Older editor/capture programs?

MajinMetroid · Post by **MajinMetroid** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:48 pm

Hi, I just started making a video and my cpu is really crappy. <1gb... The software that came with the capture device I bought, Pinnacle Studio 10, has been useful for just my v-blogging because the quality doesn't need to be spectacular but with AMV's, you really need good quality, etc. The software's minimum requirements of cpu are like 1.5gb so... Yeah, I normally capture and export in the smallest DivX setting. Tried doing that with some DBZ and some music and it looked like ass and didn't sync up right. I can't capture in any better quality because it gets really choppy and skips video and audio often...

SO! Finally, my question: Would getting older software fix my problem? People have been making AMVs for a long time I think and there must be software that can produce good results and isn't so demanding in the processor area. Thanks for any and all help, tips, etc.

Post by **VegettoEX** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 11:12 pm

I'd highly suggest trying to capture through VirtualDub. It should pick up your capture card with no problem, and allow you to capture through it with much less of a toll on your system.

Also, try capturing into a different codec. At the very least, try capturing uncompressed, and then convert the clip over to HuffyUV. Capturing uncompressed should theoretically take less of a CPU toll since it won't need to convert to anything on-the-fly while it's capturing, and then you can just take that file AFTERWARDS and convert it over to something smaller that's still lossless quality.

I made Nobody Blink!, What It Is To Burn, and One Two (Little Bitch) on a PIII 850 mHz w/ 128 MB RAM with a combination of VirtualDub and Premiere 5.1, and those were all with DVD rips. As for capturing, I did Mozarto de Kiko (captured VHS) and Falling Down (captured DVD) on the same computer. Is that a good reference?