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[greyarea]

I'm trying to record an old video as an avi file, and have all possible video codecs (thanks to ACE mega codecs pack) with which to do it; the trouble is the Standard J River codecs are all NTSC based (29.97 fps) - I need PAL (25fps) and when I record the dropped frames are almost by 50%. When I try to add another codec MC just shuts down.
Why is this?, and why doesn't J River ship the program with a codec that takes into account that not everybody comes from the USA??

[digital:rogue]

I would highly recommend Virtual Dub. It is an incredible video capture and compression program, and best of all, it's free.  

You can get the latest build from it's Sourceforge page.
http://virtualdub.sourceforge.net/

If you want to encode with AC3 audio there is a mod version for that, or work with mpeg-2 sources (e.g. VOB files) without frameserving first, there is a modified version available for that too

http://es.geocities.com/dextstuff/ will point you in the right direction with mods, or do a Google search on it. The mods get a little confusing as there are getting to be quite a few that have different features enabled/disabled, but then again, I don't keep up on it much.

[Yaobing]

You should be able to choose your other favorite codecs. If not I would like to know. The codecs must be in the form of DirectShow filters.

[greyarea]

Thanks.. trying with Virtual Dub - seems like an excellent solution. To Yoabing.. I can't choose my favourite codecs, that is the problem. When I go to Options/Advanced/Recording, I should be able to add a new codec (Recording/Timeshifting profile) I get the message Failed to turn on TV and MC closes... This said I haven't a clue if they're DirectShow filters or not. How can I check/download/create the right ones?

[Yaobing]

When you click Add under "Recording/Timeshifting profile", you should get a wizard helping you setting up a new profile. In which step of the wizard did you get the crash? Choosing video compressor? Which compressor did you try to choose?

[greyarea]

It crashes just as the wizard opens, ie. after I click Add, and before I even get to choose the codec.

[Yaobing]

Can you post your system information here? It is just too weird to have crash like that - on displaying a common dialog window. Something may be wrong on your system.