which video capture card on your XP system?
 

I am very frustrated because my computer had a motherboard problem and so I needed to buy a new one. I bought an HP and my Dazzle video creator II (to cut the dvd movies into short clips) does not work saying some software error. So then I bought ANOTHER computer this time a Compaq Presario and still the same error! It use to work fine on my other XP machine and I've done everything I can as far as driver / MS updates etc etc etc.

Now the time has come to trash this stupid Dazzle product since I've wasted about $2500 in new computers just for it. Anyone know of another one that compresses the mpeg files for movie galleries like the Dazzle did? I heard Pinnacle or something?

HP? Compaq?

what the hell?

why didnt you just buy a replecement motherboard. That way you'd be sure it works..

I have to admit before I tested the Dazzle DVC II I was prepared for a cheap, consumer-level board with limited resolutions, low frame rates, dropped frames and cheesy software. I was wrong on most counts.

# My real surprise came when I asked it to capture an MPEG-2 clip at the highest resolution possible (720x480), 30 frames/second, at the highest bit rate 10Mb/s - essentially the highest setting for everything. I connected the Sony DSR-PD150 to the Dazzle breakout box via the S-video port, started up the tape and hit the capture button. The DVC II merrily captured away (in a very small window) until I told it to stop.

Overall, I would give the Dazzle Digital Video Creator II high marks for what it is. Installation was a snap. The software bundle is the low point, geared more for the casual consumer who wants to capture birthday videos, but it does that fairly well. The Sonic package is good although the documentation is nonexistent and it takes some playing around with, but it wasn't designed for professionals. Problem handling was fair. System requirements are minimal. But the bottom line is: the capture quality was very good.

But Note System Requirements: According to the Dazzle Web site, "AMD Athlon processors with certain chipset combinations will cause problems for the Dazzle Digital Video Creator II. On some Athlon based PCs, the DVC-II works as intended and on some the product will not function. AMD engineers are currently investigating the issue. At this time Dazzle cannot guarantee full compatibility with every PC containing an Athlon processor."
Windows 98, Windows 2000/ME and 64MB minimum.

I hope it help you

Mark

Because once a motherboard has a problem with a computer in my opinion I like to buy another computer instead of fixing the piece of shit.

Sorry that didnt help at all. It actually got me a little more frustrated because you're going on about all the Dazzle's good points when it's seriously sucking for me. I have all Pentium 4's and not AMD's so their should be no problem.