USB capture device?

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I would like to capture some of my VHS movies (all PAL) through my USB port (i only have a laptop so PCI is not an option) and make them into VCD's. Are there any USB devices that fit the bill?

Thanks.

-- Zub (zub@zub.com), April 18, 2000

Answers

If you have a Mac, you can get "InterView USB" from http://www.xlr8.com. It also comes with a full working version of StrataVideoShop, which is capturing and editing software.

-- Jerry (JerryFD@hotmail.com), April 18, 2000.

I dont have a MAC, i need a PC solution. Thanks for your reply though

-- zub (zub@zub.com), April 18, 2000.

You can get the Dazzle DVC USB video capture device

-- Timothy (waithim@hotmail.com), April 18, 2000.

I have Intel PC Camera Pro Pack. It has RCA video input for video capturing. It costs about $70 after rebate. I used it to capture VHS video 30 fps with 320x240 resolution.

-- Vladimir (vladimir@kinemax.com), April 19, 2000.

Soory if im being stupid here, but using the Intel camera thing, what about the audio??? I dont just want the video!

-- zub (zub@zub.com), April 20, 2000.


Zub,

In my opinion, invest in a desktop for better VCD. However, if you really want to use the laptop, then the Dazzle Digital Video Creator is it. You will probably need panasonic encoder as well. These two items are a must for your VCD need if you want to do it the USB way. Dazzle is a decent video capture device, but it has one problem...audio/video goes out of sync after 20 to 30 minutes into the capture. It's not that much but a few seconds out of sync kind of make it really annoying. If you don't pay attention then you will not notice this problem that much. Going from VHS to VCD through this device, then i would suggest you capture it at a higher bitrate like around 2900kb/s instead of the normal VCD bitrate (1150kb/s). After which you can encode the clip back to VCD bitrate through panasonic encoder. Note: this process is very time consuming especially if your CPU is slower then 500Mhz.

-- (wingstarzz@hotmail.com), April 20, 2000.


If you want to do editing to your video then you capture at high bit/rate if not then direct to VCD format will save a lot of time to re-encode again.

-- Timothy (waithim@hotmail.com), April 21, 2000.

I have a Belkin USB Video Bus 2 (about $80). It captures analog input (like a Sony Handi-Cam, 8 mm) with sound.

I then use MGI Video Wave III (about $80) to edit it and produce the final output of MPEG1, MPEG2, Video CD, etc.

I then burn it onto either a CD-R or CD-RW using a USB CD-RW from TEAC (CDW54E/KIT/USB, about $250). The end result is playable on a PC using the standard Windows Media Player. I expect that it is also playable on a MAC.

This setup provides a good result for me. I've yet to try putting the end result on a CD-RW for playback on the home stand-alone DVD player for playback through the TV.

-- Charles HIll (chill@fsba.com), October 05, 2000.


Can you use the VideoBus to capture with VirtualDub?

-- FunOne (FunOne@tyler.net), October 08, 2000.

Yes you can use virtualDub to capture with Belkin VideoBus II

-- Jose Castillo (vf500f@fast.net), November 20, 2001.


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