Something really strange happened to me today that I cannot explain and which has never happened to me before.
I tried to record a 4 hour live TV broadcast using my ADVC-300 using a S-Video connection. Before the broadcast started, I used the Picture Controller to confirm the filter settings and to kick-start the ADVC-300 detection. In my experience applications have an easier time finding the ADVC if I access it from Picture Controller first by opening the Preview window -- this also selects the correct video input source on the ADVC.
I opened the Preview window and saw and heard the TV program, everything was fine. I closed the Preview window, exited Picture Controller, started the capture, and went back to bed (the program was scheduled to run from 5AM to 9AM).
Shortly after 9AM, I stopped the capture and double-clicked on the AVI file for a quick review using Windows Media Player. The video looked great, but there was no sound! I double-checked all the usual culprits like a muted sound card, low audio levels etc., and even checked the audio properties of the file. The file did contain a PCM audio stream, but it was silent.
I reopened my capture program, captured a seconds of the current TV program, and checked that -- it was fine and had audio. I had made no changes in the cabling, capture settings, or anything else.
It's no big deal because I can get the program off my Tivo, I just need to hook up the ADVC to it and recapture, but it costs me time to do it and I'm at a loss to explain what happened. I have captured hundreds of hours with my ADVC-300 and this is a new one for me. Has anyone else ever experienced this?
I tried to record a 4 hour live TV broadcast using my ADVC-300 using a S-Video connection. Before the broadcast started, I used the Picture Controller to confirm the filter settings and to kick-start the ADVC-300 detection. In my experience applications have an easier time finding the ADVC if I access it from Picture Controller first by opening the Preview window -- this also selects the correct video input source on the ADVC.
I opened the Preview window and saw and heard the TV program, everything was fine. I closed the Preview window, exited Picture Controller, started the capture, and went back to bed (the program was scheduled to run from 5AM to 9AM).
Shortly after 9AM, I stopped the capture and double-clicked on the AVI file for a quick review using Windows Media Player. The video looked great, but there was no sound! I double-checked all the usual culprits like a muted sound card, low audio levels etc., and even checked the audio properties of the file. The file did contain a PCM audio stream, but it was silent.
I reopened my capture program, captured a seconds of the current TV program, and checked that -- it was fine and had audio. I had made no changes in the cabling, capture settings, or anything else.
It's no big deal because I can get the program off my Tivo, I just need to hook up the ADVC to it and recapture, but it costs me time to do it and I'm at a loss to explain what happened. I have captured hundreds of hours with my ADVC-300 and this is a new one for me. Has anyone else ever experienced this?
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