >> You need a capture device in order to convert your analog to digital....
> >> Such a
> >> device may be internal or external to your computer, or if you have a DV
> >> camera
> >> that has the pass through function you can use that as a bridge between
> >> your
> >> analog source and the computer.
> >>
> >> We need to know what type of analog signal you are connecting...is it an
> >> RF or
> >> S-VHS / VHS video out and what exactly are you connecting it too.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Best Wishes.....John Kelly
> >> www.the-kellys.org
> >> www.the-kellys.co.uk
> >> Check out free video hosting and free "Complex Project" restoration at
> >> www.the-kellys.org
> >> ----
> >> \|||/
> >> (oo)
> >> ----------ooO-(_)-Ooo-------------
> >> All material gained from other sources is duly acknowledged. No Value is
> >> obtained by publishing in any format other peoples work
> >>
>
>
>
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