Posted by Scott Ehrlich on 12/18/05 21:46

In article <11qbl6pjte7n4ba@corp.supernews.com>, Alpha <none@none.net> wrote:
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>"Scott Ehrlich" <scott@mit.edu> wrote in message
>news:43a5c7ef$0$577$b45e6eb0@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu...
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>> 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
>>
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>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.
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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

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