Capture..Choices Choices

[razzcal]

Im looking for some advice..this is what I would like to do.

1. I have an old camcorder which uses VHS-C ..over the years I have recorded many tapes....I would like to be able to play these tapes through the computer to edit them and then write to a DVD.

2. I have many Movie VHS tapes and would like to put them on a DVD

3. Capture programs from the Televsion


Can all these things be accomplished with a capture card or editor machine...Do I need separate equipment or is there something that will do it all....Can I get some feedback on which is the best way to go to acheive these things...

Thanks

Razz

[rcb]

Best recipe I've found:

Canopus advc-100 analog to digital convertor.
ScenalyzerLive capture s/w.
TMPGenc Plus MPEG-2 encoder s/w
TMPGenc DVD Author compile/burn s/w


Also check "How to" section on l/h side of this page. Lots of help there.

[razzcal]

rcb, thanks for the reply.....

So with that unit (Canopus advc-100) I could edit all my tapes like I want and also use to capture from the TV

Did you ever hear of the Matrox RT.X10

Thanks again

Razz

[Beavis]

You can do it all with the same card. It can be done as cheaply as with a $35 WinTV card, free HuffyUV codec, and free TMPGenc all the way up to the Canopus box, etc. that the other guy suggested.

[hudsonf]

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[MrMungus]

There are a few different, very distinct ways to do capture.

1. Analog capture using a card that can handle capturing at 640x480 or better (e.g., 720x480). This appears to be an expensive option.

2. Capture to DV AVI via Firewire.
a. Using an analog > digital converter (such as my DVMC-DA2) where you connnect your analog source (s-video or component connections) to the converter which has a firewire connection to a firewire card on your computer, or
b. Using a capture card that has analog inputs on it, or
c. Using a camcorder that has a firewire connection into your computer and analog source passthrough.

1 and 2 require that you then convert the video to MPEG-2 which is the most time-consuming part of the process.

3. Capture to MPEG-2 directly using an MPEG-2 capture card.

I'm looking into this now as I'd like to eliminate the "convert to MPEG-2" step.

Im looking for some advice..this is what I would like to do.

1. I have an old camcorder which uses VHS-C ..over the years I have recorded many tapes....I would like to be able to play these tapes through the computer to edit them and then write to a DVD.

2. I have many Movie VHS tapes and would like to put them on a DVD

3. Capture programs from the Televsion


Can all these things be accomplished with a capture card or editor machine...Do I need separate equipment or is there something that will do it all....Can I get some feedback on which is the best way to go to acheive these things...

Thanks

Razz

[snafu099]

Also have a look at the ADS product line of capture devices.
analog (+dv with idvd+dv) input, realtime hardware encode to mpg in unit, sent to pc via usb. bunlded editing sW (ulead) audio/vid lock for good sync

$99 to 200+ us

http://www.adstech.com

[Tommyknocker]

Also have a look at the ADS product line of capture devices.
analog (+dv with idvd+dv) input, realtime hardware encode to mpg in unit, sent to pc via usb. bunlded editing sW (ulead) audio/vid lock for good sync

$99 to 200+ us

http://www.adstech.com

And my ADS Pyro A/V Link outputs to DV. Just my two cents.