Need recommendations for a good capture card...

[Starbuck777]

Hello,
I'm building a new system & need a capture card...I would like for it to do VCD, SVCD, DVD (MPEG 1 & 2). Would also like for it to do variable & constant bitrates. I prefer FireWire or PCI, I might consider USB. S-video, RCA inputs & outputs. I'll author more DVDs & SVCDs than VCDs. I want hardware encoding & decoding on the unit.

Thanks

[donpedro]

Not what you are looking for and not very stable sofware bundled at this time (maybe couple of weeks later will be better), but this is what I fave :

Pinnacle PCTV Deluxe
USB 2.0 , NTSC Tuner, S-Video and RCA inputs, harware encoding (current soft. allows only CBR, but there is some that let's you use VBR)

I used it with USB1.1 to capture TV show in DVD quality. Quality was good. I will try other inputs later.

What it doesn't have from your list (no outputs and no decoding i think). It is very new product and sofware bundled with it is buggy now. List price $199 (my $129)