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When you format such a hard disk/partition, please do not use the format
type Quick (erase) as this leaves old data on the disk. Format the hard
disk/partition with the option Full.
Defragmenting the hard disk(s)
Usually, the hard disk is searched for free spaces. If a hard disk is in use for
some time, the files are fragmented and saved in different segments of the
disk. During the video digitising process the hard disk tries to fill the free
gaps. This increases the access time and the drop-out rate. In this way some
images are missing and the video playback is jerky. After defragmentation
the images are saved on a contiguous segment, i.e. they are not separated
any more.
For this purpose, Windows offers a defragmenting tool.
If you have two hard drives - a system drive for the operating system and the
programs and a drive for the video data to be saved - you should defragment
both. The system drive is carrying out important tasks during video editing
and therefore should be optimised, too.
To reach an optimal performance, the capture drive should be defragmented
before each capture session and the drive containing your saved images
should be defragmented before each playback.
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The system applet of the Windows Me Control Panel contains several
options you can enable or disable for optimal capture performance. During
capturing the drive should write as much data as possible and not spend time
with software optimisations or checking for system changes.
To access these options in Windows, click the Start menu. Under Settings
click Control Panel, and double-click the System applet. In the window
System Properties you can make the desired settings.
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Device Manager tab:
Click CD-ROM and select your CD-ROM drive. Click the Properties
button, select the Settings tab and clear the Auto insert notification check
box. Click OK.
Additionally, in the list under Disk Drives click on the available disk(s)
of your computer (one after the other). For each drive activate the
checkbox DMA under Properties in the Settings tab and confirm with
OK.
Performance tab:
Click the File System button and drag the Read-ahead optimisation slider
to None ( the default is Full).