Capture from VHS SP tape thru VCR
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Capture from VHS SP tape thru VCR
Iam trying to capture a VHS SP movie using my VCR connected through a capture card. What Capture Format should I use?
It depends....
As a starting point...
In general, AVI/DV (13GB per hour) will give you the least trouble. AVI is just a container format. DV is the video data-format you get from a miniDV camcorder. The more compressed the format, the more trouble people seem to have.
And, you should use the capture software that come with the card.
If your capture card is MPEG only (like my Huappauge card), choose a DVD compatible MPEG-2 format. (Assuming you are making a DVD.) Then, you won't have to re-code (re-render) it.
If your capture card has a hardware MPEG-2 encoder (like my Hauppauge card) it puts a very light-load on your system, since the data is already compressed when it hits the data bus.
If you don't plan on any editing, MPEG-2 capture is fine with a hardware encoder. (Sometimes I've had trouble editing MPEGs.)
Real-time software MPEG encoding requires a lot from your PC. The main issue is that Windows is always doing stuff in the background even if you are only running one application. Meantime, the video data keeps streaming in. ...It may work OK with your set-up, but I wouldn't start-out with any real-time software-compression.
A couple of places you can read-up on video capture are DigitalFAQ.com and VideoHelp.com. You might even find some information about your particular capture card.
As a starting point...
In general, AVI/DV (13GB per hour) will give you the least trouble. AVI is just a container format. DV is the video data-format you get from a miniDV camcorder. The more compressed the format, the more trouble people seem to have.
And, you should use the capture software that come with the card.
If your capture card is MPEG only (like my Huappauge card), choose a DVD compatible MPEG-2 format. (Assuming you are making a DVD.) Then, you won't have to re-code (re-render) it.
If your capture card has a hardware MPEG-2 encoder (like my Hauppauge card) it puts a very light-load on your system, since the data is already compressed when it hits the data bus.
If you don't plan on any editing, MPEG-2 capture is fine with a hardware encoder. (Sometimes I've had trouble editing MPEGs.)
Real-time software MPEG encoding requires a lot from your PC. The main issue is that Windows is always doing stuff in the background even if you are only running one application. Meantime, the video data keeps streaming in. ...It may work OK with your set-up, but I wouldn't start-out with any real-time software-compression.
A couple of places you can read-up on video capture are DigitalFAQ.com and VideoHelp.com. You might even find some information about your particular capture card.
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