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Hi, I didn't really know whether to post this in the Software subforum or in this one, so I apologize if I screwed up.

My problem is that I've been trying to record gameplay footage from different emulators (VBA, epsxe, fceux, etc) but I always get audio delay, I've tried different softwares like Camstudio and Camtasia (and more..) but none could solve the problem.
Also I have another PC (pretty crappy, +6 years old, 256 MB RAM, it still has all the original components) and I have no problem at all, but I can't run emulators like epsxe or Project64 on that one and I only have like 14 GB left in the HDD so I'd like to use this notebook that is much better, but I can't record anything without having the damn delay. I suspect it may be caused by dropped frames because when I open the video in Sony Vegas it shows that the audio track is longer than the video track.

I've tried every possible configuration on the software, looked for guides on internet but nothing works, so I think the problem may be caused by hardware. I've tried to mimic all the settings I have in the old PC but the problem persists.

Sorry for the long post, if anyone can help me I would really appreciate that.

Here are some the specs (if you need more ask me):

Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 3
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
CPU Type Mobile AMD Sempron, 1800 MHz (9 x 200) 3500+
Motherboard Name Wistron 30B5
Motherboard Chipset nVIDIA GeForce Go 6150, AMD Hammer
System Memory 992 MB (DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM)
DIMM1: Samsung M4 70T6554EZ3-CE6 512 MB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)
DIMM2: Kingston 512 MB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)
Video Adapter GeForce Go 6150 (256 MB)
Audio Adapter Conexant Cx20549 @ nVIDIA nForce 430 (MCP51) - High Definition Audio Controller
 
I'd say it's plain lack of power
 
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I'd say it's plain lack of power
Do you think??? I can record properly in a much inferior computer with no problems whatsoever, I'm sure you know much more about this stuff than I do, but it perplexes me that this computer doesn't have enough power and the older one,where trying to use a software like Photoshop is incredibly difficult, does.

BTW, I don't have any kind of problem while recording, games run perfectly even the PSX ones, it's only the recorded video that has problems.
 
Not quite so much lack of power as it is lack of internal bandwidth.

Laptop hard drives are pretty slow to begin with. Add to the fact that emulators read from the HDD while the capture program is trying to write to the same HDD and you end up with A/V sync problems.

A dedicated external drive is often recommended. Store the game's roms/images on one drive and record the video to the other.

The other problem is that Camtasia and Camstudio are both less than ideal for capturing game footage in realtime. I would recommend downloading the trial version of Fraps before purchasing a second drive. You can also try playing in a smaller window (like 320x240 for testing) to decrease the necessary bandwidth required to write the video to disk.
 
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Not quite so much lack of power as it is lack of internal bandwidth.

Laptop hard drives are pretty slow to begin with. Add to the fact that emulators read from the HDD while the capture program is trying to write to the same HDD and you end up with A/V sync problems.

A dedicated external drive is often recommended. Store the game's roms/images on one drive and record the video to the other.

The other problem is that Camtasia and Camstudio are both less than ideal for capturing game footage in realtime. I would recommend downloading the trial version of Fraps before purchasing a second drive. You can also try playing in a smaller window (like 320x240 for testing) to decrease the necessary bandwidth required to write the video to disk.
I'm gonna try Fraps, I always record using small windows, usually the default size or as you said 320x240. I'll save some money for an external HDD though, thanks for the help.
 
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