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Thread ID: 10814	2001-08-14 06:18:00	Video Capture card - what do you suggest?	Guest (0)	Press F1

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16967	2001-08-14 06:18:00	I have a bunch of analog VHS and SVHS video tapes that need to be edited and I need advice on a video capture card. Being analog I can't use Firewire/digital. What's the best bang for the buck in this sort of hardware these days and where's the best place to buy? I want the results to be as good as possible but I can't afford pro gear. I have a fast PC. Info much appreciated! Enzo	Guest (0)
16968	2001-08-14 10:42:00	hi Enzo, if you're planing on editing on-line, it's likely you wont want to use lossy compression when capturing. Be prepared for a shock when calulating your disk space requirements. A standard PAL capture will consume approx 10MB per second. If you are satisfied with just capture without editing, you can get greater than 1/10 compression using WMV/MP4 compression. A P3 can compress WMV in real time with no dropped frames. I can't recommend any particular card to you however as I've not shopped for one for a while and am well out of touch.	Guest (0)
16969	2001-08-19 10:37:00	Sorry I can't advise you on a card, but for storing the the video once it is edited personally I would recomend divx (www.divx.com) it is open so you wont get stuck with a format you cant open, and they claim 100:1 compression on VHS quality video. Unfortunatly it takes quite a while to compress the video, but it makes CDRs a viable medium to store it on.	Guest (0)
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