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Posted by Alpha on 12/18/05 21:51
"Scott Ehrlich" <scott@mit.edu> wrote in message
news:43a5d899$0$572$b45e6eb0@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu...
> In article <11qbl6pjte7n4ba@corp.supernews.com>, Alpha <none@none.net>
> wrote:
>>
>>"Scott Ehrlich" <scott@mit.edu> wrote in message
>>news:43a5c7ef$0$577$b45e6eb0@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu...
>>>
>>> Well, I tried using the ADS Tech USB 701 device on my 1 Gig P3 with 384
>>> Meg RAM. Ulead's VideoStudio 8 kept the processor pegged, and
>>> eventually,
>>> streaming video from my VCR via the ADS box through the USB 2.0
>>> connection
>>> just hung the PC.
>>>
>>> This did work fine for one take, but when I brought a burned DVD to my
>>> player, although the video was fine, there was no sound, and VideoStudio
>>> did not provide anything obvious as to why audio wasn't being included.
>>> It sounded and looked fine during the trial.
>>>
>>> My next plan is to return the ADS box and upgrade my mobo and cpu to
>>> something newer, including integrated USB 2 and firewire ports.
>>>
>>> The next step will be to research suitable video-capture cards (RCA
>>> and/or
>>> S-Video inputs) so most everything can be done within the PC and no
>>> external stuff is needed except for the VCR and i.link (firewire)
>>> camcorder.
>>>
>>> This is all for personal/home use.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks for feedback and advice along the way.
>>>
>>> Scott
>>>
>>
>>I have the ADS instant dvd usb 2 device and have never lost a single frame
>>of video. CPU use is about 30% during capture. I have a Dell Optiplex P4
>>2.8 Ghz with 1 gig RAM.
>>
>>
>
> Do you use the included Video Studio or something else to capture, edit,
> then burn?
>
> The one successful trial I had with VS8 gave me video, but no audio on
> burn, but all previews in the s/w had audio.
>
> Maybe I'll keep the Xpress, since I don't need to output back to tape, and
> just get a faster mobo and CPU.
>
> Thanks for you answers.
>
> Scott
My box came with proprietary capture software called CapWiz and worked only
with a special version of Movie Factory 3. Ulead modified products for ADS
to include as OEM, but does NOT support ADS capture in their updates or
regular editions of their products.
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