Are there H264 capture options with that software?

Eric

ADK

The Sequence settings should not effect that since your in Desktop Mode with Square Pixel. Try selecting an AVCHD Sequence setting at 30P and see. Also if you have Hardware MPE on switch it to software MPE and see if that changes it. Delete the Preview files when it prompts you.

Eric

ADK

Create a New Sequence and select custom. Go down to preview and select Microsoft Uncompressed 422 8 bit. Then change the resolution to 1920 by 1080. One the sequence is created move one of those files over there and see what happens.

Eric

ADK

Try the MJpeg encoder and see if that is different. Also you may want to check under the first MPEG4 listing in Encoder and see if they list H264 there.

Eric

ADK

Then the issue is that application's file Writer. It must be adding data that is confusing the Premiere Decoding in the player. Export out of that application H264. Download this Application linked below and transcode that H264 over to Cineform. Import into Premiere and see if that works and the quality is better.

http://gopro.com/3d-cineform-studio-software-download/

Eric

ADK

DUDE - you and I are having the EXACT same problem.  See my post: Capturing webcam as DVAVI type-2

I'm using one of ephiphans VGA to USB devices too.  YES - every codec I've tried is crap in Premiere and After effects, even though it plays fine in Windows Media.  In After Effects, I got repeated, jerky frames etc.  And rendering it didn't help.  So, I re-encoded the whole thing in Media Encoder.  It played fine in AFX then, the problem is that it encodes at about a rate of 10hours/per hour of video.

You don't have to use the Epiphan software to capture, as your computer sees the device as just an ordinary webcam.  It seemed like an easy thing:  just download the cedocida DV codec, load it in to any number of software titles and capture as DVAVI type 2.  As a 2nd choice, I'd take H.264, as long as it plays back smoothly in Premiere or AFX.  I've tried both (with DV codec just mentioned and the x264vfw codec).  Terrible results either way.  I've tried Virtual dub, Captureflux, Epiphan, Debut Video and GraphEditplus. Failure in every case.

I'm suspicious that our problem may stem from the inconstant frame rates that the epiphan device spits out.  Debut video allows you to change the frame rate of the device.  It thought this would fix it - setting it at 29.97 or 30.  But it doesn't. The software crashes.  I also had high hopes for GraphEditPlus, as the software allows so much flexibility.  But so far, I have not figured out how to import the DVAVI type2 codec.  And I don't know how to force the frame rate in graphedit either, but I haven't looked in to this much. 

Oh, and here's the Cedocida codec: http://www.free-codecs.com/download/cedocida_dv_codec.htm

Epiphan can see it, but it can't encode to it because of the frame rate (gives an error message).  I haven't tried the Panasonic codec, but I've heard it's outdated and really buggy anyway.

I still think our best bet is software that can force the frame rate somehow, whether with the DV codec or H.264

I am working pretty much full-time trying to find a solution to this problem, as I need something ready to go by next Monday.  If you find a fix - PLEASE POST IT!!!

I have the basic one: VGAtoUSB, as most of what I'll be capture is powerpoint presentations . . .

I think I'm done for the day.  . . .

Tomorrow I'm going to work more with Debut Professional as a possible candidate, using H.264.  It's at least not crashing the software, and there are several controls that might be able to fix the frame rate issue. Although nothing's working yet.  I'm "changing" the device frame rate to 29.97fps.  The first time I ran it, I got an error message something to the effect of, "warning- record time differs from run time.  Use system clock for future recordings?"  I hit "yes".  I hoped that this would fix it.  It didn't.  AFX will import it just fine, but the whole file is about 1/4 of the length it should be, and plays back at high speed.  Importing the file into AME crashes it.

There HAS to be a way to fix this!!!!  Help Adobe Community!

CamStudio is great for recording your own screen.  But I've never tried to use it for capturing an external source, like a webcam or an epiphan device.  Is that possible?  Let me know how it turns out.

HA!  So even if you cap the frame rate with their software it still sucks?!?  That's funny.  They were trying to up-sell me this morning when I talked to them.  "We can't force the frame rate, but with a higher end device you can get the rate well above 30fps and then limit it to 30fps using the software"  Nice sell, jerks.

So you're saying-  put epiphan full screen and then use camstudio to do a screen grab?  That's a really good idea.  I just tried it with the cedocida codec though with a few different settings and I'm getting the error message, "Camstudio could not record the AVI using the current compressor.  Use default compressor?"  Let me know if you figure out a way to make it work!

Yep.  One thing though, how long are you wanting to capture?  I need captures at 1hour+.  Camstudio cuts it off after 2GB.  So, compressed video could probably get a file that length.   But if it's lossless, it's probably going to crap out when it hits the limit.  Sorry to rain-on-parade, if that does. . . .

I think I'd rather just re-encode at 10hrs-per-hour of video rather than fool with 5 mintue chunks.

For Monday, I'm leaning towards my solution of VGA-to-S-video box -> s-video to A/D firewire converter box -->  capture with firewire in, if it works.  A sloppy, antiquated solution, but I may have no other choice.

Yep, I'm getting 30fps, smooth video right off-the-bat.  No subsequent transcoding.  Glad your solution worked too.

Want to buy a backup Epiphan VGAtoUSB for cheap?