Problems With Ulead Video Capture

[Debbie]

HI All,

I'm trying to capture using the Ulead video capture module in Medias Studio 7 but I keep geting an error message "Failed to build a preview graph" when I start the capture.
I'm using DirectShow capture drivers. Would appreciate any help.


Debbie

[Dr Mordrid]

What kind of capture? IEEE-1394, analog, USB device???

That said most preview graph problems have been related to a faulty DirectX install and/or display driver issue or HD cameras.

What OS, Dx version etc.?

Dr. Mordrid

[Debbie]

Sorry Doc. I have been too vague. It has been a Composite video input. Video/Audio from Satellite receiver. I have tried MPEG-2 and AVI both the same problem.

WinXP + SP1, DX9c, All-In-Wonder 9800 SE (Radeon 9800)

[Dr Mordrid]

Have you recently updated the capture/display drivers or DirectX? Sometimes you can also lose functionality if Windows auto-update installs something and messes up their connection to DirectX, which is why I leave that feature off.

Dr. Mordrid

[cuddles]

I had a similar issue with MSP and it went away after I connected the DV Cam which it reconised instantly. Thereafter it did composite as well.

[Debbie]

It appears that there's an incomptibility problem, since other capturing software appears to work well.

I just have to wait untill I discover somthing.

Thanks to all for your help.

Debbie

[cuddles]

If you have a firewire connection and can borrow a DV cam maybe it can be woken up.

[Debbie]

I have a dv cam and will give it a try. thanks for the tip

[Debbie]

I keep geting "Faild to build a preview graph" in all ulead video capture modules.
This only happens with ATI All-In-Wonder 9800se

Any ideas?

Debbie

[Dr Mordrid]

You could try this (presuming XP);

Go to C:\Documents and Setting\(login name)\Application Data\Ulead Systems\Ulead MediaStudio Pro\7.0

First copy the contents of this folder to a safe place. Next DELETE the contents of this folder and reboot.

Now try again.

[Debbie]

Same problem Doc. Thanks anyways. Its just frustrating not to be able to use the cap. module for composite video, however IEEE-1394 is no problem.

I'm using WinDVR for capturing and it appears to be working fine.

Thanks again,

Debbie

[Debbie]

No noting doing. I just can't figure it out !!. I just have to forget the capture app. in MSP.
Thanks anyways Doc & Co.

Debbie

[Debbie]

Problem fixed. Remember Aladin's tail..... changing the new for the old?
That did it . Used the old drivers (5 versions older) and the UMSP video capture now works like a charm in composite video, avi or mpeg-2.

Thanks again guys.

[cprog6]

Debbie or Doc,
What driver did you end up using? Was it an old version of Directx?