Same goes here!

I've ended up recording via my EOS M200 or DJI Pocket 2 and uploading / using Cam Link (from the EOS), then dropping them into Power Director.

Not ideal but at least it works, but would much prefer synced audio/video from Capture.

Quote I'm still having problems in Power Director 21.
I record my videos by hitting capture in power director 21.
The sound is jumpy and and choppy and then totally unrecognizeable. The video is out of sync.
Nothing is wrong with my sound source or webcam as I can record them on their own without power director and they record fine.
I just have to import everything over and then do my editing on power director 21.
Anyone know what settings might be off that are not allowing me to capture properly
Thanks.

For my understanding: what is it you are capturing? So far I have had good experiences with the screen capture. But there are a number of "parameters" that needs to be kept in mind, and many factors that can be of influence, including the resolution of the screen that is being recorded, the recorded resolution, the frame rate, the size of the window captured (full screen or selection), the amount of memory used for the application(s) that is/are displaying the pictures that are to be captured and the capacity of the CPU and the speed of the disk on which the recording goes.
Can you tell us a bit about that, and whether you have experimented which the available settings?

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For my understanding: what is it you are capturing? So far I have had good experiences with the screen capture. But there are a number of "parameters" that needs to be kept in mind, and many factors that can be of influence, including the resolution of the screen that is being recorded, the recorded resolution, the frame rate, the size of the window captured (full screen or selection), the amount of memory used for the application(s) that is/are displaying the pictures that are to be captured and the capacity of the CPU and the speed of the disk on which the recording goes.
Can you tell us a bit about that, and whether you have experimented which the available settings?

I am just capturing me sitting at my desktop reading.

I will get back to you with th esettings.
I have been using the same settings for awhile with no problem.
I reccently got a cyberlink updated patch thing.
Occasionally I get this problem of video out of sync with sound. Eventually it goes back to normal.
But now the last week it is worse. I was able to correct the choppy static sound if I clicked the AI speech enhancement before rendering.
But now it will not even record more than a few seconds without the sound going completely bad.
As mentioned I can record separately with my webcam and then import. But with that the webcam only uses the webcam mic and I cannot get my good quality sound mic to work with it.
Could it be a problem with my internet connection speed?

In this setup it is very unlikely that the network speed has anything to do with this. It can easily be tested: switch off the network connection and see what happens.

Considering the nature of the recording, like previous reactions mention, recording with the PC would not be my first choice. For one, a PC can make noise you dont want in the recording.
If you have any (photo) camera that can record video I suggest you compare its capabilities, if the output format/resolution is higher and it has a reasonable microphone, I would consider using that.
Unless your PC camera is of high enough resolution, you don't have a camera, or it is of lower quality, or you have problems transfering the recorded files to the PC, the camera would be the preferred option.

Then of course, there is the problem you mentioned: the specs (and perhaps sharing the DXdaig.txt file) may reveal some problem. Let us know.

Quote In this setup it is very unlikely that the network speed has anything to do with this. It can easily be tested: switch off the network connection and see what happens.

Considering the nature of the recording, like previous reactions mention, recording with the PC would not be my first choice. For one, a PC can make noise you dont want in the recording.
If you have any (photo) camera that can record video I suggest you compare its capabilities, if the output format/resolution is higher and it has a reasonable microphone, I would consider using that.
Unless your PC camera is of high enough resolution, you don't have a camera, or it is of lower quality, or you have problems transfering the recorded files to the PC, the camera would be the preferred option.

Then of course, there is the problem you mentioned: the specs (and perhaps sharing the DXdaig.txt file) may reveal some problem. Let us know.

I have noticed that my webcam iset up to cature in 16.9. Power Director screen says 16.9.
But when I capture on power director 21 I have to adjust the video to fill the entire screen. If I record from the webcam I do not.
As you mentioned recording with the webcam uses the webcam mic only and not my best mic and the sound is not very good.
I do not know any tehnical terms and do not know how to share or even find DXdaig.txtfile.
Thanks again.
Eddy Rice

Ok, I understand. The 16:9 is the aspect ratio of the camera, most camera's have nowadays. What is more important is the resolution , the amount of pixels that are recorded. It is a bit difficult from far to guide you through the options and settings of both PD capture and the camera.
scanning through this forum will no doubt help you to creating a DXDiag file, but I understand that it may be a bit too far. My suggestion, try a test recording with a (photo camera).
have fun!

Quote Ok, I understand. The 16:9 is the aspect ratio of the camera, most camera's have nowadays. What is more important is the resolution , the amount of pixels that are recorded. It is a bit difficult from far to guide you through the options and settings of both PD capture and the camera.
scanning through this forum will no doubt help you to creating a DXDiag file, but I understand that it may be a bit too far. My suggestion, try a test recording with a (photo camera).
have fun!

My resolution is 640x 480
I cannot capture video correctly from power director 21. Sound only goes a few seconds then the video stops and speeds up etc
It was fine and it changed somehow.
As mentioned if I record on the same webcam without power director 21 I can capture the video correctly. But I cannot use my good microphone and the sound is not so good.
Any settings anything I can send you to figure out why this is happening.
What do you mean a test recording with a photo camera?
This is terrible.
Thanks.

I have done some testing with the PD capture function.
What I see is the settings are far from user friendly: The PD capture settings apparently needs to be done in the right order, because after setting the camera resolution and/or the microphone volume, the output file format is set back to the (low) default. So, if you use the PD capture, set the volume first, then the camera to (probably) the highest possible (the default here is 640:480 too), and then set the output file format. The saving of the file format is not easy and is also reset to the default after the camera or microphone settings.
Although you record with 16x9, your resolution is 640:480 which is an aspect ratio of 4:3. I would guess that your webcam at least can be set to a 16x9 ratio?
Furthermore, some testing proves to me the PD capture is apparently not able to cope with recording of video and audio at the same time and keep both in sync. At least that is what my testing shows even on my very fast state-of-the-art laptop.
So I have the same findings as you: The sound is jumpy and choppy and then totally unrecognizable. The video is out of sync. This has likely nothing to do with your settings.
I have also tested a recording of video and sound using the CL Screen capture software, that comes with 365. Here one also needs to carefully look at the settings, but it gives far better results. Maybe that is a good option for you too?
With respect to running a test with a (photo) camera (or smart phone) as I suggested: these can give fairly good results and may the alternative to go for if the screen recorder does not work for you.
I am curious to see what the experiences are of other forum members.