i have windows vista 32 SP1, and studios plus 10 and downloaded the 10.8 patch for it. so now everything is connected and installed fine, all the av splitters are connected to the dazzle and to the xbox 360. one problem is that when i try to capture something like cod4 on my xbox it doesnt show anything in the capture screen on studios capture. the screen is solid black and i have no idea what that means. i can still play and see though the xbox but nothing on the capture screen. someone please help!!!!

please!!!!!!!!!! someone help me!!!

pleaseeeeeee i have been trying to figue this out 24/7

i know u know that u know this

Can you provide me with your computer specs along with your setup diagram? I'll see if I can fix it for you.

Marc P.:

Can you provide me with your computer specs along with your setup diagram? I'll see if I can fix it for you.

 Manufacturer: TOSHIBA

Model: Satellite L305D

Processor: AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile technology TL-60 2.00 GHz

Memory Ram: 3.00 GB

System type: 32-bit operating system

i dont really know what u mean about the setup diagram

please reply back asap. i appreciate the help

if your talking about the setup of the dazzle and all the cords to my xbox then here they are

first one is a pic of my dazzle to my usb port of my laptop http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i125/vinsanityv15c/capcard.jpg

second picture is where all the av splitters are, showing which goes with which  http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i125/vinsanityv15c/dazzle.jpg

3rd and last picture is where the rca cables or what ever you call them that has the red,white, and yellow cable that have both ends the same. they run though each end of the av splitters to the front of my tv. http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i125/vinsanityv15c/uuu.jpg

please respond back, if this isnt what your looking for then clearify what u mean about the setup

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anyyy one???? marc p please help

Sorry, I had the weekend off, I'll send you an update as soon as I'm done reading your earlier threads. Please bear with me.

ok sir thank you

First thing we need to do is make sure that your Dazzle drivers are up to date.

Complete driver removal.

1. Click the “Pearl” (Vista Start button) and type Device Manager on the search box and press Enter
or press the Windows button + Pause on your keyboard and click Device manager on the System properties screen. (Figure 1: System Properties.)
2. Click the “+” sign for the Sound, video and game controllers
3. Right-Click on "Dazzle DVC170" and choose "uninstall”
4. Close the device manager
5. Unplug your Dazzle device from the USB Port
6. Click Start and click Computer
7. Browse to “C:\Program Files\Pinnacle\Shared Files\Drivers”
8. Delete all instances of  DVC 130_170 folders, compressed files and drivers

Updating Drivers to the latest one.

1. Download the latest driver from drivers download page.
2. Install the driver pack
3. Reboot the computer
4. Connect the Dazzle Device.
5. Repeat the driver version verification steps above.
6. If the driver is up to date, you should be able to capture with Studio and/or Instant DVD Recorder.

After completely removing and installing the latest DVC 170 driver. Lets try to test the DVC 170 to see if it works fine.

1. Disconnect all splitters from the Dazzle.
2. Set you Xbox to Run in Pal 60Hz, (if you are using an NTSC Xbox 360, ignore this step)
3. Make sure that the Xbox AV cable is set to "TV" and not "HDTV".
4. Plug the RCA(Yellow, Red and White) directly to your Dazzle.
5. While you have those connections, reboot the computer and reboot your Xbox 360.
6. After the reboot launch Studio 10.8 and go to capture and select DVC 170 in Capture settings.
7. By now you should have your Dashboard seen on the capture preview.

If for some reason you are still seeing a black screen, try to lower the quality of the capture to medium. Laptops are very picky with this device as the DVC 170 is very power hungry, it sucks your USB ports dry and it may have problems sharing with other devices, there are even some occassions that the device would seem to not work by using it on its own. The reason for this is that the laptop may have underpowered usb ports. What you can do to resolve this is to switch to maximum performance and keep your laptop plugged on the wall as you capture. If you still get problems after that you want to look in to either using it on desktop computer or purchasing a ac powered usb hub to feed it the power that it needs.

Let me know how it turns out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBk9Ovxg8_c

 

i followed the steps that he did with the updating the driver, i already had everything downloaded but missed that step. he did it some what different than what u told me for complete driver removal. if u watch he does it different and it worked fine for me. i am able to capture and the only problem is that when i upload a video it takes a very long time. a 1 minute video took about 20 mins on my computer with all other windows closed. if u know something about this please reply back. (i used photobucket and tinypic, same results)

I have tried to update before rather than a complete uninstall, but somehow it worked better for me. But I'm glad the update worked fine for you.

About the uploading delay, this is completely dependent on your internet speed. However, if your 1 minute file is big in size, you might experience a lengthy upload. How big is the 1 minute video and what speed is your internet connection?

the speed when i upload videos is always around 40-50 KB/sec or w.e and usually when i make other downloads its about 130 KB. i have a wireless router in my basement and im on the 2nd floor. my xbox also runs off the wireless connection and the security is disabled. everything runs fine for the speed but its just the videos that take forever!!

the videos are usually 100 MB to 500 MB it varies

It really takes a bit of time, I get the same amount of time when uploading videos in youtube. I tried uploading a 1 minute video in 720p. It was about 60 MB. It  took a while. Though I was not able to clock it, but it definitely wasn't quick. About 15 mins maybe ? I'm using a slow 1MB connection so I get about twice as your 40-50 KB/sec.

oh thanks, but one more question, is there anyway to get better quality then the normal best quality settings for the dazzle platinum dvc170?? any specials slitters or rca cables??

Some users claim to have better quality by using a RCA amplifier/distributor. I have not personally tried this but some youtube uploads have mentioned this as an alternative to typical splitters. See if the cost is worth the quality. Dazzle captures fine for my eyes, in the SD world at least.

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kimaesha:

Guys, my good buddy referred a good site about Pinnacle Security. Since I avail this, I got no hassle dealing with our system. It has lots of advvantage. So if I were you, better try it. And feel the hassle-free security sytem.

SPAM?

First time I saw one. Maybe Bertrand needs to know about it.

Definitely.