PAL & NTSC Analog Capture using one card?

[jukebox]

Hi Guys - i posted this on the newbie area, but didnt have any luck, so htought I'd ask here:

I have a PAL (Australia) Hi8 Camcorder, and want to capture and edit down to SVCD/DVD on my PC. BUT I also have some old NTSC tapes recorded while I was studying in the USA. I play these on a PAL VCR that converts NTSC to PAL, but I understand this conversion is a "fudge" and that this converted signal is not suitable for inputting into a capture card. I do, however have access to an NTSC VCR I can play the tapes back on and send a regular NTSC signal into a capture card.

My question is: is analog capture "format sensitive"? Or are the PAL/NTSC stickers I see on the boxes of the cards only refering to the ability of the on-board tuner to receive local TV broadcasts (and for me this is not an interest - I just want to be able to archive my children's tapes into a digital - and region free - format to send to relatives around the world). My problem is I am in Taiwan right now - so can get cards for NTSC, but if I need a PAL card, I will need to ship one over from home. I dont mind, but I want to do it once and do it right.

I was thinking of the Leadtek Winfast TV 2000XP deluxe or the Aver DVD Ezmaker - can someone confirm thier limitations with regions? Thanks!

Scott J

[RoopeT]

You should be able to capture in PAL60 (Pal VCR playing NTSC) or NTSC format, if your capture card just has driver support for it. I think Leadtek Winfast TV 2000XP is based on Bt8xx chipset, so you can use the general WDM drivers available @ http://btwincap.sourceforge.net. These drivers have support for all the capture modes you'll need.

[apaw]

i have a 64 mb ATI rage fury video card .how can i use the video in to capture a NTSC VIDEO signal and perferably have it captured in PAL? Is there any way in Dazzle DVC 1 0r 2 that i can capture a NTSC signal in PAL? Help!!!!!!!!!

[pharries]

Best wy is Canopus ACDV 100 to convert it to digital and then a firewire card
ATI card sold in the USA are not PAL
Some ATI s sold in Europe are PAL compatable.
I have messed with a bunch of studd eg Matrox 2500 -all a waste of time