Hello.

I'm using Windows XP Home, SP-2, on a Dell Dimension 8400 computer.

This question involves capturing video to a WMV file.

The aspect ratio of the WMV I've been making is too small. I noticed
the default setting is 320 x 240, which for me is too small.

I reset the aspect ratio to 640 x 480, and this is the error message I
got:

"The video device is currently in use. Close any other application
that is using the device and try again."

I get this message all the time, no matter what. In fact, I've
formatted my hard drive, reinstalled Windows XP and just a few other
things (including the Hauppauge Win TV 2000 drivers), and tried making
a WMV capture again. I can't get the aspect ratio changed.

Can anyone please tell me what is causing this error, and if there is
a workaround for it? If you need further details from me about my
setup, configuration, etc., please let me know.

Thank you very much.
Marc Barlin

check the comments on the Analog Video Capture > Hauppauge page of my
site...
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"Marc Barlin" <jd5jd@prodigy.net> wrote in message
news:rafkm1pbjn05ouhfa6cbhb4e8af4cntq75@4ax.com...
> Hello.
>
> I'm using Windows XP Home, SP-2, on a Dell Dimension 8400 computer.
>
> This question involves capturing video to a WMV file.
>
> The aspect ratio of the WMV I've been making is too small. I noticed
> the default setting is 320 x 240, which for me is too small.
>
> I reset the aspect ratio to 640 x 480, and this is the error message I
> got:
>
> "The video device is currently in use. Close any other application
> that is using the device and try again."
>
> I get this message all the time, no matter what. In fact, I've
> formatted my hard drive, reinstalled Windows XP and just a few other
> things (including the Hauppauge Win TV 2000 drivers), and tried making
> a WMV capture again. I can't get the aspect ratio changed.
>
> Can anyone please tell me what is causing this error, and if there is
> a workaround for it? If you need further details from me about my
> setup, configuration, etc., please let me know.
>
> Thank you very much.
> Marc Barlin
>
>

Forgive me, but I must be missing something. I visited that page, and
I see a few posts (the last one being from 3/20/04), but nothing
pertaining to my question. Not all the posts have responses, either.
Did I miss something? Where, specifically, did you address this
question? Thank you.



>check the comments on the Analog Video Capture > Hauppauge page of my
>site...