White bar across video when capturing

[TheJez]

Hi All,

I have an Asus V8480 Ultra Deluxe with VIVO, and I'm using it to capture VHS video to DV avi (MainConcept). I use VirtualDubSync to get perfect a/v sync. I have the latest WDM (1.22).

This works great most of the times, but occasionally I get a big white bar across the captured image. See http://home.hccnet.nl/j.zuiderhoek/capture_error.jpg for an example. The video above and below run fine.
This bar does not show in the preview-window. Most of the times it is only at the start of a capture, and lasts from a couple of frames to a couple of minutes. Very rarely, it also shows in the middle of a capture, and it disappears as mystriously as it came.

Anyone experienced the same ? Any solutions ?
I think it is either the hardware (Philips chipset), the WDM driver, the capturing app. or the encoder. Or maybe I'm completely wrong here...

(B.t.w. I've had this problem from the start, using any WDM version starting at 1.10, I believe...)

Thanks,

The Jez

[fellaw]

This is the macrovision protection of the capture driver. Using an older version(1.08) could help with that.

You may find that one here (http://205.158.109.140/Windows/23.11/WDM_1.08.exe).

[TheJez]

Thanks fellaw,

I've seen this white-bar-thing with directly capturing tv-programs (using my VCR as a tuner) and while capturing tv-programs that were taped on VHS before, so never commercially bought VHS tapes. Do you think that still the Macrovision could be the problem here ?

Thanks,

TheJez

[fellaw]

Yes, because it's often too sensitive.

[TheJez]

Thanks for the information. I will give the old driver a try. I can't give immediate results, because the problem only happens every once in a while. If I keep having this problem, I'll be back :-)

Take care,

TheJez

[begu]

Well it definitely fixed my white bar pboblems.
This one should be sticky. The macrovision detection is FAR TOO SENSITIVE. I NEVER got the ***** white bar again with 1.08 drivers. And I think the quality is the same.

These kind of things just piss me off. Buy nice card, install LATEST drivers, and have severe problems etc. with it. And I can think, that the nvidia will NEVER fix it. But with the 1.08 driver.. Ahh very good quality picture with not any bars! :)