I have older but similar Video setup.
ATI X800
2 ATI 550 Tuner Cards
Everything works great as long as
I disable Dream Scene and all screen savers.
I just have the monitors power down.

But that's me.

Robert




"Bill Anderson" <billanderson601******.com> wrote in message
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> I'm running 32-bit Vista Ultimate as one OS on a multi-boot system. Today
> I loaded drivers that enable me to capture High-Def video via firewire
> from my cable set top box. I can play the resulting files in any of
> several video players installed on my system and they look great ... but
> only if I've paused Dreamscene.
>
> If I leave Dreamscene running when I open a video file the computer
> freezes and I have to use the reset button to get going again.
>
> Previously I had noticed that any time I'd start a video -- a DVD for
> example -- Dreamscene would pause automatically and motion would return
> when I closed whatever video player was running -- Windows Media Player,
> for example.
>
> But today Dreamscene continues running when a video starts and then, as I
> said, the computer freezes. I find it interesting that when I restart,
> Dreamscene is disabled and I have a black desktop until I "personalize."
> In other words, Dreamscene has shut itself down completely, but only after
> it's too late.
>
> I like Dreamscene. It's pretty, it usually runs flawlessly, it's
> something different, it makes me happy. Well, usually.
>
> Sure, I can try to remember always to pause Dreamscene before opening a
> video file. But that's not much of a solution. Does anybody know how to
> ensure Dreamscene shuts itself down when other video is running? Or is
> there some other solution to this little problem?
>
> My video card drivers are just one generation behind the current release.
>
> Motherboard
> ASUS P5K DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX
>
> ProcessorIntel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA
> 775 Processor
>
> MemoryCrucial 4GB (1GBx4), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR2 PC2-8500
>
> Video Card
> SAPPHIRE 100210L Radeon HD 2600XT 256MB 128-bit GDDR4 PCI Express x16
>
> Video Capture
> VisionTek TV Wonder ATI HD 650 PCI Express
>
> Power Supply
> PC Power and Cooling ULTRA-QUIET PSU: SILENCER® 610 EPS12V
>
> --
> Bill Anderson
>
> I am the Mighty Favog[/color]