Capture Timer

[blueleo65]

Hello,

I have a Hauppauge HVR-1800 that I'm using with AmaRec TV to capture some old VHS videos of mine. I don't have the WinTV software since the card came preinstalled on a previous computer on mine. Is there a timer I can use when I'm manually capturing from a VCR on channel 3? I start to caputre a 2 hour video and if I get busy or forget, the file ends up being 4 hours long with 2 hours of noise. I'm looking for a way to capture using AmaRec TV but tell AmaRec TV to stop after 2 hours. I searched the software for a clock but I couldn't find one. Any help I can get?

Thanks in advance,

Mike

[usually_quiet]

Right-click on the main program window. Select "Config" from the pop-up menu. Click on the "General" tab. In the upper left-hand corner, there is a checkbox labeled "Timer" and a text box to the right, which appears to be intended for setting a duration. Although I haven't tried it, this seems like it is probably the setting you want.

[blueleo65]

Thank you very much for your response. It worked!

The timer text and checkbox is actually under the "recording" tab. But following your suggestion, I knew I'd have to find it, and I did and now my captures are all coming out the right size without any wasted dead space. Thank you.