Choppy dvd/mpegs RS482M4 motherboard

Newbie here, first puter I have built in about 5 years. Boy have things changed LOL. Using the RS482M4 motherboard, AMD3000 CPU and 1 gig Corsair memory Enermax'disco' case w/ 350w power supply.(for now) windowsXPsp2 OS.
Only have two real issues.
1. front headphone jack cant get to work (not a real big deal), this is for my 11yr old who doesnt use them anyway
2. video is choppy, and if I drag an open window quickly across the screen it kind of leaves a 'trail' (and yes I am sober when I am doing this)
I assigned 256m of the memory to the video in the bios, made it very marginally better. Is there a driver I should install from the disc or ????
I have used this board for troubleshooting help (search function rocks ) and figured i would stop lurkin and say hi....
sam

Depends on how you want to use it? If you are planning on outputting to StandardTV via TV out & using it only for video/media playback & basic business apps, go with Nvidia -they have superior TVout quality, according to those in the know. The 6600 vanilla 128mb ram (non-GT model) is pretty good as they supply an HDTV component/composite adaptor for futureproofing & designed for use with Nvidia's Purevideo codecs (if you want to get that extensive). I have the MSI NX660LE in my HTPC. Not sure if there is an issue with using it in conjunction with my X1 projector. Am in the process of trying to sort it out. If you're in the States I'd go with the vanilla model for the cost.
If you are planning on a multi-useage including some gaming, I'd go with a 256mb GT model. A great source of info is www.htpcnews.com it has it's own sub-section on video cards.

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windows 2000、でpremiere 6.5を使ってます。
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現在ビデオのビットレートを８MBPS（固定ビットレート）、オーディオのタイプをPCM,マルチプレクスタイプをDVD（ビットレート固定、10.8mbps、最大ファイルサイズ・オフ）にしています。この状態で書き出すと、映像はきれいなのですが、音に「プチプチ」といったノイズがのってしまいます。
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どなたか御教授ください。宜しくお願い致します。

＞この状態で書き出すと、映像はきれいなのですが、音に「プチプチ」といったノイズがのってしまいます。
他のビットレートではノイズは乗らないのですか？もし乗るのなら設定のせいではなく、ハードウエアの問題です。これはソフトの設定では直りません。
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またソースの画像によって使用するビットレートを高くしても無意味な事があります。アナログVIDEOですとS-VHSで6Mbpsくらいです。
なお、Adobe MPEG ENCORDERのエンコード性能はそれほど高くありません。6.5でしたらCCE BASICの様なPremiereのプラグインに使える高性能エンコーダを使った方がよりよい結果が出ると思います。マシンパワーが十分なら実再生時間の2/3くらいでエンコードが可能です。
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When I go to "Build" the DVD, it says the Encoded Size is 4.7 GB ~ same size as the DVD. This displays in the "Disc Info".
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Supplementary questions:
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There are no problems when I click "Check Project," and the project works perfectly in "Preview" mode.
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Any help would be greatly appreciated, as this project has caused me numerous delays and ruined deadlines and soured me even more on Adobe's video editing product and their truly-awful customer support.
Thank you

