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Thread ID: 58515 2005-06-03 01:18:00 Audio out of sync when recording TV to computer kiwibits (5574) Press F1
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360816 2005-06-03 01:18:00 Hi all. I am using cyberlink to record from my TV's sky box to the computer however the audio gets out of sync. I'm using the 'mic in' on the mother board and a 6600 GT video card for capture. The cable from sky box to computer is 12 meters long and when veiwing on the computer the picture/sound is slightly out of sync and gets worse on the recording. TIA kiwibits (5574)
360817 2005-06-03 01:31:00 Try line in, not the mic input/socket. Speedy Gonzales (78)
360818 2005-06-03 01:41:00 Tried that but same problem. The processor (Athlon 3000+) seems up to it could it be the mother board? kiwibits (5574)
360819 2005-06-03 01:45:00 Could be the motherboard, or it could be the Cyberlink program.

What are u using? XP?

If so, try moviemaker. See if that can capture it properly. Or try Nerovision, now called Nero digital. Altho this isnt free, unless u have a registered version of Nero 6.x.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
360820 2005-06-03 02:00:00 Yep I'm using Xp so I'll try movie maker. kiwibits (5574)
360821 2005-06-03 02:32:00 I think virtualdub allows you to get the video and audio back into sync. If you have no luck with movie maker, give it a try. 4bes (2848)
360822 2005-06-03 04:17:00 You could also record both separately, but then manually pull them into sync - using the likes of Movie Maker. Growly (6)
360823 2005-06-03 04:45:00 Could be anyone of a billion issues,from crappy software, poor hardware behaviour,crap sound card, poor drivers, System tasks using resources,messy harddrive,or the latency introduced by the cables .

Do the easiyst first,upgrade your drivers and software,Defrag your HD and kill off all background tasks . Then move your comp closer to the skybox :rolleyes:

As for virtual dub, It has long been dubbed the holy grail because it monitors the streams and adjusts the capture to keep them in-sync, Guess what . . . . . It doesn';t work with most hardware and when it does is no better then most others, all quality capturing software does its damnest to keep the 2 feeds in-sync .

If you want to get real crafty you can De-mux the file (split into video and audio streams) then adjust the sound track to match the video track, then combine them again . Lots of work for a problem better off fixed . I would capture the streams seperatly, Do that will mean nothing is compring them and they will so far out of whack that you will be thinking you love in a city under the sea and your Ma's name is Bob .


Sometimes it just comes down to incompatible hardware (with the more expensive vendors giving recomended motherboard combo's to use with their gear) it which case you may have to get a capture card that also does the audio rather then off loading it to the sound card and then trying ti stitch em together .
Metla (12)
360824 2005-06-03 05:58:00 what file are you captureing to and what codecs are you useing? tweak'e (69)
360825 2005-06-03 06:03:00 Could be anyone of a billion issues,from crappy software, poor hardware behaviour,crap sound card, poor drivers, System tasks using resources,messy harddrive,or the latency introduced by the cables .

Do the easiyst first,upgrade your drivers and software,Defrag your HD and kill off all background tasks . Then move your comp closer to the skybox :rolleyes:

As for virtual dub, It has long been dubbed the holy grail because it monitors the streams and adjusts the capture to keep them in-sync, Guess what . . . . . It doesn';t work with most hardware and when it does is no better then most others, all quality capturing software does its damnest to keep the 2 feeds in-sync .

If you want to get real crafty you can De-mux the file (split into video and audio streams) then adjust the sound track to match the video track, then combine them again . Lots of work for a problem better off fixed . I would capture the streams seperatly, Do that will mean nothing is compring them and they will so far out of whack that you will be thinking you love in a city under the sea and your Ma's name is Bob .


Sometimes it just comes down to incompatible hardware (with the more expensive vendors giving recomended motherboard combo's to use with their gear) it which case you may have to get a capture card that also does the audio rather then off loading it to the sound card and then trying ti stitch em together .


Just a note, Where I said " I would capture the streams seperatly" it was suposed to say " I wouldn't capture the streams seperatly"
Metla (12)
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