Audio & TV Video not in sync

[jldodge]

My dilemma ... Windows XP Pro, Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2ZS with external controls and ATI TV Wonder Pro. I get good video and clear audio. The ONLY problem is that the sound is delayed slightly (~ 1 second or less). I have updated drivers for ATI and Creative. ATI technical support is close to worthless (they indicated I may need to try another OS) and Creative has been moderately helpful. I have searched the web and not able to find any solutions that work.

Would appreciate ANY guidance or help. Thanks in advance ...

[SonicVanguard]

What codec are you using for capture?

[jldodge]

How do I determine the codec .... I'm not very experienced at this ...

[SonicVanguard]

It would be somewhere in the capture settings - i.e...mpeg2, avi, divx... There should be something telling you how your video is being compressed.

[jldodge]

I believe I may have solved the problem. I connected the TV Tuner card and the sound card internally. The external connection was removed. When I did that, the sound and video were in sync. Not sure why that worked because I did not change any other settings nor drivers.

Since I am learning, any thoughts would be appreciated. Otherwise I'll keep my fingers crossed and move on ...

Thanks for all the help.

[ComputerNut]

Originally Posted by jldodge I believe I may have solved the problem. I connected the TV Tuner card and the sound card internally. The external connection was removed. When I did that, the sound and video were in sync. Not sure why that worked because I did not change any other settings nor drivers.

It was probably a latency issue. Basically meaning a delay between two events (correct me if im wrong! ), perhaps the audio input on the internal connector had a lower latency than the external connection, or perhaps the same thing except with the TV Tuner board. Anyway, if it works, it works!

CN