What is the best Capture program for an ATI TV Wonder PCI...

[GMBGarou]

What is the best Capture program for an ATI TV Wonder PCI besides the ATI Software. I want to capture in 640 X 480 at 30 frames per second without ghosting artifacts.

[Anonymous65]

If you're using WDM drivers, use VirtualVCR. If you're using VFW drivers, then use Virtualdub. If you don't know what drivers you're using, you most likely are using WDM drivers.

[crahak]

The ghosting artifacts aren't created by the software. What source are you capturing from? Have you deinterlaced before you see those ghosting artifacts? Also, what input are you using? (composite, s-video, coax?)

I stick to VirtualVCR/mjpeg codec (capturing at 720x480), then frameserve it with avisynth, then encode it Works for me

I have that TV wonder and it works great

oh. you might want to try the soourceforge drivers for it too.

[Anonymous65]

If your video is poor after capture, you're most likly using a low quality encoder. Use MJPEG at 90% quality or higher. All the other "default" encoders are of very low quality. You can also use a DV codec and capture at 720x480 (only). In any way, you will have to spend at least $20 for a good codec (unless you can get it from someone else).

[crahak]

Unless say, he's capturing and old VHS tape thru the coax input, or something like that It just won't look good... mjpeg wise, I wouldn't go below 95%.

[GMBGarou]

If you're using WDM drivers, use VirtualVCR. If you're using VFW drivers, then use Virtualdub. If you don't know what drivers you're using, you most likely are using WDM drivers.

I am using the BTWinCap drivers v5.3.5. I don't know if they are WDM or VFW

My TV Card is a ATI TV Wonder and I refuse to use the ATI Software =)

[Anonymous65]

I guess those are generic WDM drivers...

[Divx-Trdr]

I have an ATI TV Wonder PCI card and I have tried just about EVERY capture program out there and the one I LOVE the best is iuVCR.

It will allow you to cap and ANY resolution and you can schedule it, and you can also set filesize fragments. ( I have a 100GB Hdd so capturing full uncompressed is no problem), although I have been using the Huffy Codec and been cappin 2.5hr movies right from cableTV then turning them into Divx. my email is jcrandall@osdchi.com if you need any further info on using your ATI TV Wonder card!!