Video Lyrics Lagging Audio - fix: installed XFX GeForce 5200 video card

[richpark]

I just started using Hoster 3.316 today so I'm not sure what to expect. I'm running a Dell Pentium 3,(1.2Ghz) 512MB Memory, and basic video on the motherboard. Hoster seems to be working well. When I play the Karaoke files the sound plays well with no issues, but the video lags the audio by about 30 seconds and when it does appear it is not even close to being in sync with the audio.I'm assuming I should expect Hoster to perform in the same way as our stand-alone Karaoke machine. I would appreciate any suggestions to get this working properly. Thank you.

[Beavis]

a little shy on the memory. you can upgrade at compusa to 2gb for $75

did you make sure you did all the windows updates using custom ?

are you running XP or vista ??

[George]

Originally Posted by richpark

I just started using Hoster 3.316 today so I'm not sure what to expect. I'm running a Dell Pentium 3,(1.2Ghz) 512MB Memory, and basic video on the motherboard. Hoster seems to be working well. When I play the Karaoke files the sound plays well with no issues, but the video lags the audio by about 30 seconds and when it does appear it is not even close to being in sync with the audio.I'm assuming I should expect Hoster to perform in the same way as our stand-alone Karaoke machine. I would appreciate any suggestions to get this working properly. Thank you.

Let's check your audio hardware accelleration.

Click START, RUN, and type ih DXDIAG, then click OK

After everything loads, click on the SOUND 1 tab.

Down about the middle of the page there is a HARDWARE SOUND ACCELLERATION slider. It probably is all the way to the right.

Slide it two notches to the left and exit. See if that made any difference.

In the Hoster program, there is an adjustment for minor differences that allow for a 5 second variance, plus and minus 2.5 seconds. 30 seconds sounded a bit much for that control to handle.

It is under TOOLS, PLAYBACK OFFSET. You could fine tune with it if you are very close with the HARDWARE ACCELLERATION change, which can be further changed if need be.

I remember from yout last incidence that your Windows updates were just taken care of yesterday to get Microstudio running, so that should not be the case.

[ddouglass]

Your "basic video on the motherboard" means it more than likely doesn't have enough video memory either. So if George's audio acceleration doesn't correct this you might consider getting a separate video card with at least 512mb.

[richpark]

Adjusting the HARDWARE SOUND ACCELLERATION slider had no effect. The onboard video being inadequate makes sense. What about system memory? I currently have 512MB, which is the top limit for this machine. I don't want to put too much in this machine if I need to upgrade to something more powerful. Appreciate the input.

[ddouglass]

Which Dell model is it?
I am betting it isn't maxxed out on system memory unless it is pretty old which your processor tells me it isn't. You may be out of slots but that doesn't mean that you can't add by replacing them.

[Beavis]

i would go with the 2gb of memory.