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*QUESTION ON TV TUNER LEADTEK WINFAST??
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Minion
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25. January 2004 @ 22:06 |
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There is no such thing as PowerDVR ,You either mean Power Director or PowerVCR ,Of which PowerVCR is really old and they haven"t updated it in close to 2 years and the Quality isn"t that Good, PowerDirector is a better Program But it is More of a Video editng DVD/VCD/SVCD Creation program with Capture Features and I also have the Latest version of this and the Capture Quality is Pretty Good but not as good as WinDVR 3.0 and your PC has to be Really Really Fast to capture high bitrate Full resolution Mpeg2 files, I was even dropping Frames on My 2.8ghz PC so you must need a Dynamo of a machine to use it properly....Cheers
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Garrys
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25. January 2004 @ 22:28 |
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I totally disagree that TMPGEnc DVD Author cannot cut out commercials. It is the only program that I use to trim, cut and produce the DVD files. It does a brilliant job and I can fully edit a movie in less than 10 minutes, including make the menu, and have it ready to output.
Simply click on the clip, then click 'Edit'.
You will then go to the preview/edit window, then click on 'Chapter cut edit'. To trim the ends, use the down arrow key to fast forward till you see the fame you want to start on, then click on 'Set as start frame', move the slider to the end of the movie and use the up arrow key to rewind to the frame you want to end on, then click on 'Set as end frame'.
Then click on 'Edit menu' and select 'Cut all but currently selected range'.
Then move the slider back to the start of the movie and carefully move the slider through the movie till you come to the first ad. Move the up/down arrow keys to get to the first frame of the fade-in at the start of the ad, then click on 'Set as start frame'. Move the slider till you see the end of the ad and again use the up/down arrow keys to find the black frame after the end of the ads and click on 'Set as end frame'. Then simply click on 'Cut' and then 'Yes' and repeat this till all the commercials are cut.
Then click on 'OK' at the bottom of the window and you will be returned to 'Source Setup' window. Do this for each clip, if you have more than one.
By the way, I tried Intervideo DVr3 and it does a slightly better job than the Winfast PVR software at recording DVD PAL Mpeg2, probably because the bitrate is set to maximum. TMPGEnc DVD Author reported that the bitrate exceeded the maximum allowed, but I clicked on 'Ignore' and it produced a very good DVD after I shrunk it with DVD Shrink to make it fit. Another 35 minutes on time though!
The new version of DVD Shrink (3.130) is very good.
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npenel
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26. January 2004 @ 10:56 |
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Sorry same message as the general one.
I bought Winfast TV 2000XP Expert and installed it. The sound and the videao are fine. But when i want to record, only the video is recorded, NO SOUND. I red javed13 problem and i tried others record line and audio volume line, but doesn't solve the problem.
My pilot version is 5.13.1.1309
Any suggestion please ?
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Garrys
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26. January 2004 @ 11:40 |
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The Winfast PVR software (for some strange reason) switches the audio input for recording to aux. Double click on your volume control icon on the task bar and select'options' ' properties' ' recording' and check the 'line in' box. You have to do this each time you start PVR.
If you are recording from TV you have to link the sound out from the Winfast card to the line in on your audio card, with the lead provided.
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npenel
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26. January 2004 @ 12:11 |
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Tank you Garry for your reply. I verify the Line In check box in the record option, it was already checked. So it doesn't seem to come from that.
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npenel
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26. January 2004 @ 12:16 |
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Ok i found the solution. I have to use the CD audio channel. The recorded sound is not very good quality, but it work. thank you again to put me on the good way.
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xxnonamex
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26. January 2004 @ 15:21 |
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I captured my vhs from my Winfast tv tuner to my harddrive. I am now trying to burn it onto a DVD. When I try to open up TMPGEnc it gives me a error sorry for the inconvienience but it has to close microsoft has encountered an error. Is there any other software that I can use? Also what settings do I need to use in order to burn it to a dvd Thanks so much
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Minion
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26. January 2004 @ 15:29 |
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If TMPGEnc DVD author Crashes when you Load your Captured file into it then it could be because of your File..TMPGEnc DVD author is Probably the easiest to use DVD Authoring Program out there but it is also Very basic and doesn"t make stunning DVD"s..The one I use Most often because it is easy to use and has Lots of cool features and makes very Nice looking DVD"s is "DVD-Lab" you can download a 30 day demo here "http://www.mediachance.com/dvdlab/" you should read through the help file to get an idea how to use it properly...Cheers
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npenel
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27. January 2004 @ 11:30 |
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Yesterday i wrote a message saying i can't record any sound with my Winfast TV 2000XP Expert. Garrys helped me to find the solution. I had to change the record line option to "CE Audio" instead of "Line in". the audio volume line is still on "Line in" option. Any other combination does not work.
