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Offline Mike M

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Tuner skips while recording
« on: December 26, 2008, 12:04:51 PM »
I just got an EyeTV hybrid USB tuner for my iBook G4 and I have problems with it when I record. It often skips and jumps (doesn't record every frame) when it records and makes the videos look like crap. This doesn't happen when I just view the TV, it just does it when I record. Does anyone know how I can prevent this from happening? My computer has more RAM (768 MB) than what they reccommend (256 MB), and I have no other programs open when I record. I also tried rebooting and that didn't work. All of my computer's other specs meet the software's system requirements.
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Re: Tuner skips while recording
« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2008, 12:07:23 PM »
Slow hard drive possibly? Too much/little compression?

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Re: Tuner skips while recording
« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2008, 12:15:41 PM »
What do you mean by too much compression?
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Re: Tuner skips while recording
« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2008, 01:52:39 PM »
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Compression

Takes a lot of computer power, and requires fast hard drives. Otherwise you get the skipping thing like you described. Adjust compression settings and see what works.
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Re: Tuner skips while recording
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2009, 10:15:32 AM »
Does anyone have a solution to this? I have my software on the lowest compression settings and it still skips. I know there are a lot of Mac users here who could probably help. I really want to start recording clips with my tuner so I can finally ditch my VCR.
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Re: Tuner skips while recording
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2009, 10:30:35 AM »
I've never used a tuner on an OS X Mac, sorry. :(
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