User guide

44 Matrox Rainbow Runner G-Series – User Guide
5 Enable the Disk Defragmenter check box.
6 Click OK  OK. (You may be prompted to insert the Windows 95/98 CD-ROM
in your CD-ROM drive.)
Solution If your hard disk supports DMA transfers, enable this feature, then try recapturing
and playing back video files. To enable DMA for a hard disk:
1 Right-click the My Computer icon on your Windows desktop background, then
click
Properties  Device Manager.
2 Double-click the Disk drives list item to expand it, then double-click the name
of the hard disk you’re using.
3 Click Settings, then enable the DMA check box.
4 Click OK  OK  Yes to restart your computer and for changes to take effect.
Solution If possible, try recapturing and playing back video files with a faster disk. To test
and compare disk speeds, click
 Programs  Matrox Video Tools  Matrox
HD Benchmark
.
Solution If possible, recapture the video file using settings that require less disk use. For
more information, see “Capture options”, page 24.
Cause If you’re using the PC-VCR program for video file playback, tooltips may be
interfering with its video window display.
Solution For PC-VCR Remote, disable tooltips.
1 On the PC-VCR Remote, click Properties ()  General.
2 Clear the Use tooltips check box.
3 Click OK to apply changes and close the dialog box.
Solution For other programs, avoid pausing your mouse pointer over controls.
Note: Not all hard disks support DMA well. For more information, see the
documentation that came with your hard disk.
Tip: If your computer has more than one hard disk, you may get better results
if you play back or capture video files with a disk other than the one where the
Windows swap file is stored. (The Windows swap file is usually stored on drive
“C:”.) In Ulead
Video Editor, to change the disk where temporary video files are
played back from, click
File  Preferences, then type a new path in the
Temporary folder box.