Vlade's Dazzle DVC 170 Guide (Applies to Any Dazzle of Model Number 100 +)

[Vlade]

im having problems on the step where we compress using Divx codec


it doesnt show up even though i have the CCCP installed. neither does the LameMp3 option >.>

If that's the case, just install the DivX and Lame Mp3 codecs manually. Here are the sites:

http://lame.sourceforge.net/
http://www.divx.com/en/software/divx-plus/codec-pack

When compressing videos you don't have to follow my steps but I recommend my steps since they make for a good balance between quality and filesize.

Someone pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee help me... I have dazzle dvc 100, and sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't. Now it rarely works.... for example, I see the preivew but it stops after like a a minute or so and then I don't know if it is recording or not. I am using vlade's settings, and selected NTSC standard but to no avail.. Also if it does record for longer than 3 minutes, then it drops frames... WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF I am so mad, I paid 50 bucks for this bull****. it is not my computer trust me.. as far as specs go... I have a 2.50 core 2 duo processer.

Are you connecting directly to A/V out port or are you using Y-Adapters?
Are you running Windows XP?

Perhaps try plugging the dazzle into different USB ports? I've heard that sometimes works when the computer isn't recognising it properly.

Unofortunately there's not much else I can really think of at the moment to solve this :S

 

[Leviathan741]

I am on Windows 7 and I am connected directly to the A/V out port using 3 splitters. I will try the different USB port....

So you have nothing else? O comon someone has gotta help me here..

 

[Leviathan741]

hey ur the best vlade! changing usb ports worked.... IDK why, but it did. I guess the port i was using before was 1.1 and dazzle needs a 2.0 port idk?

 

[FoxoF]

Hi guys,

Had a question, knew you guys are easily the best people to ask. Was thinking of buying:

http://www.blueunplugged.com/USB-Video-Capture-VHS-DVD.aspx

Wondering how it compares to dazzle (even if you havent had personal experience with this model, general advice would help too). Will be connecting my GameCube via composite.

Much cheaper than dazzle, but I dont want to sacrifice much qualtiy in the process.

Thanks for the help, much appreciated.

 

[Leviathan741]

Hey, that is an easy cap. One of my friends has one and it works sometimes and sometimes it doesn't. The video quality is usually ok at best, but sometimes it can be very poor (choppy lines etc), honestly you should get a dazzle. You can find good deals on dazzles on amazon, and hey it doesnt have to be the hd dazzle. The normal dazzle has great quality.

 

[Bloodcross]

http://allisbrawl.com/blogpost.aspx?id=99369

need help

I got a Dazzle DVC 100 this week, but my computer isn't good enough to handle it, apparently.



The Dazzle is a USB 2.0 HighSpeed-only device; but I only have USB 1.1 ports on this computer. I don't know if this matters too much, but still...

Anyway, when I opened Pinnacle Studios, it gives me a message saying I need to update my drivers (though this was to be expected before I got the Dazzle).

So I go to nvidia.com to download the installation (GeForce/ION Driver Release 260)

But when I begin to run the installation (NVIDIA Install) I get a message (under System Check) saying "Install cannot continue" and "This graphics driver could not find compatible graphics hardware."



I'm aware I don't need Pinnacle Studios to capture my footage. I planned on using Sony Vegas 9 for my capturing plus editing after. When I go to capture my video (sony vegas capture 6.0), I get a message saying the device could not be opened. Obviously the Dazzle is on, and I don't believe it's being used by another app (got firefox/itunes/aim up atm). Tried bunch of **** to get it to work but nothing worked. I didn't get a preview at all.

I did get a preview using VirtualDub... but the preview is glitchy yet the screen did get captured. Also tried on AM Capture, still glitchy but the screen still got captured. I could see the Brawl menu but it's glitchy, basically.




In the end I probably need a new graphics card. But if I'm wrong or if there's an easier way, let me know please.

 

[ajp_anton]

Geforce is graphics and shouldn't have anything to do with it. You can't have ION as it came long after USB 1.1 disappeared.
Also, USB 1.1 may just be too slow. Its max speed is 11Mbit/s, and because USB sucks, expect half of that.

What drivers does it want you to update? USB or the Dazzle?

