Do PCI video cards help those of us that create/compile MPEG footage to be put onto a DVD? Is there anything on the market that helps speed up the the process of doing the TS folders?
Mark
Are video cards a good idea?
Moderator: Ken Berry
I have a Hauppauge PVR-250, and I have mixed feelings. 
It seems to be a good MPEG encoder, and I haven't had any problems with dropped-frames or anything like that. It (like most of these cards) has a TV tuner, so you can use it like a TiVo. (But, I haven't run the cable to my "computer room" yet.)
The downside is that this particular card is MPEG only.
MPEGs are NOT meant to be edited. Any editing other than hard-cutting & hard-splicing will degrade the video, because the MPEG will have to be decoded & recoded.
If you choose a bitrate that results in an MPEG file that won't fit on a DVD, this will also require an extra decode / re-code.
Video Studio (at least version 8 ) has difficulty with MPEGs. The MPEGs I've edited with Video Studio have been corrupted, causing the infamous Audio/Video sync problem, and have caused DVD Workshop to crash.
You still need DVD authoring software to create the VIDEO_TS folders and any chapter-points & menus. In addition, the audio may need to be converted and re-multiplexed with the video. The Hauppauge card captures MPEG audio, and it must be converted to LPCM or AC3 (for NTSC).
It seems to be a good MPEG encoder, and I haven't had any problems with dropped-frames or anything like that. It (like most of these cards) has a TV tuner, so you can use it like a TiVo. (But, I haven't run the cable to my "computer room" yet.)
The downside is that this particular card is MPEG only.
MPEGs are NOT meant to be edited. Any editing other than hard-cutting & hard-splicing will degrade the video, because the MPEG will have to be decoded & recoded.
If you choose a bitrate that results in an MPEG file that won't fit on a DVD, this will also require an extra decode / re-code.
Video Studio (at least version 8 ) has difficulty with MPEGs. The MPEGs I've edited with Video Studio have been corrupted, causing the infamous Audio/Video sync problem, and have caused DVD Workshop to crash.
You still need DVD authoring software to create the VIDEO_TS folders and any chapter-points & menus. In addition, the audio may need to be converted and re-multiplexed with the video. The Hauppauge card captures MPEG audio, and it must be converted to LPCM or AC3 (for NTSC).
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MikeGunter
Hi,
I use a couple of the hardware cards with Premiere Pro. They are very nice for real time application of effects on the timeline and offer boosts for performance of multiple layers.
Ulead supports IEEE1394 - firewire, and that is the direction the overall video industry is going.
I think a lot of folks want real time performance, but really only *need* realtime correction/preview.
The extra time to encode and burn a DVD from a non-hardware-accelerated system is very little more time.
I do think there are some great tools that are out there at a really good price. ProCoder Express is an excellent encoding software that you'll use often.
Mike
I use a couple of the hardware cards with Premiere Pro. They are very nice for real time application of effects on the timeline and offer boosts for performance of multiple layers.
Ulead supports IEEE1394 - firewire, and that is the direction the overall video industry is going.
I think a lot of folks want real time performance, but really only *need* realtime correction/preview.
The extra time to encode and burn a DVD from a non-hardware-accelerated system is very little more time.
I do think there are some great tools that are out there at a really good price. ProCoder Express is an excellent encoding software that you'll use often.
Mike
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tonyl33
I am using Pinnacle AV/DV capture card & it's bundled with Pinnacle Studio 8.7 The thread by JC Hunter is right - never burn a DVD straight from the timeline. Anything can happen. I always convert it into a video file, play it first before opening it in an authoring software.
I prefer to capture in MPEG2 rather than in AVI because of the space & time involved but MPEG2 is not editable except if I opt to capture with scene detection in Studio 8.7 Then I can edit each and every scene on it's own. I seldom use VS8 but I use Movie Factory 4 to do my authoring & burning.
I prefer to capture in MPEG2 rather than in AVI because of the space & time involved but MPEG2 is not editable except if I opt to capture with scene detection in Studio 8.7 Then I can edit each and every scene on it's own. I seldom use VS8 but I use Movie Factory 4 to do my authoring & burning.