In a hurry; getting ready for work...so i'm sorry for my brief response :( Bug me on ICQ in about 9 hours if you need more info :)

> > Grab the latest Xvid binary from here. Don't be afraid to get the unstable
> > binary, it's all good in the hood. You'll probably also need to get some
> hacked
> > mp3 codecs unless you want to get all ninja-technical with using LAME and
> > whatnot (using LAME with VirtualDub desynchs audio, so you have to do the
> audio
> > in a seperate program). Fuck that, I say.. if you're going to mp3, just use
> the
> > "Radium MP3" pack. It's warez out the motherfucker since it's hacked
> Fraunhofer
> > codecs, but ...ehhh...
>
> seem complicated, what is the easiest to use ?
>

For you and for people watching your stuff, using those hacked Fraunhofer codecs is the easiest thing to do. Blame it on people not being smart enough to use ffdshow :(

> > if you want to go to OGM or MKV, on the other hand, you could just use OGG for
> > the audio (I like OGG)
>
> i like ogg too. is it easy to use ?
>

yes!

>
> > > Also, this skipping, can it be my computer? or my crap and slow hdd ?
> >
> > skipping in playback? Probably your computer. Nuke your codecs you have
> > installed right now and replace with the latest FFDshow from the x264 page.
>
> actually is it skipping when recording video. i set up a cam and in preview it
> goes nicely and easy, but when i click capture, it stutters every few seconds,
> and it record the video stuttered (is thatīs a word) because i played back in 3
> different computer, and the video stutters at the exact same points.
>
Ok, that's your hard drive. Use huffyuv, a lossless codec that doesn't take up nearly as much hard drive space. Might need to tweak it a little bit.

Also, defrag the fuck out of your PC before you capture video

> a final question, if i record in uncompressed avi, letīs say, 6 minutes of
> video, how long it will take for my computer to compress it ?
>

Depends on the speed of your PC, if you have an AMD or Intel processor, the resolution of the file, if you're doin multiple passes (as you should be!) and a number of other factors.