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I want to transfer a bunch of Video 8 (camera) tapes to Video CD for both
convenience and permanence reasons. My camera has analog output only.
From reading this newsgroup, it seems I should stay away from USB 2 capture
cards. Though lots of reputable manufacturers seem to have moved to USB 2
(Belkin, Hauppauge).
PCMCIA is good for me (laptop is convenient), but I'll go with PCI if
necessary.
Basic questions:
1. The PCMCIA cards I've looked at talk about 30 fps at 320 x 240
resolution. That seems very small. Is that really the right resolution to
capture my Video 8 tapes? Is 30 fps fast enough?
2. A quick calculation tells me this is about 2.3 Mbytes per second with 256
colours, or 4.6 Mbytes per second with 65536 colours. What speed,
resolution and colour depth would I need to achieve my goal?
(Trying to figure how much disk space I need.)
3. Am I wasting my time, or can I do this for around $50 to $100?
4. The Hauppauge USB Live II claims CIF 352 x 288 at 30 fps. Is this what I
want (even though it's USB)?
Thanks!
I want to transfer a bunch of Video 8 (camera) tapes to Video CD for both
convenience and permanence reasons. My camera has analog output only.
From reading this newsgroup, it seems I should stay away from USB 2 capture
cards. Though lots of reputable manufacturers seem to have moved to USB 2
(Belkin, Hauppauge).
PCMCIA is good for me (laptop is convenient), but I'll go with PCI if
necessary.
Basic questions:
1. The PCMCIA cards I've looked at talk about 30 fps at 320 x 240
resolution. That seems very small. Is that really the right resolution to
capture my Video 8 tapes? Is 30 fps fast enough?
2. A quick calculation tells me this is about 2.3 Mbytes per second with 256
colours, or 4.6 Mbytes per second with 65536 colours. What speed,
resolution and colour depth would I need to achieve my goal?
(Trying to figure how much disk space I need.)
3. Am I wasting my time, or can I do this for around $50 to $100?
4. The Hauppauge USB Live II claims CIF 352 x 288 at 30 fps. Is this what I
want (even though it's USB)?
Thanks!