Stupid Noobish Video Hardware Question But...

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Stupid Noobish Video Hardware Question But...

Postby Booncy » Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:32 pm

...I was just curious. What are the official (technical) names of these video hardware devices:


1.The video hardware you use that's able to transfer episodes recorded on a VHS onto a DVD disc.

2.The video hardware that you use to capture episodes that air on TV, then transfer them onto the computer.

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3.The video hardware used to record stuff from television STR8 onto a DVD disc!
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Postby Krisqo » Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:44 pm

The first is a video capture card. The others... wait for a more tech savvy person to stumble around.
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Re: Stupid Noobish Video Hardware Question But...

Postby CrackTheSky » Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:48 pm

Booncy wrote:2.The video hardware that you use to capture episodes that air on TV, then transfer them onto the computer.


Isn't that the two-VCR method?
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Postby Kariudo » Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:53 pm

#1: can be achieved by useing a capture card and a dvd burner

#2: you use a capture card (must have a tv tuner too...like this one)

#3: some capture cards also have software that let you record to dvd
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another noobish question :)

Postby pianogirl123 » Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:22 pm

i have a question thats slightly related-- how exactly do you just capture live footage from tv or something? im particularly interested in ripping stuff from video games, but it should work the same way...
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Postby Kariudo » Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:33 pm

look at the two stickies on the top of this section

you could get a capture card that lets you plug in the a/v cables from your system into your computer and use the recording program that comes with the capture card or a program like fraps (if the two sitckies don't help/if you want to capture gamecube/wii or xbox/360 footage)
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Postby RichLather » Sun Feb 18, 2007 10:28 pm

Unless you've got a fast computer, or let your computer do nothing else but capture, you might want to get a box that allows for hardware encoding.

That is to say, all of the encoding's done in the box without causing a load on your computer's processor.

An example is the Plextor ConvertX PX-M402U, which is what I use to pull VHS material into my computer. I've also used it to get stuff from our DirecTV DVR, which is in another room than my computer.
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