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Need Help or advice on Video Capture

Dec 5, 2004 11:21PM PST

I want to save my camcorder recordings on DVD. I have my VCR sitting by my desktop (P4 at 2.4G, 512M ram, DVD burner running XP). I also added a video capture card (XPERT V-STREAM DVD MAKER) in a PCI slot. This card came software. So far much frustration, I have to disable sound driver from "Device Manager" to keep capture screen from locking up. In this mode I have no sound. Any way I could go on for hours on my attempts. What I would like is to find something that works. I am willing change software and/or video card. What worked for You,
Regards
Bedford

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Re: Need Help or advice on Video Capture
Dec 5, 2004 11:33PM PST

The lock is a sign you need to talk to the machine's builder about drivers for the sound card or the machine.

I have such a setup, albeit a Hauppauge card and it too will lock up if I install just Windows XP. Without all the drivers from the maker's web sites updated, it will not work properly.

Bob

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Re: Need Help or advice on Video Capture
Dec 6, 2004 1:10AM PST

My personal feeling on this is go external with nothing less than USB2. I know Bob may not agree because his $50 card do very well for him, hehe.

I personally use the Adaptec "dvd media center" but if I have the money now I would like to try the Plextor "PX-tv402U-na or PX-M402U".

http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=3540351

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I agree with external USB 2.0 devices, but...
Dec 6, 2004 1:39AM PST

Still maintain that too many people have machines with just XP installed and try to rely on Microsoft for drivers.

This rarely works proper.

Bob

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I use two techniques. Both work.
Dec 6, 2004 4:05AM PST

I have an ATI All-in-Wonder video card. It will accept either component or S-VHS in addition to cable or antenna as its input. It can digitize the incoming video and store it to disk. It also functions as a DVR.

I also have a digital video camera which will accept either component or S-VHS as inputs. It digitizes the signal and feeds it to the computer through a firewire interface. It can, of course, also send the video that it has recorded on tape via the same interface.

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Re: Need Help or advice on Video Capture
Dec 6, 2004 5:24PM PST

Maybe it is not the problem, but before you start spending money, why don't you give it a try to the many free capture software around?
Rigth now I can think of virtualdub, FreeVCR, AMCAP, BAO TV, windows movie maker, etc. If you want more just google around.

good luck.

luxx.

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Need Help or advice on Video Capture
Jan 3, 2005 1:54AM PST

The card you have is a good but inexpensive one thus the sowftware that came with is not very good. I gave one these cards to my daughter so can convert hi8mm to digitial, works with WMM2 in XP-SP1. John