352X480 Capture Program - Converting Edited VHS Video to DVD

[blade29]

Hello everyone. I have a bunch of edited VHS videos (about 2 1/2 hours each) which I would like to convert to DVD. I'm planning on going through a Sony HiFi VCR, not S-Video) to my Canopus ADVC-100 (Analog to Digital Converter), through my firewire connection, to my computer. The VHS videos are already edited and I'm looking to capture realtime (yes, I know there is alot of debate on this, but I'm looking for a quick way of capturing my video, without having to reencode). I've calculated that I would probably need to go with a bitrate of 3600 to fit the video onto 1 DVD. After searching and reading the forum, I was thinking of going with capturing realtime at 352X480, but I can't seem to find a program that captures realtime to this size. I don't have an ATI card, so I cannot use MMC. Would anyone have any idea of which program captures straight to 352X480 (without having to reencode) and any other suggestions for me? Please let me know. Thanks.

[NYPlayer]

I know windvr captures at 352/480 at 3600 bits...


http://www.intervideo.com/jsp/Product_Profile.jsp?p=WinDVR

windvdrecorder made by the same company also can do it.

http://www.intervideo.com/jsp/Product_Profile.jsp?p=WinDVDRecorder

[blade29]

Thanks NYPlayer. I've tried WINDVR and had nothing, but problems with it. Intervideo WINDVDRECORDER only records in 180X120, 360X240, and 720X480. I've tried adding another profile with no luck.

blade29

[macleod]

powervcrII will with some tweeks (do a search). It can get you 352x480 real time cap and if memory serves, there is another option to upsample the audio to 48mhz. If not, you can upsample in apps like TMPGENC.

[blade29]

Thanks Macleod. I was doing a search under Powervcr tweak (with an "a"). I'll take your suggestions and tweak my registry.

blade29