Combined Capture or seperate card?

[Dilbert135]

Do you prefer a combined capture card (ATI AIW) or seperate cards for capturing and exporting video? Just curious. Any reason why?

[yowszer]

I personally prefer a non-combined (either a PCI or external) so that way when i upgrade my vid card I don't have to pay extra for the capturing and I can get the fastest card available - which does not always has good capture features. I am a gamer so that is my main reason.

[lordsmurf]

Only get separate cards if video games is your main priority.
For the rest of us, an ATI AIW card is great.

[Dilbert135]

I read something about ATI cards having a slightly washed out look when you capture video with them. Any truth to it? I just don't even know of any NVIDIA capture cards.

[Tommyknocker]

I like combined. The only rationale I have is firewire. I like its beautiful captures, and sending DV out to a VCR via a digital camera, to send to family and friends. Technology is cool!

[Dilbert135]

This is a little off topic but I saw the link in lordsmurf's sig, in your guide it says you must copy the dvd-r to another dvd-r. I was just curious as to why?

[lordsmurf]

This is a little off topic but I saw the link in lordsmurf's sig, in your guide it says you must copy the dvd-r to another dvd-r. I was just curious as to why?

You can copy disc-to-disc. Don't have to. That's just if you want to quickly make copies for others. Legally of course (homemade stuff).

My ATI captures look great, no color loss at all. In fact, you have full control over saturation, contrast, gamma, etc. The GAMMA settings isn't found on most cards, and that's an important one.

[Dilbert135]

I was thinking along the lines of an ATI RADEON 9600 PRO and then a seperate capture card since I can't find a AIW that isn't 400 plus that looks worth much. (Based off what little I know) I've got a ATI RADEON AIW with 32mb right now but I want a better graphics card and I have to buy a new one anyway for another computer. I need to have the same sort of thing, composite video in and out and a tv tuner. DV is no big deal because I can get a firewire card. Any suggestions?

[sturmie]

according to an ATI support tech, there's virtually no difference between the capture capabilities of the AIW 7500 - 9000 series cards when capturing to raw AVI...is this true? i'm trying to decide what capture device i want to go with - either an AIW solution, an out of the box solution (Pinnacle MovieBox) or a 2 piece solution (PCI card + sound card).


thanks for the advice...sturmie

[lordsmurf]

according to an ATI support tech, there's virtually no difference between the capture capabilities of the AIW 7500 - 9000 series cards when capturing to raw AVI...is this true? i'm trying to decide what capture device i want to go with - either an AIW solution, an out of the box solution (Pinnacle MovieBox) or a 2 piece solution (PCI card + sound card).


thanks for the advice...sturmie

The 7000-9700 captures are pretty much the same. Only the 9800 has a substancially different (better) capture chip. (And even then, not a whole lot better, just a bit better).

[sturmie]

The 7000-9700 captures are pretty much the same.

thanks...just what i needed to hear...now all i need is a nice deal on an 7500 AIW .


sturmie