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| 290635 | 2004-11-11 15:33:00 | Thanks for the replies guys, but as I said I don't need any info on PC specs as I have that covered I also have the software covered I'm really after peoples experiences with the capture hardware I'll have a look at the Winfast cards metla & the audio cards as well I saw an external box on my travels, I think it was a pinnacle I'll find it again & post the link & see what you think I had actually discounted that idea as it was USB transfer which I thought might be too slow, might have to think again. Cheers |
Stumped Badly (348) | ||
| 290636 | 2004-11-11 19:08:00 | > The best I have used is the leadtek Winfast range,no matter how deep i wanted to delve into the configuration i never came to the point where it wouldn't let me do what i desired.The software is excellent You mentioned the Leadtek TV2000XP Expert, TV Tuner/Video Capture Card + FM Tuner, PCI the other day - is this the one you are referring to here? > The next step up is to an external box, Do you mean another, dedicated, computer? > Dunno,Sometimes i think some of the people who frequent this forum don't deserve the wealth of information and advice that is bequeathed them. Does that include me? :-( I am planning to get into this sometime in the not-too-distant future and it daunts me how much I have to research and learn to get going. You are pretty good at explaining things so everything you post here on that topic is either bookmarked or sucked into my Cardfile notes so a FAQ would be much appreciated by me at least. :-) |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 290637 | 2004-11-11 19:34:00 | I use the Leadtek XP deluxe tv tuner here. Not a bad card at all. It has FM, video in, tv out, audio out (this gets plugged to audio in on your soundcard for the sound, from the outside). And audio in. And a 6 pin-din socket, for video in (I think). The expert's sound is plugged into a spare audio connector internally on the mobo). Thats the diff between the expert and deluxe for sound. And both also come with remote. You can d/l the program for either. And the program lets u tune into the different programs, and also supports pic-in-pic and channel surfing. I recorded the maori merchant of venice the other night for someone through it, then burned it to DVD. (a 3.58gb mpeg) Thats about 1 and 1/2 hrs recording. It did the trick for me. You DONT need anything external if u record directly from one of these. I just installed the program for the tuner, tuned it in, and recorded, then burned to DVD. End of story. |
Spacemannz (808) | ||
| 290638 | 2004-11-11 19:52:00 | Recently I edited a short film on a lowish-specced PC: P4 2.4ghz, 512mb DDR400 (dual channel), 80gb normal ATA drive. No problems at all. In saying that, I have also had a go at editing on an older PC, Athlon1.4ghz, 256mb RAM, and it also worked, except just a bit slower. Generally speaking, unless you want to do very fancy real-time effects, a simple Pentium4 or AthlonXP processor around the 2ghz mark or higher, 512mb ram and a 7200rpm hard drive should be very sufficient for video capture/editing. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 290639 | 2004-11-11 20:04:00 | >>I had actually discounted that idea as it was USB transfer which I thought might be too slow, might have to think again. The "good" external boxes feed the audio visual signal via firewire. |
metla (154) | ||
| 290640 | 2004-11-11 20:32:00 | found a couple of easy to understand sites www.videoguys.com checking out the various links provides a wealth of easy to understand info on Codecs, transfers methods etc Also this NZ based one www.aardvark.co.nz |
Stumped Badly (348) | ||
| 290641 | 2004-11-11 22:51:00 | > > You mentioned the Leadtek TV2000XP Expert, TV Tuner/Video Capture Card + FM Tuner, PCI the other day - is this the one you are referring to here? Indeed,its my personal recomendation.Bear in mind that the expert and deluxe versions have a different tv chip on them...only one can decode sky.....not that i would imagine thats on bteh cards but it may be of interest to some... > The next step up is to an external box, > > Do you mean another, dedicated, computer? Nope,Just an external capture device that then feeds the signel into the comp via firewire,after this post i will track some down.They are pricy,and don't have an actual television component...... As far as getting started,the software bundled in the leadtek cards is so good that its pretty simple to do a quick and dirty (but still pretty good) capture,it gets far more complicated when you start playing with aspect ratios,scan lines,capturing in a raw lossless and encoding down. Then you get into doing cut and pastes,adding visual and sound effects,titles,audio tracks,All the while trying not to run out of diskspace,lose quality of your file from over-encoding and end up with a project exactly as you envisioned it,flawless and in the exact format you were aiming for. My aim is always to end up with it as an athoured cd/dvd that can be viewed by others in the comfert of their homes without the need for a comp,which is why i tend to keep well away from dvix. |
metla (154) | ||
| 290642 | 2004-11-12 00:19:00 | > Nope,Just an external capture device that then feeds the signel into the comp via firewire That sounds a bit beyond my needs but others may be interested. What I will be wanting to do is transfer our old home video movie tapes (analogue) onto the hard drive then burn them onto CDs (or DVDs maybe) to play on the standalone DVD player to watch on TV. Far more convenient than playing the tapes, plus they need editing... badly! Looks like the Leadtek TV2000XP will be joining the family soon. :-) |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 290643 | 2004-11-12 00:21:00 | When you play the tapes do they have a lot of snow along the bottom of the picture? The harder the tapes are to read the more chance of getting an out of sync capture, |
metla (154) | ||
| 290644 | 2004-11-12 00:36:00 | It has been a while since the tapes were played, but no, there was no snow on them at all, if I remember correctly . These tapes are the ones that are used to record in the camera, not the large video tapes that go in a tape/video player, if that makes a difference . I will be needing to attach the video camera to the capture card to get the movies on the computer rather than the video player . |
Susan B (19) | ||
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