Can someone direct me to a good capture device..

[KameronK]

In the < $750 range?

Will any capture device capture 720p?


Thanks...

[edDV]

BlackMagic Intensity Pro (with issues ... use forum search)
AJA Xena (different issues)
Hauppauge new card editing issues.

[KameronK]

I have been leaning towards the Intensity Pro.

Will it capture in 720p?

Also, I can't seem to find the new Hauppauge device available (even on their site).

The AJA seems VERY similar to the Intensity Pro, but more than twice the price, what's the benefit for going with that?

[SHS]

Hauppauge new card editing issues

edDV what do you mean by this

KameronK I think edDV ref to new upcoming WinTV HD PVR which not even out which is a Hardware H.264 AVC encoder

[edDV]

Hauppauge new card editing issues

edDV what do you mean by this

KameronK I think edDV ref to new upcoming WinTV HD PVR which not even out which is a Hardware H.264 AVC encoder

Yes h.264 PVR will be difficult to filter or edit beyond simple cuts. Assuming a quality HD source, this won't be an issue but much of HD capture will be upscaled SD 4:3 or 16:9 of variable quality. It will be difficult to seriously edit this h.264 capture material. Much more difficult than MPeg2 SD that is.

[vhelp]

I have noticed that in many cases whenever the discussions evolves around h264 (even mpeg)
that it is advised that these formats are difficult to edit. Perhaps this point should be sort of
refrased somewhat.

I mean. If you are going to edit the h264/mpeg source *directly* or real-time (while inside a
timieline) then is more than likely that editing will not be as accurate or smooth sailing. And the
reason behind that is on account of the decoding and indixing involved while in the real-time type
setup. The index part is sometimes vague in that it can't be properly maintained in many cases.

But, if you create a psuedo (fake) avi (via, VFAPI) or index it with the right tools (ie, dgindex or
dgavc) you shouldn't have any problems editing these h264/mpeg videos. I myself use the VFAPI
codec in the majority of my mpegs. As far as AVC (h264) type videos, I'm new to these and do
not have much experience in terms of optimum handle'age at the moment, though I'm slowly
working in that area.

As far as capturing goes, I've been exploring another avenue. Capturing with the XviD codec,
using I-Frame only and no compression -- well, maybe a tiny bit. I sometimes get a 5.7:1 compresion
ratio, prob comparaitable to DV, but I have not yet completed my notes and things on this. And
I would say that its prob comparitable to my svhs recordings in EP mode or better. Anyhow. I've
been capturing my analog cabletv with this set and my Pinnacle Studio AV/DV card w/ vdub for
the last 3 weeks or so. So far, I am pleased

-vhelp 4593