Big White Line in Video?

[Techiejustin]

Yeah... newest version of VD, nvidia video capture from an 8mm analog source using S-Video.

Even happens on the video camera's blue screen.
What the heck?

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/8302/img0253smallrs2.jpg

It is burned into the video - its just just something that's there during display.
It does nto appear on a TV, or in the viewfinder.
Appears at random.
ALso, it doesn't happen when I use Windows Movie maker - which I do not want to use.

[foxyshadis]

Under options->preferences....

Output depth should be the display depth. Then under display, try disabling directx, which will probably fix it, but cause a noticeable performance hit if you play videos to preview in vdub. You can try playing with the D3D and OGL options to see if any work.

[setarip_old]

@Techiejustin

Boy, does your description and image smack of the second generation Macrovision for VHS...

[Techiejustin]

@Techiejustin

Boy, does your description and image smack of the second generation Macrovision for VHS...

that's what I was thinking... But it is a home movie from 1994 from an 8mm Canon camcorder.
I don't get it.
Could the tape have degraded to the point where the signal is so weak it thinks there's a MV signal present?

But then why wouldn't it appear on a TV?

[Techiejustin]

Nope.
No go. Still have the big white bar.
It id obviously a VD problem - doesn't happen anywhere else.
I think i need to be reminded again why free software is so wonderful.

Nothing beats having an inxpensive car, but if it doesn't get me whereI need to go the philosophy has to be reconsidered.

[Techiejustin]

okey doke...
on another PC huggyuv crashes.
Logarith says the source image format is not compatible error -2.

This sucks.

More problems.

eventhe huffyuv crashes when I try to play it. Even just displaying the thumbnail blows it up.

What the hell?

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/9779/huffyuvcrashmh6.png

[foxyshadis]

Have you ever installed codec packs on your systems, especially something like nimo's? Normally it's almost impossible to get huffyuv to crash, it's so simple, but many codec packs dramatically reduce the stability of your multimedia.

What colorspace are you trying to capture into, also, and what dimensions is the video?

(Commercial software isn't all that much more reliable than high-class free software like vdub, sometimes much worse. But if it isn't working, trying avidemux, ulead videostudio, or another nle is absolutely worth testing.)

[Blue_MiSfit]

looks like codec problems to me - or maybe computer issues in general. Sometimes video encoding software will reveal instabilities that other intensive tasks like gaming do not.

Do you overclock at all? This can be a common culprit.

~MiSfit

[Techiejustin]

Have you ever installed codec packs on your systems, especially something like nimo's? Normally it's almost impossible to get huffyuv to crash, it's so simple, but many codec packs dramatically reduce the stability of your multimedia.

What colorspace are you trying to capture into, also, and what dimensions is the video?

(Commercial software isn't all that much more reliable than high-class free software like vdub, sometimes much worse. But if it isn't working, trying avidemux, ulead videostudio, or another nle is absolutely worth testing.)


Nimo? Nope.
That is a fresh build and reformatted about a week ago.
I didn't get a chance to install any codecs.
Colorspace? Heh, bear with me I don't understand.
the video is 720 x 480 standard NTSC.

[Techiejustin]

looks like codec problems to me - or maybe computer issues in general. Sometimes video encoding software will reveal instabilities that other intensive tasks like gaming do not.

Do you overclock at all? This can be a common culprit.

~MiSfit

No overclocking.
I never overclocked, I never understood the point.

[setarip_old]

Have you tried using a "less-than-the-latest" version of Virtual Dub?

[Techiejustin]

Have you tried using a "less-than-the-latest" version of Virtual Dub?

That's the thing. I don't knwo for sure if VD is the problem. It looks like its capturiing, but when I go to play the file - that's when it blows up.

The PC with the white line is a different one than the PC with the crashing.
The white line PC is not as powerful as the other one.

I'm going to go try avidemux and see what happens...

[Techiejustin]

Does avidemux capture?

[setarip_old]

That's the thing. I don't knwo for sure if VD is the problem.That's precisely why I'm suggesting you try another VERSION of VirtualDub - to see if the problem persists, or if it disappears...