 

[CT Chia]

how old is your computer? if you really only have usb 1.1 it wont work, but usb 2.0 has been around for a very long time

 

[Bloodcross]

Well I feel stupid.

Thanks guys, also delete my thread (useless... call it spam too)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...cm_re=Rosewill_NEC_usb-_-15-166-002-_-Product

the end

 

[TSDA]

It gives me an error when opening the file on vdub.
"MPEG Import Filter: invalid pack at position 3: marker bit not set yet; possibly mpeg-2 stream"

 

[Vlade]

It gives me an error when opening the file on vdub.
"MPEG Import Filter: invalid pack at position 3: marker bit not set yet; possibly mpeg-2 stream"

Have you installed the plugin as instructed in the guide?

hey ur the best vlade! changing usb ports worked.... IDK why, but it did. I guess the port i was using before was 1.1 and dazzle needs a 2.0 port idk?

Glad I could help

 

[DoH]

So last night I was putting some matches up, and today I wanted to mess around with capture settings to get better quality, but now every time I go to capture in Pinnacle 12 it freezes? Any suggestions?

 

[Vlade]

So last night I was putting some matches up, and today I wanted to mess around with capture settings to get better quality, but now every time I go to capture in Pinnacle 12 it freezes? Any suggestions?

So what you mean is when you click "Start Capture" the program just freezes?

To be honest I can't really help here since I have no experience with studio 12 (still stuck with studio 10 heh) but what I suggest trying is to do the following:

Open the task manager by pressing ctrl+alt+delete
Go to the "Processes" tab and look for "Studio.exe" (it MAY be different for studio 12, if it is I'm sure it will be obvious which program is studio 12)
Right click on it and set the priority to "Real Time"

That will dedicate more processing power to studio 12 and hopefully fix the freezing. This is what I usually recommend when people have queries about dropped frames.

 

[Juno McGrath]

My dazzle isnt appearing under "Capture sources". Im really frustrated by this.

 

[Vlade]

My dazzle isnt appearing under "Capture sources". Im really frustrated by this.

Try changing USB ports

 

[Juno McGrath]

Try changing USB ports

I did. I think ive figured it out, its the drivers.

WHAT DO

 

[Vlade]

Try downloading the drivers from here for your specified dazzle model: http://cdn.pinnaclesys.com/SupportFiles/Hardware_Installer/readmeHW10.htm

Excuse the fact that it's Espanol

 

[mikeHAZE]

Do i have to have all the extra cables, or is it possible to directly plug my Wii into my Dazzle?

 

[ajp_anton]

It's possible. Everything else is just so you can see the image on your TV at the same time.
In fact, connecting directly might improve the quality slightly.

 

[mikeHAZE]

Ugh, Pinnacle Studio isn't reading it then.

 

[DanteFox]

So I made it to the very last part of the tutorial in the OP, and I hit 'save as AVI' and here's what it gives me:

"The source video stream uses a compression algorithm which is not compatible with AVI files. Direct stream copy cannot be used with this video stream."

Any suggestions?

 

[Archangel]

Scratch that I got it working

 

[Vlade]

So I made it to the very last part of the tutorial in the OP, and I hit 'save as AVI' and here's what it gives me:

"The source video stream uses a compression algorithm which is not compatible with AVI files. Direct stream copy cannot be used with this video stream."

Any suggestions?

Try changing it to "full processing mode" and then hit "save as AVI".

 

[Master WGS]

So I have a Dazzle, but I get a lot of dropped frames/slowdown. Looked through the thread, and most said it has to do with your system/bitrate settings. Messing with the bitrate settings never seemed to fix it much, so is my computer just too weak to handle recording stuff?

I run Windows 7
3 GB RAM
64-bit OS
AMD E-350 Processor 1.60 GHz

I'm basically assuming that's the problem. Would something lower-end like the EasyCAP, though lower video quality, possibly work better, or is my computer just too crappy to ever make decent looking videos?

 

[Vlade]

So I have a Dazzle, but I get a lot of dropped frames/slowdown. Looked through the thread, and most said it has to do with your system/bitrate settings. Messing with the bitrate settings never seemed to fix it much, so is my computer just too weak to handle recording stuff?

