Need a capture card

[Dax]

Hi, I'm new to this. Would like to capture video from 8mm camcorder through s-video. Can anyone tell me what I should be looking for in a capture card for this purpose?

I'd also like there to be audio capture, is that possible? I don't want to do this separately with the sound card and then have to sync it with the video.

Also, I've looked around on pricewatch, and KWORLD products pop-up everywhere. Anyone have experience with this brand?

Thanks

 

[Dax]

Seems like I'll be going with KWORLD, but I can't decide between 3 cards.

<A HREF="http/www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=15-100-120&depa=0" target="_new"> 883 </A>
<A HREF="http/www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=15-100-129&depa=0" target="_new"> 7131 </A>
<A HREF="http/www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=15-100-103&depa=0" target="_new"> 878 </A>

I'll mostly be backing up 8mm camcorder tapes through s-video, but a tv tuner would be nice. I just don't want to sacrifice the quality of capture by going with the cards with tv tuner. Does anyone know where I can find reviews for these 3 cards, or knows if they all capture at the same quality?

Thanks

 

[jammydodger]

Hey, Im doing the exact same thing with my holiday videos. Any cheap TV card should be fine, but you will need a good computer in order to capture good quality video without dropping frames.

One thing I had problems with was that the audio input to my TV card uses a 2.5mm jact and my camcorder uses a phono port, I managed to get a cable the converts phono to 2.5mm however it uses left and right phono channels so I can only get sound on either the left or the right.

So instead I connected the camera to a VCR VIA the AV ports (it uses a mono sound source) and then connected that to the TV card through using the airiel out.

 

[stupid_tech_geek]

MSI TV@nywhere is a great card for not a whole lot of money. I bought it from Newegg for around 55$. It can capture tv,radio or from an external source (component out or svideo). Mine came with Windvd creator too. It also supports mpeg4 encoding with a chip right on the board.

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[jammydodger]

It has a hardware MPEG4 encoder?

 

[the_Prisoner]

I dont see where it has any hardware encoder. here is the link.
<A HREF="http/www.msicomputer.com/product/netpc/netpc_detail.asp?model=TV@nywhere_Master" target="_new">http/www.msicomputer.com/product/netpc/netpc_detail.asp?model=TV@nywhere_Master</A>

It shows a decoder on the board not an encoder. Maybe Geek is confused by how they work. I belive this card has a software encoder which slows your computer down.

check out this link for Hauppauge:<A HREF="http/www.hauppauge.com/pages/prods_pvrs.html" target="_new">http/www.hauppauge.com/pages/prods_pvrs.html</A>

No clue on the other capture cards but Pinnacle is good also. I have use both companies.

the Prisoner


I'm not a number, I'm a free man!

 

[stupid_tech_geek]

Yeah you're right. Windvd does support mpeg 4 encoding via software. Damn shame tho. I've been looking for a cheap hardware encoder for a while now. The plextor model was the cheapest I could find at $179. Well the card works very well otherwise. A great value for the money.

A7n8x dlx 1004 Uber Agressive settings
2500Barton (Bastards locked it) Radeon 9200
WD 60g @7200w 8mg Cache Crucial 2700 2x 256
AMD ME??? Yeah they did me alright.

 

[jammydodger]

I really want a cheap hardware MPEG4 encoder. I cant really afford more than £40 though.