Reference 49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Problem

Possible Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dropped

Dropped frames during video recording indicates that

 

 

frames during

some part of the system is not fast enough to keep up

 

 

video

with the recording. Recording video is a very demanding

 

 

recording

task for even the most powerful system. To achieve the

 

 

 

best results, you must dedicate the PC to recording, and

 

 

 

ensure that nothing else is active during recording.

 

 

 

Defragment your hard drive

 

 

 

A large, dedicated disk is recommended if you plan to

 

 

 

do much video recording

 

 

 

Ensure that DMA is enabled for your hard drive, to

 

 

 

improve disk access speed and free up the system

 

 

 

CPU

 

 

 

Close all other running tasks, including those in the

 

 

 

System Tray — clock, popup reminders, virus

 

 

 

scanners, etc.

 

 

 

Close and exit from any Task Scheduler

 

 

 

Do not log on to your network

 

 

 

Do not connect USB devices while recording

 

 

 

Do not open or close CD-ROM trays while recording

 

 

 

Do not move the mouse while recording

 

 

 

MPEG recording requires a very fast CPU to encode

 

 

 

the video.

 

 

 

Select I Frame Only in the Personal Video Recorder tab

 

 

 

in Setup

 

 

 

Reduce the frame size of the recording

 

 

 

AVI recording creates very large file very quickly, and

 

 

 

requires a fast hard disk system.

 

 

 

Try a lower frame size, for example, 320x240. If you do

 

 

 

not drop frames using 320x240 frame size, but frame

 

 

 

drops do occur at larger frame sizes, your hard disk may

 

 

 

not be fast enough.

 

 

 

 

 

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ATI Technologies 9700 specifications Dropped, Frames during, Mpeg recording requires a very fast CPU to encode Video