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Article #3655Re: LOOKING FOR A CAPTURE CARD AND SOFTWARE
From: Fred MacMurray
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 16:21
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 16:21
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Yes the Pinnacle site, my bad. "Joe Gallagher" <gallagj@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:9stla8$v8e$1@slb5.atl.mindspring.net... > PINNACLE. > > > > "Fred MacMurray" <Fred@MacMurray.net> wrote in message > news:tv1orkcr2bnf1e@corp.supernews.com... > > The Marvel etv? Does it handle/ ignore macromedia? I want to get my > school > > house rock tapes on CD before my VCR's eat them all. > > > > I wnt to the Matrox site and read a little about it. It sounds very > similar > > to the All-in-one radeon. > > > > I currently have only an old Hauppauge card that records only in AVI. > What > > format does the Marvel actually record in?---I want to make sure I was > > following the copy on the web site? > > > > "Cindy" <kipawa@home.com> wrote in message > > news:ndsS6.125679$eK2.29075908@news4.rdc1.on.home.com... > > > 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 > > > news:9fd5rf$4a8$1@uranium.btinternet.com... > > > > Matrox do a card that captures straight to Mpeg2, called the RT2500 or > > > > something. > > > > > > > > > > > > "Hubble" <hubble_uk@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message > > > > news:9fd27b$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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