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Article #310Re: Video Editing on a PC
From: Scott Gorman
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 00:00
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 00:00
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01BDDD38.ADA7BC00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable You need a 'video capture card'. These cards are installed in a PCI slot = on your motherboard and at the back of the your computer allow you to = connect to either S-Video or Composite Video connection on your VCR or = Camera. The better quality is acheived via the S-Video connection. There = are a lot of Capture Cards on the market and they vary in price and very = much in quality. Work out what you want to use it for first. I reccomend = the Miro range of capture cards because they come with good = documentation and are very reputable in the market place. I have a Miro = DC30 Plus and am pretty happy with the product. However, be aware that = capturing video is the most intensive operation your computer is ever = likely to do, therefore you need a good quality system with high specs. = RAM is not enough. Also you need a quality Hard Drive with high data = transfer rates. I am probarly just being perdantic, but I use the best = to get the best results. Good luck and prepare yourself for a lot of = time to get this all up and running. regards Scott Gorman alamer@ozemail.com.au (no spam please) Kev Sargeson wrote in message = <01bdd66c$c4805a40$c27866a1@EUHULW980.EUU>... >Hi, > >I would like to you use my PC for video editing, or at the very least, = for >adding titles to my home movies.=20 > >Now I know that video editing will take up lots of RAM, and I also know >that there are products around, such as Adobe Premiere which can be = used to >edit video. > >But what I don't know is what hardware I need to get the video into the >computer. I assume it will be a card of somesort, but what sort? Also = what >would be a good one for a starter like me ? > >Regards > >Kev Sargeson >SargesK2@bp.com ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01BDDD38.ADA7BC00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>You need a 'video capture card'. These cards are installed in a PCI = slot on=20 your motherboard and at the back of the your computer allow you to = connect to=20 either S-Video or Composite Video connection on your VCR or Camera. The = better=20 quality is acheived via the S-Video connection. There are a lot of = Capture Cards=20 on the market and they vary in price and very much in quality. Work out = what you=20 want to use it for first. I reccomend the <A=20 href=3D"http://www.lakovision.com.au">Miro</A> range of capture cards = because they=20 come with good documentation and are very reputable in the market place. = I have=20 a Miro DC30 Plus and am pretty happy with the product. However, be aware = that=20 capturing video is the most intensive operation your computer is ever = likely to=20 do, therefore you need a good quality system with high specs. RAM is not = enough.=20 Also you need a quality Hard Drive with high data transfer rates. = I am=20 probarly just being perdantic, but I use the best to get the best = results. Good=20 luck and prepare yourself for a lot of time to get this all up and=20 running.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>regards</DIV> <DIV>Scott Gorman</DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"mailto:alamer@ozemail.com.au">alamer@ozemail.com.au</A> &nbs= p; (no=20 spam please)</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Kev Sargeson<SARGESK2@BP.COM> wrote in message <<A=20 href=3D"mailto:01bdd66c$c4805a40$c27866a1@EUHULW980.EUU">01bdd66c$c4805a4= 0$c27866a1@EUHULW980.EUU</A>>...</DIV>>Hi,<BR>><BR>>I=20 would like to you use my PC for video editing, or at the very least,=20 for<BR>>adding titles to my home movies. <BR>><BR>>Now I know = that=20 video editing will take up lots of RAM, and I also know<BR>>that = there are=20 products around, such as Adobe Premiere which can be used to<BR>>edit = video.<BR>><BR>>But what I don't know is what hardware I need to = get the=20 video into the<BR>>computer. I assume it will be a card of somesort, = but what=20 sort? Also what<BR>>would be a good one for a starter like me=20 ?<BR>><BR>>Regards<BR>><BR>>Kev Sargeson<BR>><A=20 href=3D"mailto:SargesK2@bp.com">SargesK2@bp.com</A></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01BDDD38.ADA7BC00--
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