about video capture cards, n00b

piedpiper · Post by **piedpiper** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 1:11 am

'ello people, this is my first post

k, i have a few doubts about video capture cards

1. what exactly do they do?

i'll ask the next one once this one's answered

thx for da help

piedpiper · Post by **piedpiper** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 1:32 am

k well lets see, i think its used for exporting any file u play on like WMP (or segments of it) into a format that cn be imported into premiere or something to be edited...am i right

BasharOfTheAges · Post by **BasharOfTheAges** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 1:51 am

A capture card allows you to take what's being output to a TV and save it on your computer. With the advent of DVD drives, they're usefullness has become marginalized. However, if your source is VHS and you want to edit digitally, it may be an option. This is rare, given the prevalence of DVDs.

So basically, it's an outdated and seldom-used technology except in certain, rather spicific circumstances. Or rather, it should be given the advancement of technology from, say, 5-8 years ago.

piedpiper · Post by **piedpiper** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 2:00 am

ty bashar,

im tryin to work with some downloaded bleach footage and i cant import it into premiere, do i need a capture card to do it?

piedpiper · Post by **piedpiper** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 2:19 am

Wait, let me rephrase that.

Since i can't import downloaded footage like bleach or naruto into adobe premiere directly, how do i go about it?

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 2:36 am

piedpiper wrote:Since i can't import downloaded footage like bleach or naruto into adobe premiere directly, how do i go about it?

http://www.amvwiki.org/index.php/DivX_Editing

piedpiper · Post by **piedpiper** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 3:01 am

thx alot

DJ_Izumi · Post by **DJ_Izumi** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 3:22 am

Heh. I'd like to see someone take downloaded anime, use video out from one computer to play it into another computer, capture it and edit with that. XD XD

Pyle · Post by **Pyle** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 3:26 am

piedpiper wrote:ty bashar,

im tryin to work with some downloaded bleach footage and i cant import it into premiere, do i need a capture card to do it?

die die die die die

piedpiper · Post by **piedpiper** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 3:49 am

Pyle wrote: die die die die die

Why? Cuz im downloading footage?
The episodes i need arent out on DVD so what's the prob?