I run Windows 7
3 GB RAM
64-bit OS
AMD E-350 Processor 1.60 GHz

I'm basically assuming that's the problem. Would something lower-end like the EasyCAP, though lower video quality, possibly work better, or is my computer just too crappy to ever make decent looking videos?

In response to your question, have a go at this:

Open the task manager by pressing ctrl+alt+delete
Go to the "Processes" tab and look for "Studio.exe" (it MAY be different for studio 12, if it is I'm sure it will be obvious which program is studio 12)
Right click on it and set the priority to "Real Time"

That will dedicate more processing power to studio 12 and hopefully fix the freezing. This is what I usually recommend when people have queries about dropped frames.

 

[ajp_anton]

The E-350 is really weak, just slightly above Atom which is good only for typing and browsing without flash.

You can also open task manager by just right clicking the task bar, no need for ctrl+alt+del. There, check your CPU usage while recording. If it's close to 100%, setting it to real-time *might* help. If it's at 100%, you're screwed.
Try setting everything, resolution and bitrate, to minimum to see if your CPU can actually do anything, and if it can, move things up until it stops working.

 

[Vlade]

ajp_anton speaks the truth.

Unfortunately there isn't a lot you can do about a lack of processing power but get a better computer :/

 

[bertbusdriver]

does anyone have good settings for using a dazzle dvc 100 with virtualdub? I bought mine used so it didn't come with studio

 

[EPsilon933]

does anyone have good settings for using a dazzle dvc 100 with virtualdub? I bought mine used so it didn't come with studio

I have a Hauppauge USB-LIVE-2, so I don't know if there'd be any changes, but

I record with Lagarith video codec and LAME audio codec (256 kbp/s). It will take up a lot of space (Like 30GB per hour)

After recording, open your recording file in VirtualDub and compress it with Xvid codec, everything default settings but with bitrate at 1500

Also, go to filters and add a deinterlace filter. Pick either Yadif or ELA algorithm

 

[Leviathan741]

How would I record HD melee?

 

[ajp_anton]

You can't, unless it's on an emulator.

 

[Zankoku]

Just wanted to illustrate the various deinterlace options available on VDub...

Original Interlaced Source

Simple Field Duplication

Bob Algorithm

ELA Algorithm

Yadif Algorithm

 

[Flayl]

What version of virtualdub are you using? the one I downloaded a year ago had split fields, duplicate, discard (or something equivalent) and blend. That was it. I used blend then used a sharpen filter.

 

[ajp_anton]

If I look at my VirtualDub, the ones not shown above are:
Blend: look at my screenshots below
Discard: Should be same as Duplicate, except result is 30fps instead of 60fps (not sure, just going by the name)

The Fold/Unfold shouldn't be used unless you know what you're doing. The right side is just settings for the ones to the left.


I'm too lazy to use VirtualDub so I used Avisynth instead. The blend filter is basically a vertical 1,2,1 kernel and can be simulated with the function mt_convolution("1", "1 2 1").
I also added Avisynth's top-tier interpolator, NNEDI3. Better deinterlacers are available (including the one I use), but they also need the previous frame for motion analysis, so I can't compare them. I only have access to the source image posted above.

Blend: (yes, it sucks, but it kinda works like a quick and dirty motion blur so it might work for Youtube's low 30fps)

NNEDI3:

 

[Yung Mei]

does anyone know what the highest quality setting for sony vegas rendering/importing should be, assuming the video is recorded at the highest pinnacle studio allows?

 

[Zankoku]

What version of virtualdub are you using? the one I downloaded a year ago had split fields, duplicate, discard (or something equivalent) and blend. That was it. I used blend then used a sharpen filter.

The latest one, 1.10 beta or whatever.

 

[sanchaz]

can I install the dazzle disc muitple times on muiple computers? serious question.

 

[PCwizCube]

I'm looking to buy some A/V splitters.

Is this one? I just want to make sure I'm buying the right product. Thanks!
http://www.amazon.com/Cables-Go-40650-Female-Adapter/dp/B000M52X62/ref=pd_sim_e_6

 

[WIDL]

-nvm lol- I got it to work.

 

[terienn]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj_mlMo0umM plz wacht