canopus advc 100

[fulltlt]

What software does the advc 100 come with if any?

[pbemer]

advc-100 pretty much is a plain jane. You're paying for the hardware, not the software. I have one and I got a disk with it, but never even used. But from what I gather from the other users that have the canopus. There's really nothing on it.

[fulltlt]

There's nothing to even start a capture with or anything?

I have one on order based on recommendations I saw here.

I see others use Pinnacle 8 with it.

What I want to do is make some vcd's
of old home movies and such. Nothing fancy.

I've tried cheaper capture cards and they are all crap.

[LanceSteel]

There's nothing to even start a capture with or anything?

I have one on order based on recommendations I saw here.

I see others use Pinnacle 8 with it.

What I want to do is make some vcd's
of old home movies and such. Nothing fancy.

I've tried cheaper capture cards and they are all crap.

I have the ADVC-100 and yes, it DOESN'T come with any software. Then again, everything you need is freely and legally available. What you will need to make VCDs is:

1. DVIO to capture with.
2. Virtualdub to edit with.
3. The free version of Tmpeg to encode with.
4. VCDEasy or TSCV to build/burn the disks.

All of this stuff is free but all are very powerful and found here:
https://www.videohelp.com/tools

Hope this helps.

[Varmit]

You can also use a sweet little application called "Amcap".

The ADVC 100 is great!

[fulltlt]

This may be a dumb question but does it even come with wdm or vfw drivers?

[LanceSteel]

This may be a dumb question but does it even come with wdm or vfw drivers?

That's whats great about the ADVC-100, it doesn't need drivers! When you plug it into your firewire port and start the capturing software, the software just see's it as a DV camcorder. You don't have to mess with drivers/IRQ conflicts/PCI slots etc.

[fulltlt]

Could it be used with something like showshifter to record off of a DSS then or not?

[LanceSteel]

Could it be used with something like showshifter to record off of a DSS then or not?

I don't think so. I've never used showshifter but it looks like it only works with TV capture cards. I don't think it supports firewire input.

[fulltlt]

Is there any software that can capture from the advc 100 and covert on the fly to mpeg4 for saving disk space?

What is the difference between AVI type 1 and AVI type 2 that the DVIO allows for capturing?

What is the typical file size for 1 hour of video?

[LanceSteel]

Is there any software that can capture from the advc 100 and covert on the fly to mpeg4 for saving disk space?

On-the-Fly, not that I know of.

What is the difference between AVI type 1 and AVI type 2 that the DVIO allows for capturing?

AVI Type 1 uses Directshow AVI type 2 allows you to open the avi file in virtualdub (with the help of a vfw decompression codec.)

What is the typical file size for 1 hour of video?

Its about 12-15GB.

[wwaag]

Recommend you try Scenalyzer. Free to try--$33 if you like it. It enables you to specify type 1 or 2 DV output, as well as other output formats to support other editing cards, including WAV only for audio recording. I always use a type 2 DV output since I can open these files directly in Premiere, Vdub, or Avisynth. I can also load these files directly into CCE Basic or Mainconcept for encoding after capture. There are also other nice features if your interest is editing home videos. I have also created a timer (see guides) to automate the start/stop of recording so that I can capture satellite programs during the night or whenever.

Regardless of your capture software choice, the ADVC-100 is really great in my view.

[flaninacupboard]

i had limited success with showshifter. "dv camcorder" was listed under video capture devices, but there was nothing under audio devices. this was a while ago when i was running w98, so it may be different on different os's. i now just use a program called DVapp, as DVIO wouldn;t work for me. i think one of the ulead packages can take the incoming DV and transcode it to MPEG/other .avi formats, but you'll have to ask someone else

[skateni]

i had limited success with showshifter. "dv camcorder" was listed under video capture devices, but there was nothing under audio devices. this was a while ago when i was running w98, so it may be different on different os's. i now just use a program called DVapp, as DVIO wouldn;t work for me. i think one of the ulead packages can take the incoming DV and transcode it to MPEG/other .avi formats, but you'll have to ask someone else

You can ask me yes Ulead VS 7 does on the fly encoding to MPEG but you need a fast CPU though and the quality is not too bad

[GreyDeath]

If you have WinXP, you got Movie Maker 1 to capture. If using that, stay with 1, MM2 has you go through a bunch of stuff before hitting the "Record" button. MM1 has 2 steps to capturing and then you save to file after it's done.

[donpedro]

What is the difference between AVI type 1 and AVI type 2 that the DVIO allows for capturing?

Follow links in this post....
Digital Video: Type 1 or Type 2?

[fulltlt]

OK, I got the ADVC100 yesterday.

The software it comes with is
Canopus Procorder.

I'm not sure what it's good for. I haven't
had a chance to play with it much.

However, my laptop is a Sony running XP home and it has "DVgate Motion" installed on it. That works OK to capture. Not sure what else it can do.

[amdworld]

hey.. sorry to interupt.. but.. as connecting the ADV-100 goes.. , how do i connect the ADV-100 device to my cable TV?
so that i can record from it? thx

[fulltlt]

The ADVC100 comes with Canopus procoder (not procorder) as I previously posted.

I found that windvr will record from the advc100 directly to mpeg files.

vcdeasy can't analyse the files that get created though.

[FulciLives]

SUBJECT: Canopus Procoder

Although I've never had a chance to try it I understand that Procoder can be used to convert formats. Like from avi to mpeg etc.

I understand one of it's biggest (secret?) stregnths is that it can convert PAL to NTSC or NTSC to PAL.

I was under the impressive that this program was very expensive ... like $500 or $600 US dollars. So I'm guessing ther version you got is maybe a limited or LE version.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[jinu]

Hi folks,
Any idea if ADVC100 can bypass macrovision in the PAL mode.
Regards
Jinu

[flaninacupboard]

I've not seen anything to suggest it can on the internet. This is from maplins and will do the job nicely, but i expect you can find cheaper elsewere. http://www.maplin.co.uk/products/module.asp?CartID=030513113638606&moduleno=29182&modulecode=

[alenhard]

The ADVC-100 only comes with a DEMO of Procoder! It is not a fully functional version of the program. Take a look at www.canopus.com for more info.

[fulltlt]

Yeah, it comes with a demo that expires after 30 days. It also leaves chicken droppings
on the converted output video advertising www.canopus.com.

[fulltlt]

Well, the advc100 worked great for a week. This weekend it quit working altogether.
Win XP beeps when the firewire cable is plugged in but nothing else happens.
The Dvgate program says it is offline. WinDVR says no capture device is present
check the hardware or reinstall the driver.

Anyone have any suggestions on how to go about figuring out what the problem might be?

[flaninacupboard]

no idea why it does it, but mine is the same sometimes. download the demo of scenalyzer. unplug your ADVC. open scenalyzer, wait at least 15 seconds, then plug the ADVC in. it will magically spring to life. works every time for me

[Ducatti20]

If you e-mail Canopus tech support and describe the problem, they will e-mail you a file that will reset your problem. Go to the Canopus web site forum and check out all the complaints, happens all the time.

[finny]

As connecting the ADV-100 goes, how do i connect the ADV-100 device to my cable TV? So that i can record from it?

WOULD SOMEONE ANSWER THIS QUESTION?

[DaveS]

Sure, but stop yelling.

In my case, I connected my VCR output to the advc100 analog input. (e.g. cable in to VCR, use VCR tuner, then VCR non-RF output to the advc100). It then converts that to a DV stream which goes in to your pc on firewire.

[finny]

I dont have a VCR is there any other way to record off your CABLE to your PC via this card?