Downconverting HD content for DVD+R

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On 20 Sep 2004 22:50:34 -0700, jmason@funnydelight.co.uk (JamesMason)
wrote:

>I'm looking for a device to capture HD analog video (component input)
>and
>transfer it to a PC via FireWire. So far the only device I've found is
>the
>
>PYRO AV Link:
>
>http://www.sharbor.com/products/ADSN5010003.html
>
>This device has a capture limitation of 720x480p, but this would be
>the desired resolution for DVD burning anyway. I'm wondering if anyone
>has tried this device (or similar devices) with any luck. My desire is
>to find a device that would accept the signal (component out from my
>HD cable box) and gracefully downgrade it to 720x480p.than transfer it
>via IEEE 1394/FireWire to my PC.
>
>-James

It does not state that anywhere in the description that it will work
with HD video. Technicly as I understand it the Hollywood-mandated
copy protection may not allow that card to record HD content.

Fred

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On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 15:38:54 GMT, "borromini" <asdf@asdf.com> wrote:

>"JamesMason" wrote:
>> I'm looking for a device to capture HD analog video (component input)
>> and
>> transfer it to a PC via FireWire. So far the only device I've found is
>> the
>>
>> PYRO AV Link:
>
>Have you looked at the ATI TV Wonder Pro
>http://www.ati.com/products/tvwonderpro/index.html ? This is a PC add-in
>card that comes with an adapter cable that allows you to connect it to your
>HDTV receiver via S-Video and I believe even component. This may be a nice
>solution because your directly capturing your video to your hard drive at
>720x480 MPEG-2. Then you simply burn your DVDs!
>
>borromini
>

It does not record HD it records SD.


And the ATI HDTV Wonder card only records OTA HD not Component, DVI
or Cable HD so your options are limited.

"The HDTV WONDER™ is a PCI card for analog TV, free-to-air digital
TV (DTV: SDTV and EDTV), and full quality free-to-air HDTV reception.
It offers personal video recorder capabilities, with the controls to
watch, pause and record all forms of TV to your system’s hard disk, or
to CD’s and DVD’s. In addition to analog cable support, the HDTV
WONDER™ with an HDTV antenna allows consumers to experience
free-to-air HDTV broadcasts without having to subscribe to potentially
expensive cable or satellite service charges.
TV and HDTV Tuner Requirements
TV Signal from amplified antenna or cable required for TV function.
Version included for NTSC (North America, Japan and Latin America),
HDTV signal from antenna (included) required for HDTV function.
Version included for ATSC (North America). Product does not receive
satellite or cable HDTV transmissions."

Fred

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You will NOT find any device that will take "un-compressed" analog HDTV from
your component outputs and download it to your computer. A real time mpeg2
encoder that will handle HDTV is in the 50-100,000 dollars cost right now.
Someday it may be possible to load un-compressed HDTV into your computer but
it will be years before this is easy.

If you can get access to the mgpeg2 HDTV data stream from a firewire (IEEE
1394) from your cable box then there are ways to convert this into Windows
Media 9 codec that can store 1-2 hours of HDTV content on a DVDR disk. You
can also downconvert the HDTV mpeg2 datastream to standard DVD format.

Check out http://www.avsforum.com for help on doing HDTV recording or HDTV
downconversion.

Mike T

"JamesMason" <jmason@funnydelight.co.uk> wrote in message
news4e30081.0409202150.4c5e1504@posting.google.com...
> I'm looking for a device to capture HD analog video (component input)
> and
> transfer it to a PC via FireWire. So far the only device I've found is
> the
>
> PYRO AV Link:
>
> http://www.sharbor.com/products/ADSN5010003.html
>
> This device has a capture limitation of 720x480p, but this would be
> the desired resolution for DVD burning anyway. I'm wondering if anyone
> has tried this device (or similar devices) with any luck. My desire is
> to find a device that would accept the signal (component out from my
> HD cable box) and gracefully downgrade it to 720x480p.than transfer it
> via IEEE 1394/FireWire to my PC.
>
> -James

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"Jeff Rife" <wevsr@nabs.net> wrote in message
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> Mike T (mtallent@u$-i$p.net) wrote in alt.tv.tech.hdtv:
> > You will NOT find any device that will take "un-compressed" analog HDTV
from
> > your component outputs and download it to your computer. A real time
mpeg2
> > encoder that will handle HDTV is in the 50-100,000 dollars cost right
now.
>
> Actually, there are PCI cards that do this for around $2000.
>

Do you have more info on a real time mpeg2 HDTV encoder PCI card for $2000.

Thanks

Mike T


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