
TV cards that offer analog capture are becoming fewer in number by the day. The PCI Express HD Video Capture Card doesn't support composite or S-video.
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The Avertv HD DVR and Blackmagic Intensity Pro are the best choices amond the HD capture device on your list. Some (not all) don't have the connections you want and don't appear to support interlaced SD capture. Most recent PCI-e capture-only cards are designed primarily for HD capture. Thanks! It is a good thing a PC-eI capture card is acceptable, because most current capture devices have either a USB or PCI-e interface. I use the Colossus and I've been very satisfied with it.

I've never tried anything above 14000 but we had a recent thread where a user complained that the Colossus (the HD-PVR will almost certainly be the same) couldn't record above 20000 Kbps for him. You can record with bit rates up to about 20000 Kbps. It does not record in any other audio formats. Note that the Hauppauge Colossus and HD-PVR default to AAC audio and will only record AC3 if the optical cable is used AND the source audio is AC3. Although I do not record S-video with it, it does have a connector that can do it. The Colossus has an internal TBC that can be turned on via a registry setting that can easily be found via a Google search. The Hauppauge Colossus is a PCI-e card that is basically the same as the HD-PVR with the addition of being able to record unencrypted HDMI input. I've been using VideoReDo to edit H.264 captures and it works fine for my needs. My editing needs are quite simple and I don't require the extras that such programs contain. I forgot about the "married to an editor" folks whose editors have those kinds of restrictions. I've seen other posts mention Hauppauge HD-PVR, but am wary of usb and h.264 compression, and it looks a little overkill for me.Īh, yes. I am currently looking at these 4 items if anyone has any input on which would work best for the price (hdmi input might be useful in the future when I might use newer camcorders for a different project): I just want something straightforward to record s-video with virtualdub/lagarith compression or comparable. I'm working with an old video mixer board and camcorder that have s-video connections and I want to record the final output onto my computer with the highest quality possible for editing.

The project I need it for is a little uncommon.
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I've been reading through the forums and am having a hard time finding a good answer for this.Ī lot of older posts refer to the ATI 650 card, but with the AGC/Macrovision problems mentioned here, and Win 7 driver issues elsewhere, it seems like more trouble than it's worth:
