help on capturing to vcd

[ali_vieri]

Hi guys,

Well to be honest i got a very old computer - pII, 400mhz, 15gb and 128 mb ram + I use a tv card to capture.

When i capture to avi and convert it to mpeg and burn, the quality aint that good and it takes too long for the process. However, i was just wondering if there was a simple programme what could just capture straight to mpeg with great quality and doesent need great computer specs to do so such as Pinnacle.

Thanks.

[US Guy]

There are programs that would do just that. But it would not help much, the bigger problem is your computer. I am sure most folks here would agree that you should get a newer and much faster computer.

[freebird73717]

Yep you definately need to get a new computer if you want to do much with video. I have a 900Mhz cpu 40 gig hd and 384 mb ram and am barely squeaking by. Really i need a second hard drive just for capturing , more ram and a faster cpu... oh well mabe in the future!

If you want a good capture card that captures directly to mpeg format look into any ati all in wonder radeon that has a theater chip. I got an inexpensive (used) one on ebay for about 40 bucks.

I think everyone is going to say you either need a new computer or a serious upgrade to your exsisting one.

Good luck!

[ali_vieri]

thanks guys !

very appreciating!

[vcd4ever]

I'm suprised that i'm not the only one using a PII 400Mhz for video.

vcd4ever.

[fmctm1sw]

I'm suprised that i'm not the only one using a PII 400Mhz for video.

vcd4ever.

I didn't mind my celeron 366 (@433) when I used it. It topped out at about 640x480 with 16 bit color (on the O/S drive). Since I didn't have a DVD writer then, I made VCD/CVD exclusively. I'd let it sit overnight and encode.