Capture Card or Not?

Sorkuri · Post by **Sorkuri** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 11:44 am

So i'm looking to take t.v clips and make an amv, which i can't find anywhere on the inter-web and the like. So my question is do i need a capture card to rip it from the t.v. or am i able to plug my vcr into my computer somehow? Ant feedback is appreciated

Zero · Post by **Zero** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:11 pm

You'll need a capture card or something off a USB. Don't ask me what to recomend though.

(This should probably be in hardware)

-Zero

devilmaykickass · Post by **devilmaykickass** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:48 pm

Yes, you'll need a capture card. I don't know what to recommend you, but I do know what not to recommend you, and that's ATI's TV Wonder series...if they even still develop those.

Just make sure you get something capable of 640x480 or higher capture resolution and it has an S-Video/Composite input.

Zero · Post by **Zero** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 1:15 pm

The All In Wonder cards of late have actualy been pretty good with inputs. A bit on the expensive side though.

-Zero

Sorkuri · Post by **Sorkuri** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 5:56 pm

ok cool, thanks and my buddy has a card i can borrow... apparently it's by "Xvid" but i'm sceptical about installing the required software cause his comp is fine but aparently it fried another guy's hard drive. So any tips? thanks

Zero · Post by **Zero** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 6:55 pm

XviD? The codec? And unless you don't have enough wattage for the card I wouldn't worry about frying hard drives.

-Zero

Sorkuri · Post by **Sorkuri** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 7:00 pm

yes thats exactly it... the codec and do you think it's worth 80bucks (cdn.) cause they sell them at costco and i'm debating on buying it, and thanks for the advice about the wattage and such

Zero · Post by **Zero** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 7:34 pm

I suppose you'd have to ask someone else. My old Canopus DVRex-M1 still works, but It's all I have and really big.

-Zero

Sorkuri · Post by **Sorkuri** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 10:03 pm

ok cool, thanks