Windows Movie Maker Freezing

I am having problems with windows movie maker freezing when I try to capture
video. I bought an Adaptec AVC-1100 video converter to convert analog video
onto my computer with my camcorder. I installed the drivers from Adaptec.com
and started up windows movie maker.

At the audio options I click the adaptec converter as the device and then it
says the source is microphone. I click next until its supposed to start
capturing, but instead it just freezes before I get to that part.
Ctrl+Alt+Delete doesnt even close it. I have to manually turn the computer
off. I've tried this several times. I then change the audio device to the
other option (sigmatel audio or something like that) and the source is still
microphone, it then works and I can capture video but none of the audio comes
through with it. I know i have to have the adaptec converter as the audio
device but it continually freezes. What can I do about this?

(I also have Sonic MyDVD, but when I try to capture video it just tells me
it finds no video device attached, even though it is attached and turned on.)

I have the identical problem. My Adaptec AVC-1100 used to work, I
think with my older 500 MHz PC running W98. I've upgraded the PC to a
new 3 GHz HP Pavilion, and while I can capture video if I don't select
the AVC-1100 as the audio source, my computer will freeze just as you
describe. I tried to use the sound card as the audio source but I get
video without sound. Using the AVC-1100 as the audio source the
computer freezes.

I tried this on my kids PC, a 2 GHz AMD with WinXP, with similar
results.
~Bob

Justin wrote:
> I am having problems with windows movie maker freezing when I try to capture
> video. I bought an Adaptec AVC-1100 video converter to convert analog video
> onto my computer with my camcorder. I installed the drivers from Adaptec.com
> and started up windows movie maker.
>
> At the audio options I click the adaptec converter as the device and then it
> says the source is microphone. I click next until its supposed to start
> capturing, but instead it just freezes before I get to that part.
> Ctrl+Alt+Delete doesnt even close it. I have to manually turn the computer
> off. I've tried this several times. I then change the audio device to the
> other option (sigmatel audio or something like that) and the source is still
> microphone, it then works and I can capture video but none of the audio comes
> through with it. I know i have to have the adaptec converter as the audio
> device but it continually freezes. What can I do about this?
>
> (I also have Sonic MyDVD, but when I try to capture video it just tells me
> it finds no video device attached, even though it is attached and turned on.)

I figured it out. Install the Sonic DVD software that comes with it and then
go to adaptec.com and search AVC-1100. There is a download there for a
program that allows you to capture. Download it and run that. Make sure you
click preview in one of the options at the top (like file, edit, options,
etc. forgot what its in). It will allow you to capture video, and then just
save it and open it up with WMM and you can edit on there. thats how i do it.

justin

"Bob" wrote:

> I have the identical problem. My Adaptec AVC-1100 used to work, I
> think with my older 500 MHz PC running W98. I've upgraded the PC to a
> new 3 GHz HP Pavilion, and while I can capture video if I don't select
> the AVC-1100 as the audio source, my computer will freeze just as you
> describe. I tried to use the sound card as the audio source but I get
> video without sound. Using the AVC-1100 as the audio source the
> computer freezes.
>
> I tried this on my kids PC, a 2 GHz AMD with WinXP, with similar
> results.
> ~Bob
>
> Justin wrote:
> > I am having problems with windows movie maker freezing when I try to capture
> > video. I bought an Adaptec AVC-1100 video converter to convert analog video
> > onto my computer with my camcorder. I installed the drivers from Adaptec.com
> > and started up windows movie maker.
> >
> > At the audio options I click the adaptec converter as the device and then it
> > says the source is microphone. I click next until its supposed to start
> > capturing, but instead it just freezes before I get to that part.
> > Ctrl+Alt+Delete doesnt even close it. I have to manually turn the computer
> > off. I've tried this several times. I then change the audio device to the
> > other option (sigmatel audio or something like that) and the source is still
> > microphone, it then works and I can capture video but none of the audio comes
> > through with it. I know i have to have the adaptec converter as the audio
> > device but it continually freezes. What can I do about this?
> >
> > (I also have Sonic MyDVD, but when I try to capture video it just tells me
> > it finds no video device attached, even though it is attached and turned on.)
>
>