Using a Dazzle 100 capture device and getting moderate frame drop. Can some one tell me how to stop this issue? Wanting 30 frames a second if possible.
Thank you
ManintheMoon
How to stop Frame drop in SharpCap???
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Re: How to stop Frame drop in SharpCap???
Hi,
if you only see dropped frames when capturing it is usually a disk speed problem. If you see them when you are not capturing it can be a CPU performance problem or a graphics speed problem, although both seem unlikely for a SD frame grabber.
Are you using the SharpCap 2.10 beta? The code for talking to webcams and frame grabbers is new in 2.10 and could have bugs. In 2.9 it's older code and is less likely to have that sort of problem.
One thing that it's important to know is that the number of dropped frames that SharpCap shows is just a number that it gets from the device driver. Every device has a different driver and a different idea about what a dropped frame is, so if the number is relatively small against the total number of frames and the video seems to play smoothly it may not be anything to worry about.
cheers,
Robin
if you only see dropped frames when capturing it is usually a disk speed problem. If you see them when you are not capturing it can be a CPU performance problem or a graphics speed problem, although both seem unlikely for a SD frame grabber.
Are you using the SharpCap 2.10 beta? The code for talking to webcams and frame grabbers is new in 2.10 and could have bugs. In 2.9 it's older code and is less likely to have that sort of problem.
One thing that it's important to know is that the number of dropped frames that SharpCap shows is just a number that it gets from the device driver. Every device has a different driver and a different idea about what a dropped frame is, so if the number is relatively small against the total number of frames and the video seems to play smoothly it may not be anything to worry about.
cheers,
Robin
Re: How to stop Frame drop in SharpCap???
Hello
From File > SharpCap Settings > Filenames TAB
Click 'Test Write Speed' button, then OK
Wait ...... for the test to complete (there is no intermediate feedback).
Post back ALL the figures in the results window + the SharpCap version from Help > About.
Dave
From File > SharpCap Settings > Filenames TAB
Click 'Test Write Speed' button, then OK
Wait ...... for the test to complete (there is no intermediate feedback).
Post back ALL the figures in the results window + the SharpCap version from Help > About.
Dave