New experiment: Capturing still images from video

[mracer]

The scenario: capture full screen still images from a DirecTivo recording in the best quality possible.

The hardware contenders: Canopus ADVC-100, Pinnacle DC10+, Pinnacle PCTV Rave (BT878). All cards were connected to the DirecTivo via s-video.

The software contenders: Pinnacle Studio 8, Ulead Media Studio Pro 7, Dscaler

The best resulting image: Images captured using Dscaler with the BT878 Pinnacle Studio Rave at 720x480, default settings.

(DV captured 720x480 through MSP 7 or Studio 8 was second best, with the DC10+ lagging very slightly behind at it's max 640x480 with Studio 8.)

[msugny]

did u try Pinnacle TWAIN driver for PCTV, it use hardware oversampling to get 1600x1200 progressive image; the driver should work on any bt8x8...