compressed capture with composite

[benaw]

I am having a lot of difficulty capturing video. The comp is powerful enough (AMD 6000 1 GB 500GB HDD) etc

The problem I have is either the capture card or the software. I am using a fusion HDTV pro, Divco Fussion HDTV Pro PCI TV Tuner card.

This card captures with composite. I can only find one piece of software that will “work” and that’s, wait for it windows movie maker. Now one of the problems with that is that it crashes. I am capturing about 3 hours at a time.

I have tried sony veagus and adobe premiere none of which will recognize the card L

All I want is very easy but I am getting a little fed up with it so now I am asking for help

I need to know If I need a new card if so which one and what software to use.

I would really like it to capture in a compressed file mpeg, divx or something quality has to be good but not insane the file has to be editable (suggestions welcome). Minimal steps is a must.

I have two cameras that go into a pip splitter and a mic. (Datavideo SE-500 Analogue Video Mixer/Switcher</SPAN> G.D.B. International - Datavideo SE-500 Analogue Video Mixer/Switcher)

I need a card and software that will capture from this devise.
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[redwudz]

Have you looked into the Hauppauge hardware MPEG cards? That would give you minimal steps if your final format is going to be MPEG or DVD.

http://www.hauppauge.com/

And welcome to our forums.

[dadrab]

You sound like a good candidate for a Hauppauge PVR350 and VideoRedo.

You'll get good caputures in MPEG2 format. Just use the capture software included with the card. You get the bonus of having a TV tuner (SD) built into the card.

You can then take that footage and edit it with VideoRedo. That's a really nice piece of software for cutting commercials and making short clips using MPEG formatted footage. No need to re-encode. Heavy duty editing might take some heavier duty software, but I've not needed it yet.

I've been using these exact tools for about a year now and have been pleased. I've even gone to a friend's place who has a pretty nice (52") HDTV and tried out some of my discs using my Denon upcoverting DVD player through an HDMI cable. The stuff I've capped and authored/burned looks pretty damn good to my eyes and hers.

I figured that I should get a real look at what I'm doing on an HD set. I've not taken the plunge yet, but it's coming - sooner than later.