But the sound recorded now is a poor quality. It seems to be in the background. I tried others compression format with no success.
Any idea ?
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ramboat
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28. January 2004 @ 21:53 |
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Hi - I think that the pvr software changes the audio recording line based on what you've set in the pvr capture settings.
Anyway - I don't know what nepenel's problem is but I have an audio problem of my own.
I just installed a tv2000 expert. I have no trouble recording with the pvr software with any video codec. The audio also records fine if I don't select any audio compression codec. However, if I select any audio compression codec at all (like mpeg layer-3), then the resulting file has no sound at all. Pulling up the file's properties shows the audio codec I've selected -but no audio has been recorded. It's not a problem with selecting the correct recording line because when I select no audio compression codec, the sound records fine - it only doesn't work when I choose an audio compression codec. If anyone has any ideas what might be going on, I'd be very grateful!
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onestop
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29. January 2004 @ 04:50 |
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Yo Minion, I took your advice on using WinDVR and customise settings to video 4700kbs, audio 384kbs and it works in copying 2hrs of video into a single DVD+R. I notice that there is also setting like NTSC DVD, NTSC 1/2DVD, NTSC 1/4DVD how much are they different? What settings should I use for 90mins recording?
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bobbych
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29. January 2004 @ 05:26 |
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i purchased a 2infast expert a few months ago, and i must admit the video captures are great, but the audio quality is terrible. if i capture from TV tuner, the sound is crap, but if i capture froma source, such as VHs, through the PHONO input, i bypass this by putting my sound direct into my soundcard. a workaround, but it works, but cant do anything about the tv tuner sound
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Minion
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29. January 2004 @ 09:33 |
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onestop : Those other Templates are Just standardized templates with Set Bitrates that can not be Changed unless you Make a Copy of the Template and then Change it and then save it as a New Template, 1/2 DVD is a DVD Standard Actually called Half D1, it uses Half the Resolution of Standard DVD"s It uses 352+480/576-PAL and the 1/4 DVD setting is a Standard Called "Sif" it uses a resolution 1/4 of the standard DVD which is 352+240/288-PAL which is the same as VCD, these are Lower Quality standards that the Regular Full D1 DVD Standard, but do allow you to get a Lot more on a DVD...What you should get is a "Bitrate Calculator" so you can determine the bitrate you should use for the Length of your Movie..When I use WinDVR 3.0 I set up my Own Template But I use the Max bitrate of 20,000kbs and then I re-encode that File with a Good encoder and then Put that File on DVD and it Produces pretty High Quality DVD"s ....Cheers
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onestop
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1. February 2004 @ 16:59 |
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Hello Minion, I'm using TMPG DVD Author ver 1.5.13.44 to create DVD file for burning into DVD+R but I encountered serveral problems like :
1. Opening 1st mpeg was OK but the 2nd one will always prompt "could not initialise decoder", I tried recording the 2 part afew times already.
2. Menu chapters doesn't work when I try to set start frame and end frame manually before adding as chapters. It appears alright in the editing menu but doesn't appear at all in the Menu selection before output.
3. During editing, the preview don't seem to have audio playback when the mpeg2 video is recorded in AC3 format.
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Minion
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1. February 2004 @ 18:12 |
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Well I really couldn"t tell you the Problem Because I do not use TMPGEnc DVD author Cuz it is Far to Mickey Mouse for me...The reason whay you do not get Audio Playback is Because TMPGEnc DVD author doesn"t Support audio Playback when previewing Files Unless you have the TMPGEnc Sound Player installed with the AC3 Plugin...All I can think of that you try with the File is to try and Demux the Files and then Load the Files into TMPGEnc DVD author seperately or Demux them and then Re-Mux them and then they to author them to DVD, Or Just use a Different authoring Program ,I like useing DVD Lab because it is Flexable and easy to use and Has Much Better featues than TMPGEnc DVD author.....good Luck
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npenel
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2. February 2004 @ 10:10 |
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I try again, as my problem seems to be more precise. My Winfast TV 2000XP Expert works fine in viewing TV programm. But as soon as i record the recorded sound is very bad (like a background sound). I try to upgrade to the latest driver (5.13.1.3300). I noticed i have only 3 VDM WINFAST TV drivers installed instead of 4 as the upgrade notice mentionned (The VDM audio capture driver is missing). Is it the cause ?
I try to upgrade my video card (Part of my ASUS A7N8X Deluxe), but no differences ?
Have you any suggestion of what can i do , please ?
