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Get a Matrox Marvel G450
The rt4500 is about 1000.00US
I've had a Marvel and the capture quality is excellent. I've had a high end
Radeon(ATI) and now I have an Asus Geforce3 deluxe. The Matrox is still
superior even though it's like 2 years old now.

"Gregory Jackson" <ggj@no.spam.btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> Matrox do a card that captures straight to Mpeg2, called the RT2500 or
> something.
>
>
> "Hubble" <hubble_uk@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:9fd27b$t96$1@neptunium.btinternet.com...
> > Hi - I have a system similar to yours (except win 2000 and a 3dfx voodoo
> 3)
> > and want to do much the same. I use, with some success, hauppauge wintv
> > ($50) and windows media encoder (free) to create wmv files. My overall
aim
> > is to use a system capable of capturing about 2 hours of video and
putting
> > it on cd, and it can do this. The picture quality is 'ok' (25fps, 352 x
> 288
> > frame size), I'd call it roughly equivalent to a cheap vcr, or a 15
mb/min
> > mpeg1, and the sound is mono from the cheap card I've got. I haven't
quite
> > figured out how to edit wmv files just yet (I've got premier 5.5, but it
> > doesn't do wmv, and I find it quite difficult to use).
> >
> > I'd obviously like higher quality for similar levels of compression, but
> the
> > system simply cannot capture on the fly. I have 3 problems/issues.
First,
> > I've run out of pci slots. Second, it seems the way people do this type
of
> > thing is to capture using a low compression format, and I can't be
> bothered
> > with the obscene levles of disk space this seems to consome - even the
20
> > gig odd I have wouldn't seem to be much use. Third, I don't want any
more
> > cooling fans in my computer. It already sounds like a low-flying
aircraft.
> >
> > I think what this comes down to is a need for hardware video
acceleration,
> > and you'd need to look for either a video capture card such as Pinnacle,
> or
> > a top end graphics card with video hardware - I think the ati and asus
> high
> > end cards do it. The video feed could be via a vcr to the video in of
the
> > card - at least I think that would work. For myself, I'm thinking of an
> ati
> > all-in-wonder 128 pro - seems cheap and capable, although not that good
if
> > you like games, and it'll be a shame to lose the voodoo, which I like.
> >
> > As you can probably tell, I haven't really got much of a clue, so if you
> or
> > anyone else can help/advise, please let me know.
> >
> > Hubs
> >
> > "webboss" <ssgg86@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:BPaS6.30672$F06.4383670@typhoon.nyroc.rr.com...
> > > Hello;
> > >
> > >       I am looking for a video capture card and the software to
capture
> > > video from a VCR (or a TV) to a MPEG file. I am at the starting point
> with
> > > this and I need some feedback. If anyone has any ideas on what would
be
> a
> > > good combo for a PC (800mgz, Win98 second edition, 256MB mem, 3 free
PCI
> > > slots, 1 free USB port and over 28 GIGS of free harddrive space) I
would
> > be
> > > grateful.
> > >
> > > The hardware/software MUST be for creating MPEG files (video with
audio
> > > naturally).
> > >
> > > I DO NOT WANT .AVI SUPPORT ONLY GARBAGE (avi sucks in my opinion) but
if
> > the
> > > hardware / software supports BOTH .AVI and MPEG, that would be OK. I
> > called
> > > Comp USA and the dweebs there did not know what I was asking for.???
> > People
> > > make MPEG videos all the time and I'm just looking for information on
> how
> > to
> > > transfer VCR/TV signals to my computer in MPG format...Thanks in
advance
> > for
> > > any info!
> > >
> > > If you are a retailer reading this, PLEASE DO NOT BOTHER spamming me
> with
> > > info on ANY product other than what I am asking for info about above.
> > Thanks
> > >
> > > ssgg
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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