Reply 20 of 52, by vetz
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It is both the Avermedia card and the settings in Windows 98 that is the issue here. The Avermedia is a bit picky about refreshrates and resolutions. If you set for example 640x480 at 72hz then it will not sync and you will get a "Out of range" message. You need to configure the system to run at supported refresh rates and resolutions. The most safe refresh rate is 60hz, but negative and positive horizontal and vertical sync can affect this. Installing Powerstrip makes you able to change negative and positive sync in the operating system. Since the Avermedia syncs in BIOS and DOS (Win98 bootup screen) and in Windows XP makes it obvious that it is the Windows 98 display settings that are not set correct.
I do not have a Radeon card with DVI output so I cannot test it with Windows 98 myself. I just know that both my Geforce FX and my Matrox G200MMS both work in Windows 98 when refreshrate is set to 60hz with DVI output. Though only the GeforceFX works in all modes like DOS, BIOS, Windows, etc. The Matrox will not sync outside Windows, so every type of card have their quirks when it comes to recording both when using VGA and DVI. I have in previous posts listed my top cards for recording on the Avermedia cards after countless hours with testing different pre-2000 graphic cards. I haven't tested much with dual output like you are doing atm (VGA and DVI at the same time), but this could be the issue if the changes you make only become active for the VGA output. I normally record with VGA and I use a VGA splitter to get the image on an external monitor. Try to only have the DVI output activated.
Using other programs (VLC and Virtual Dub) for recording with the Avermedia makes no difference to how the card syncs. The only difference is how the picture is handled and recorded once you get sync. For instance VLC can continue recording if the resolution/refresh rates changes in the recording. That is not possible in the Avermedia software.