As far as the use of premiere pro CS4 with Encore Cs4, do not bother to pre transcode your material. Let Encore do this for you. Leave your files in the original format which I assume was AVI. Instead import your Premiere Pro sequence directly from the project (or export it from Premiere Pro it to encore). As you quessed Encore will try and expand/compress your files for the DVD you are making.
Encore by default trys to transcode for the best quality that will fit onto the media you specify which is why it is setting the output to 4.7 rather than the file size of the video.
You were not specific enough about the nature of the failed copies. One thing to do is to always try testing your project from your first menu to see that it behaves correctly. If you don't want your DVD to start playing automatically make sure you set it to open the Top Menu. Then try a test either to your hard drive (if you can), or to a RW DVD.
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Hi
from an avi file
.avi is not the food for iDVD - it usually can not handle it at all.
.avi - is no codec but a container - so one must use another program to figure out what codec that's in there.
Then convert it to sometrhing iDVD can use.
My UN-Structured/sorted notes up till Yet ! (May be MANY Faulth ! be careful)
AVCHD
• need of Intel Mac and iMovie’08 or 09 or 11
• can be converted to AIC via Voltaic
Containers.
.mov.
.avi.
You can use MPEG-Streamclip to convert some of the AVI files so that QuickTime can play them
and then to streamingDV for iMovie.
True file formats (?).
.asf (from QuickTimeKirk)
Your product is based on Windows OS and the .asf files are designed for Windows Media Player.
Microsoft discontinued Mac support for Windows Media Player in 2003.
iv50 - old codec on window platform.
• Open on a PC-Window with Microsoft Movie Maker.
• Put into TimeLine
• Save on ”this Computer” as .wmv
move over to Mac and open with QuickTime Pro and save as StreamingDV
(if Flip4Mac is payed then no Waterstamp and time limit)
or
Open in FinalCut Pro as is = No Waterstamp or time limit.
Flip4Mac -- //flip4mac.com
is third party software that "plays" most WMP formats via QuickTime Player. They also sell upgrades that allow conversion from WMP to QuickTime formats.
These upgrades are supported in iMovie version 6 but not for version 7 or 8 (iLife '08 and '09).
So. What to do?
Purchase one of the Flip4Mac upgrades.
Copy the files from the SD card to your Mac and convert to QuickTime formats (DV Stream would work best).
Import the new .dv file into iMovie (any version).
.dv
streaming DV    imports directly it is the same as from miniDV (tape) Camera
.wmv
iMovie is by concept meant to work with miniDV camcorders . . any other 'imports' need a conversion or are not supported... a quick solution would be purchasing a plug-in from www.flip4mac.com, 49$, which allows the conversion of .wmv (a PC format) into something useful for iM (dv-stream) ...
or, ask the emailer to send it in some other codec .. mpg4 for example .. which will be converted by iM 'out-of-the-box' ... and, to work with iM, the video should fulfill a few standards .. 720x480 pixel resolution, 30 frames per second ... otherwise, you will experience a dramatic loss of quality ..
.mp4
container not to be mistaken for .mpeg4 which is a codec - and it’s most often could contain a H.264 encoded material (PS3 and AppleTV)
.m4v
found in iMovie project folders - imported into iDVD without any problems
.mov
found in iMovie project folders - imported into iDVD without any problems
.ram     real-movie by Real-player download
Both Real Networks (.RM, .RA, and .RAM video files) and Microsoft (.ASF, .WMA, and .WMV video files) makes it VERY difficult to import footage encoded with these formats. Especially on a Mac.
.mpg
.mpeg
.vob
.vro
.m2v
.m2a
.m2s
.mts
.m2ts
.swf files are Flash files. You need Perian
.flv Awkward timing in your choice of software as QuickTime 7.4 has dropped support (we hope it is temporary) for Flash Video formats (.swf or .flv file extensions).
MPEG-1.          VideoCD
MPEG-2.             DVD
MPEG-4.         cell-phones to satellite TV - scalable
//danslagle.dvmix.com/mac/iMovie/qt_plugins/3002.shtml
Mpeg Streamclip. Supported formats.
• MPEG, VOB, PS, M2P, MOD, VRO, DAT, MOV, DV, AVI, MP4, TS, M2T, MMV, REC, VID, AUD, AVR, VDR, PVR, TP0, M2V, M1V, MPV, AIFF, M1A, MP2, MPA, AC3...
MPEG Streamclip converts from mpeg-1 to whatever you like (within reason).
MPEG-2 Playback File Types.
.mpg, .mpeg, .vob(2), .vro, .m2v, .m2a, .m2s
QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component
Recording types.
DV                        standard miniDV (tape)
DV Widescreen    16 X 9 on standard miniDV (tape)
HDV 1080i            Full HD quality
HDV 720p
MPEG-4
iSight
From Mac to PC - convert to .avi or .wmv
• Transport problem and 2?Gb limit on DOS/UNIX formatted hard disks - You need a
hard disk formatted on a PC in NTFS format
FAT 16 has a 2 or 4Gb file size limit
FAT 32 should be able to handle larger ones
• Rather copy back to miniDV tape (Camera) and use this
QuickTimeKirk. You don't format the drive using a Mac.
Use the PC to format using NTFS and avoid FAT 16 or FAT 32.
//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Movie_Maker
Yep. They want DV-AVI as the format. Same thing but in an AVI container.
Export from iMovie to AVI (Expert Settings) and click the "Options" button to set DV as the codec.
Yours Bengt W

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