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I did install a newer version of real player, but I had the problem before that. I have tried turning absolutely everything off that's not necessary (even though I didn't need to do it before), and I just burned another copy of the same game, so I'll see if that helps at all.

Thanks for the reply.

Susan

Susan,
Go through the standard - defrag of your hard drive,
Clean the head of the laser in the writer
Switch off background running software and/or prevent auto updating.
What anti-virus checker and firewall do you operate (rhetorical question no need to answer)- is AV set correctly?
Some Firewall and AV's when updated change the parameters of the settings on your PC.

I think you mentioned that pixelation happens part way through - have you checked that section with the video in the time-line. If you've used a zoom effect it will highlight a pixel issue on a low res image or on a digital zoomed video sequence. Because preview is a small image it doesn't give a full impression of a video played.

Is it possible to view a before and after? Screen shots would be good. remember you can bring a vob file back into PD.

Dafydd

Thanks so much for the answer. I did everything you suggested and the newest product of the same game was fine. Who's to say which, or maybe all, of the steps helped, but hopefully if someone else runs into this problem in the future they'll find these posts helpful.

Susan

I'm sorry but, how do I actually do this? I'm having the same problem as well: Go through the standard - defrag of your hard drive,
Clean the head of the laser in the writer
Switch off background running software and/or prevent auto updating.
What anti-virus checker and firewall do you operate (rhetorical question no need to answer)- is AV set correctly?
Some Firewall and AV's when updated change the parameters of the settings on your PC. Only God Can Judge Me...

Just another thing, I only have this problem when I capture from my DV device. . I inquired Cyberlink on the problem. Ran a Diagnostics. They stated that I need to update my display device and sound capture. My video card is fine. So what's the problem? Only God Can Judge Me...

I'm sorry but, how do I actually do this? I'm having the same problem as well: Go through the standard - defrag of your hard drive,
Clean the head of the laser in the writer
Switch off background running software and/or prevent auto updating.
What anti-virus checker and firewall do you operate (rhetorical question no need to answer)- is AV set correctly?
Some Firewall and AV's when updated change the parameters of the settings on your PC.


Just another thing, I only have this problem when I capture from my DV device. . I inquired Cyberlink on the problem. Ran a Diagnostics. They stated that I need to update my display device and sound capture. My video card is fine. So what's the problem? Do I need to add more RAM or something? And also, I should always unplug my firewire cable when done with it, right? Only God Can Judge Me...

They may want you to make sure you have the latest drivers and/or firmware for your device. If that's the case then go to the manufacturer's website & look under support or downloads to see if you've got the latest versions of everything. I'm not sure about unplugging the firewire, though I always unplug my usb cable when I'm done transferring my files from my digital camcorder.

One thing I would do would be to make sure that virtually all programs, other than the OS and necessary files, are not running when you're working with PowerDirector. I turn off all virus protection, e-mail, internet, everything, and then check through windows task manager to make sure everything is off. It may seem like a bit much, but it really has helped the program to run smoother and I don't have any more dragging video.

Good luck!

Susan

Sorry if this sounds dumb, but how do I found out the manufacturer? Only God Can Judge Me...

Go to Control Panel, switch to Classic View if not already set that way (along the left side there is an option), go to the System icon, under the Hardware tab click on Device Manager, a list of your hardware will come up, click the plus sign next to Display Adapters, it should show you the details on your video card. Then just Google search to find the manufacturer's website.

Susan

Now, once this is done; do I have to re-capture my videos, because the videos that are still saved on my hard drive still dragging. I have a video on youtube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=JmzBY068Og0...are there anymore tips on my problem? I just need to correct this issue ASAP. Only God Can Judge Me...

I think you would probably have to recapture the video. You might try to recapture at a point when the quality was poor the first time just to see if the problem is fixed.

Also, have you tried burning the file you've already captured to a disk just to see if the problem persists?