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I took the liberty of pasting the system requirements from Cyberlink web site to help us both out........here they are:
System Requirements
Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP
Memory: 128 MB SDRAM (256 DDR is recommended)
Processor:
VCD movie making: Intel Pentium II 450 MHz, or AMD Athlon 500 MHz
DVD movie making: Intel Pentium III 700 MHz or AMD Athlon 700 MHz
DV real time capture: Intel Pentium 4 2.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 2200+ GHz
Video Capture Device:
Analog video capture: WDM compliant capture devices
DV: OHCI IEEE 1394 compliant devices
DSC: WIA supported devices, USB interface
Hard Disk Space:
VCD: 1 GB or higher of available space
DVD: 5 GB or higher of available space
One important thing I noticed right away was the CPU requirement for DV capture, which is what your'er attempting to do. I'm afraid your machine doesn't make the cut. You see, with your current setup to capture and encode to mpeg, your CPU is doing ALL the work via Cyberlink software of course. This is where a Hardware encoding solution with dedicated chip can benefit lower ghz cpu's.
Another thing I took note of was Cyberlink web site mentioned usb 2.0 is required for those camcorders that connect via usb.
The specs regarding dvd making are a bit misleading and it's a shame this kind of marketing BS has to happen. For the novice these requirements look fine but........why is this BS?- Yes, your system can make a dvd but only if you were to obtain the nesc. mpeg stream. And therein lies the rub- obtaining the video. You can't just plug your camcorder into your comp. and capture using Cybelink software. That is, your computer, I'm afraid, is just not up to it.
Another bothersome requirement is the absolute ridiculous notion of 5 gigs of hard drive space! That is the one of the most misleading marketing crap statements and the one most abused by all co's. Let me tell you right now, if you really start to get going with your captures and making dvds- get a separate drive of decent size. At least 40 gigs and use it for video work. 5 gigs is a joke!!
So then, here's your conundrum- you've got a nice camcorder, taken some nice videos that you might like to edit into some pretty cool dvds, probebly have a vhs collection that would'nt mind transfering to dvd, maybe you though about using the camcorder pass-thru for this, camcorder connects via usb, but your computer is not quite ready for prime time. Let's look at some options.
Most likely your cam has a video and audio out that you could connect to a true capture card and supply your computer with the nesc. video.
Since I think you only have usb 1.0 your best bet is to look at a PCI internal type card that won't choke your 1ghz cpu. there are a lot of people using the Hauppauge 250 with great results and low cpu overhead and would be 1st on my list for you to consider. Other solutions like ATI all-in-wonders work well too but can be more $.
Well let me stop for now. I'm sure you've got more questions.
AMD 2500+,1gig Corsair,ATI 9800pro,NEC 2510 DVDr/w,TDK CDRW,ConvertX M402U,Womble,DVDLab,GoCap,Intervideo OEM junk,DVDD,DVDShrink,V-Dub,120 gigs HD space(several partitions)WinXP Home, JVC S9911U vcr, Sima Color Corrector Pro.
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