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Video edit system build.
Posted on October 21st, 2004 | 4 Comments

I'm starting from scratch here. I looked for a FAQ, and did some Goolging (is that really a verb?). So far I still need all the help I can get. To that end I've asked questions on the ASUS...

Pioneer lowers price on DVRA08 burner
Posted on October 21st, 2004 | 7 Comments

Pioneer announces a MAJOR price drop and new $30 mail in rebate for the DVR-A08 16x16 Dual Layer DVD Burner! The price drop brings the top rated DVRA08 down to $119.95 after rebate. The DVRA08 is...

HDR-FX1 Info "Important" Kerr Cook of sonyhdvinfo.com is being loaned A FX1 for this weekend from Sony.
Posted on October 21st, 2004 | 0 Comments

Kerr cook, administrator of sonyhdvinfo.com is getting a HDR-FX1 from Sony to test all weekend. He has made a public request for us to make suggestions on what we want him to try. I suggest if there...

VHS viewing on computer
Posted on October 21st, 2004 | 0 Comments

I'm trying to watch a program that was recorded on VHS. The tape plays and views fine on the TV. On the computer there is a double image and green flickering like you would have when you tune to a...

Time to add another Monitor- But How?
Posted on October 21st, 2004 | 4 Comments

I have a NVIDIA GeForce2 MX Video RAM: 64 MB in my Dell Dimensions 4500. According to the Nvidia it is supposed to support dual monitors. However there is just one video output and an Svideo out put...

virtual Dub with ATI Video Wonder Pro question
Posted on October 21st, 2004 | 5 Comments

Hi All, I recently picked up an ATI PCI card, the TV Wonder Pro, it was cheap so I figured I'd try to capture analog with little compression as possible using Virtual Dub and Huffyuv. Then use noise...

DETAILED DVD Architect 2 guides?
Posted on October 21st, 2004 | 2 Comments

I'm trying to use DVD Architect 2 (from Sony) to create a simple DVD. I have the video/audio file. Here's what I want to do: When they pop the DVD in, it will bring up the menu and they'll have...

why do my Locked desktop icons STILL MOVE?
Posted on October 21st, 2004 | 0 Comments

I only have a couple icons on my desktop, my computer, my documents, trash, my videos, my music, and a post it widget running. All that can be locked (all but the post it widget) Are....they...

Previewing on a TV connected to laptop.
Posted on October 21st, 2004 | 0 Comments

I just realized that my new LG Flatron TV has a VGA input so I thought that this would be a good way to see my video files on a good monitor before I burned them to DVD . I connected my laptop to...

Windows Movie Maker: how to display dropped frame count?
Posted on October 20th, 2004 | 1 Comments

Is there a way to display a dropped-frame count when using Windows Movie Maker to capture? Failing that, are there other capture apps that include the capture-duration timer that Movie maker has? The...

Recording What's on the Monitor
Posted on October 20th, 2004 | 5 Comments

I'd like to record (video and audio) what's appearing on my computer. It may be clips from a DVD or CD, but mainly I'd be interested in recording streaming video and/or audio from web pages. I have...

Who owns LCD tv/monitor?
Posted on October 20th, 2004 | 2 Comments

Who owns one of those combo lcd tv/monitors? And how are you liking it? Can all combo units be used as a PC monitor as well as stand alone TV?

8 mm analog & 8 digital video transfer to DVD
Posted on October 20th, 2004 | 3 Comments

When I transfer my 8 mm home videos to DVD, I can transfer 120 minutes of 8 mm analog video to DVD but when I transfer 8 mm digital video to DVD I can only transfer 80 minutes. Why is there such a...

Basic Software Picks-Comments
Posted on October 20th, 2004 | 5 Comments

Computer: 2.8GHz, 1GB RAM, two 120GB HDDs (not RAID), Radeon 9800 (not Pro) with 128MB video RAM. What I would like to do: editing VHS tapes for commercials and transfering to DVD, transfering...

FCP HD...capture settings
Posted on October 20th, 2004 | 1 Comments

my scratch disk is 20gigs....but when i try to capture video through a fire wire, my disk fills up immediately....is this a camera setting or a sopftware FCP setting...

How to convert a .Vob to Mpeg?
Posted on October 20th, 2004 | 1 Comments

I have a DVD with two audio tracks. The audio tracks are embedded into the .vob file. I want to convert the .vob file into a Mpeg file and be able to keep the two audio tracks. How can I do it? I...

Studio 8 Sound Effects
Posted on October 20th, 2004 | 2 Comments

Greetings! I am a novice Studio 8 user. I seem to be having difficulty in selecting most of the .wav sound effects I've downloaded (other than the ones that came with the application). Got most of...

Pinnacle DV500 Advice?
Posted on October 20th, 2004 | 16 Comments

Been thinking about picking up a pinnacle dv500 off ebay. Any horror stories about them? I have the system for it, p4 3.0 gb of dual channel... suggestions?

Memory Usage Question, please read!
Posted on October 20th, 2004 | 3 Comments

My computer is used primarily for gaming, so now, I have a question. When using Desltop X, and lets say I have about 3 or 4 widgets on there, or objects, will my PC run slower with Desktop X running...

What CD/DVD software is likely to work for burning 4GB data filesto DVD?
Posted on October 20th, 2004 | 10 Comments

What CD/DVD software is likely to work for burning 4 GB data files to DVD? I have a new HP Pavilion PC with a single layer 8X DVD burner. The software that came with the PC is RecordNow 7.1, which...