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Ok then well, I bought a video capture for mac, and I am using it to make videos from my Wii, but the sound effects cause crackling in any thing I record... this is an example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUrhEJDhNCk Youtube degrades the video quality a little but, the audio is exactly what I hear. My second problem, is that I have a video delay of almost 2 seconds when the system is hooked up to my mac so even menu operations drive me nuts. is there anything I can do?

1)  "sounds like" you need to either turn down the audio level from the source (the wii?), or you need to turn the capture levels down from your capture software.

2)  Your lag is built in to the capture device's own hardware encoding algorithm, and it can't be disabled.   If you want to be able to see your video in "real time", then you need to "split" the audio and video out from your Wii and send it BOTH to the TV and the video capture device.  (If you're lucky, your TV may even have audio out, and you could use THAT to set the capture audio level for your video capture device).  In theory...

BittMann

As for 1 I have no way of doing that, the wii uses the tv, or in this case I was guessing here but the computers sound? Well the software doesn't seem to have a volume control built in, and I already turned the volume of the computer down to no avail .

as for 2 Interesting... what would I need to do that? can you link me to some parts I would need?(no it doesn't have an audio out) I have a Sylvania television if that helps, it has two RCA jacks on the front. It also has a headphone jack in the front. What about my vcr though? I think that has an audio out... can that be used? (same brand btw)

couple of options -- you can do 3 separate "y" adapters for composite video, and left and right audio (look at Best Buy or Radio Shack for "RCA Y Adapters").  Or you can spend *way* too much on an actual distribution amplifier. ( I know which one I'd pick -- but then again, I'm cheap.)

LOL I am pretty cheap myself :P ok so I would need 3 Y adapters with 2 male 1 female right? Now how would I use the audio out for my vcr?

My first question would be:  Why are you using the audio out from your VCR?  Video and left & right audio, and you're good...aren't you?

Huh? currently I have it plugged in direcly from the Wii, but you said I can use the audio from a tv audio out so cant I use the vcr since the tv doesnt have one? you know to try and fix the audio problem...

Oh, I see.

I dunno -- will your VCR let you set output audio levels?  If so, it may be a help.  (Thinking back a few years:  I had an old cassette tape deck that I'd sometimes use to set audio levels when running audio into my stereo.)

BittMann

Well, yeah it has a volume control, but I dont know if it will work or not till I try. So how would I use the audio of the vcr? Is it as simple as connecting a left and right rca wire in the output and pairing that to the vc device?

Sounds like a reasonable assumption to me -- but I don't know if it will work or not until you try it.  ()

Seriously:  I would attempt it, if your VCR has volume controls on it.  That could make quite a difference if it does work out.