My nVideo VIVO card came with PowerDirector/PowerProducer and that works
just great for capturing analog video.

Did you try it? You also have WinDVD Creator... did you try that?
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging



"SteveInTallyFl" <SteveInTallyFl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> nVidia FX5900/256MB (Chaintech) w/ VIVO, in A7N8XD-r2 mobo, 1 GB RAM, 80GB
> HDD, from Sony video 8mm Handicam using Tandy adapter to svideo. Center
> 1/3
> of frame is white out (horizontal) in spurts of from 9 seconds to 1+
> minutes
> across a 45 minute capture. WMM monitor capture monitor window never
> shows
> white out during the capture. It appears in playback. Have viewed saved
> clip in WinDVD Creator 1.0 and in Windows Media Player 9 and white out is
> appears in playback there. Have a 3GB pagefile split across to logical
> partitions of HDD. Have a jpeg snapshot of a frame as example, but can't
> attach. . . .
>
> Have tried different nVidia display drivers - no difference. Have tried
> different nVidia WDM drivers - no difference.
>
> I doubt this is just a WMM issue, but do not know where to turn next. Hate
> to think I ramped up this hardware (256MB graphics adapter with VIVO) and
> went all nVidia and nForce for compatibility to no avail.
>
> Any suggestions appreciated.