Whats the best capture card to get?

[TaranT]

ooooooo thanks TaranT for the websites with those capture cards ^_^

I was just wandering do you know if you can capture 720*480 resolution video as .avi's uncompressed? [I know it would have a big file size. but I'm going to soon get a bigger hardrive I have a 160 gb and thats still not enough for video-editing. lol]

Those links are for one capture device - which is not a card. It's a small box that attaches to your PCs Firewire port, assuming your PC has one. It only captures to DV AVI files - not quite as high quality as DVD rips, but very close (about 95% or better). (And keep in mind that even DVD rips are not always perfect when it comes to image quality.) This box is designed specifically for this type of capture and it won't save uncompressed video.

is it really easier to rip if you're making a various video from dvds?
i don't think so. especially once you pass the 5 disc mark....

I just finished a project where I had to go through all seven Bebop DVDs looking for every scene with Ein. I don't follow the AMVApp. Instead, I took the VOBs (via DVD Decrypter) and dropped them on the Vegas timeline. Then fast-scrubbed through each file, finding and then rendering the scenes that I wanted to DV AVI files. Not the best in terms of quality - Bebop-TV has bad problems with rainbowing, for example - but you'd have to see the AMV to understand why I was not concerned about perfect looking footage.

My alternative was to capture through a older model Canopus box. I'm not sure that either method is faster. In fact, it would be about the same - just looking at the capturing side. Downstream stuff, like rendering and image cleanup, is another story.

[madmallard]

oh I didn't imply it was faster. ;p

I just know when you're going through a 30 series AMV, that the capture ability is fewer steps to accomplish the same thing.

Its easier to let some setting in a script or encode go by than it is to mess up a good working capture device, i feel.

[JenCM18]

I change my opinion it is alot better ripping dvds less of a hassle takes less time. And ripping it takes up less space on your hardrive which is really a plus.^_^

I have ripped footage off of my sailor moon stars dvds and going to make a music video now but not sure what song to use yet but I will find one. Or I might just remake another one I have done before.

Thanks for your help though about which is the best capture card but now I think I'm going to stick with ripping now. I've changed my mind so many times. lol

[JenCM18]

I change my opinion it is alot better ripping dvds less of a hassle takes less time. And ripping it takes up less space on your hardrive which is really a plus.^_^

I have ripped footage off of my sailor moon stars dvds and going to make a music video now but not sure what song to use yet but I will find one. Or I might just remake another one I have done before.

Thanks for your help though about which is the best capture card but now I think I'm going to stick with ripping now. I've changed my mind so many times. lol