(I try to mail to Leadtek in tawain, but the email address on their site is wrong. In holland no reply => 0% for the service)
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bobbych
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2. February 2004 @ 10:29 |
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i have exact saem problem, except my sound is not that good anytime, but from what i gather, is i a common problem with the sound proccessor on the card, and cannot be solved via software
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npenel
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2. February 2004 @ 10:51 |
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You are maybe right, but when i don't record the sound is very good. So if it was the sound processor i wouldn't have any good sound (as it seem to be the case for you).
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Minion
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2. February 2004 @ 11:25 |
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Because Playback is Good doesn"t mean that Recording will be good , When Recording there Can be Compression of the Audio signal and Sample Rate Conversion which can reduce the Audio Quality,If you are captureing to a Compressed audio format then use the Highest bitrate you can and some sound cards don"t produce very good Quality when Recording at 48000hz so recording to a Lower Sample rate Like 44100hz would Produce better quality But for DVD you need 48000hz so you should get a Good Quality Audio Editor to Convert the Sample Rate from 44100hz to 48000hz...I save a Simple Sound Blaster Sound Card and when I capture to Mpeg2 useing WinDVR 3.0 I either Choose LPCM as the audio format or Dolby Digital AC3 and the audio Quality is Fairly good Probably because LPCM Is uncompressed audio so there is no quality loss through Compression and with Dolby digital it is a Very High quality Compression Format so the Quality is Usually Quite good ,It is a Much better format than Mpeg1 Layer 2 format that Most Mpeg capture programs capture to......Cheers
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onestop
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3. February 2004 @ 04:43 |
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Yo Minion,
I tried using the WinDVR with DVD NTSC settings to capture video from Laser Disc but the audio seems to have a bit of 'split sec' jerky noise every 2 - 3 mins. The noice is pretty obvious to me because I'm doing backup of some music video. Kindly advise what can be the possible caused. In my Leadtek PVR software, there is options like 'close captioning' and 'overlaying' and I do not really know what are they meant for.
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Minion
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3. February 2004 @ 11:55 |
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Well I really Couldn"t tell you what the Problem is ..I don"t have any Audio sort of Problems with WinDVR or any Software ,Then again Bad audio seems to be a recurring Theme in this Thread when useing the WinFast TV Tuner......
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onestop
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5. February 2004 @ 03:41 |
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Hello guys,
After all the trial and error for 2 weeks, I finally come to a conclusion that the Leadtek WinFast TV2000XP Expert is having conflict with my new Abit NF7 motherboard which having Nvidia nForce Chipset, addition to that it also clashes with my Nvidia FX5600 Ultra VIVO Graphic Card too. The TV Tuner was working fine on my old Compaq Presario P1.8Ghz and only started to go bonkers after switching over to my new system plus causing my Nvidia drivers to go crazy too.
Well, after taking out the TV Tuner and removing the PVR software, my new system seems to be back to normal again. Probably is time for me to move on to a Compro VideoMate Gold Plus TV Tuner and check if they are compatible. A review of the Compro VideoMate Gold Plus here http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/compro-gold-plus/ and kindly help with your comments whether is it a good buy.
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Minion
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5. February 2004 @ 10:36 |
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Hi, I believe that Card uses a 9 Bit Decoder which is better than the BT878A One that I believe comes with the Leadtech, but you can still do better as they have 10bit decoders that will produce even better quality...TV Cards Like the "MSI TV@nywere" and the "PixelView Play TV PVR" use a 10 Bit decoder which would give you quite a Bit better quality...Cheers
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onestop
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6. February 2004 @ 06:41 |
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Hello,
I bought the Compro VideoMate Gold Plus today and all I can say is it is not as fantastic even with all those filters and noise reduction stuff. My Leadtek TV2000XP Expert (10 bit decoder) is as good and only half the price of the Compro. The conflicting issue still persist even with the Compro and I'm returning it tomorrow for a refund.
I realised that the problem is due to having same IRQ with my Ultra Graphic Card and now I have to put it to another PCI slot which will be having the same IRQ with my SATA Raid instead. Due to the odd shape of the TV Tuner, it is unable to fit into the other 3 empty PCI slots. I notice that I have IRQ 15,16 & 17 which are not taken up by anything and I was thinking that if I could manually change the Leadtek TV Tuner's IRQ to the unoccupied ones without switching the PCI Slot?
Can anyone help me on how to change the IRQ manually without switching the PCI slots?
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onestop
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6. February 2004 @ 09:04 |
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Hello Minion, After changing the IRQ of my TV Tuner, it seems like everything is functioning alright so far with no more 'split sec' jerky noise anymore. I tried capturing Laser Disc with the PVR settings at DVD NTSC and the recorded Mpeg2 is alright. The video/audio goes out of synchronization after trimming and create DVD files with TMPGEnc DVD Author or Ulead DVD Movie Factory. I tried viewing back the original Mpeg2 but everything is alright......
Kindly, advise what can be wrong and how should I improve that?
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