Noobs are everywhere

This forum is for help with and discussion about your video hardware.

Noobs are everywhere

Postby fonque » Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:32 pm

I am setting up a PC for doing a little AMV making, and I am now down to choosing a capture card. However, I am having trouble finding websites with feature set comparisons etc.. Or at least lists for cards that would be decent for general home use, nothin professional but maybe burn a few dvds of home movies/family stuff.
haro haro haro
fonque
 
Joined: 11 Aug 2003

Postby fonque » Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:34 pm

and ignore my join date, i am a still a noob.
haro haro haro
fonque
 
Joined: 11 Aug 2003

Postby Kariudo » Tue Sep 19, 2006 1:40 pm

are you using a desktop or laptop?

after that...is there any specific reason why you need a capture card?
if you just want to make amvs...chances are that you just need a dvd drive and a dvd to get footage from.

a capture card would come in handy if you wanted to use VHS tapes...or wanted to watch tv on your computer, or wanted to turn VHS tapes into dvds (but then you'd need a dvd burner too)

but if you have the home movies on a video camera...you'd probably be able to import the footage into most editing programs (via usb or firewire) directly
ImageImage
Image
User avatar
Kariudo
Twilight prince
 
Joined: 15 Jul 2005
Location: Los taquitos unidos
Status: 1924 bots banned and counting!

Postby BasharOfTheAges » Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:55 pm

Kariudo wrote:after that...is there any specific reason why you need a capture card?
if you just want to make amvs...chances are that you just need a dvd drive and a dvd to get footage from.

a capture card would come in handy if you wanted to use VHS tapes...or wanted to watch tv on your computer, or wanted to turn VHS tapes into dvds (but then you'd need a dvd burner too)


You forgot video game catpures. Those are still done with capture cards when you're working with some systems. Actually, it's the only logical reason they'd still be useful in this hobby.
Another Anime Convention AMV Contest Coordinator 2008-2014 & Head of the AAC Fan-works Theater - follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/AACFanTheater
:sorcerer: :sorcerer: |RD: "Oh, Action!" (side-by-side) | |
User avatar
BasharOfTheAges
Just zis guy, you know?
 
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: Merrimack, NH
Status: Extreeeeeeeeeme

Postby fonque » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:21 pm

I actually do stillhave a use for using a capture card. My camcorder uses DV tapes and I have no fire wire on my current tower. I also have lots of anime on VHS that I do not plan to replace with DVD's.

I also am planning on getting a super drive. burn/read everything.
I do already own an ATI all-in-wonder agp card but that thing has all the copy protection stuff that makes caputuring from VHS or other composite/s-video connections a pain.
haro haro haro
fonque
 
Joined: 11 Aug 2003

Postby fonque » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:22 pm

I forgot to add I also plan on recording shows off TV for my wife while she is taking classes at night.
haro haro haro
fonque
 
Joined: 11 Aug 2003

Postby NeoQuixotic » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:46 pm

There is a patch or tools that can disable/remove the Macrovision copy protection from TV Wonders, but I'm not sure if its ok to link to it. A simple Google search should yield results though. Also I think all capture cards are required to have this, but I really don't know for sure.

I've only used an ATI TV Wonder VE, ATI TV Wonder USB 2.0, and now my ATI X850Pro with VIVO. I found the results acceptable and after a little filtering through AviSynth. But once I used DVDs, I'll never turn back. I mainly use my capture cards to capture old family VHS tapes to make them DVDs.

Here is a site that has a huge database of capture cards along with user reviews. I'd give this a browse:
http://www.videohelp.com/capturecards
Insert clever text/image here.
User avatar
NeoQuixotic
Master Procrastinator
 
Joined: 01 May 2001
Location: St. Louis Park, MN
Status: I haz job!

Postby Anime Dude 2101 » Wed Sep 20, 2006 3:51 pm

:shock: im new at this but can someone tell me where i can view the amv's cos all i can find are forums
Anime Dude 2101
 
Joined: 20 Sep 2006

Postby Joe88 » Wed Sep 20, 2006 4:18 pm

Anime Dude 2101 wrote::shock: im new at this but can someone tell me where i can view the amv's cos all i can find are forums

wtf

there on the main page

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/search/
Image
Image
User avatar
Joe88
 
Joined: 12 Feb 2006
Location: NYC

Postby fonque » Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:23 pm

thanks alot for the help, I will check out that list of capture cards tomorrow. Time for me to get some sleep. I may just get a dvd-burner first, since I still have my old ATI all in wonder for now.
haro haro haro
fonque
 
Joined: 11 Aug 2003

Postby Keeper of Hellfire » Fri Sep 22, 2006 7:42 am

fonque wrote:I actually do stillhave a use for using a capture card. My camcorder uses DV tapes and I have no fire wire on my current tower.
You should either look that the capture card offers a firewire too or get an additional firewire card (They aren't expensive). An analogue capture of DV-recorded material is an unnecessary quality loss.
User avatar
Keeper of Hellfire
 
Joined: 09 Jan 2005
Location: Germany


Return to Video Hardware Discussion

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest