VIDEO CAPTURE DEVICE

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I HAVE A NUMBER OF HOME VIDEOS I WOULD LIKE TO BURN TO DVD BUT ONLY HAVE AN
ANALOG CAMCORDER, CAN ANYONE RECOMMEND A GOOD DEVICE TO USE TO CAPTURE VIDEO.
I READ A FEW REVIEWS FOR "DAZZLER" ON C-NET AND NOBODY SEEMED TO LIKE IT.
 
I dont have a digital camcorder only an older analog camera. I know there are
devices that can connect thru rca jacks but the reviews i've read dont sound
to promising. Any othe suggestions or know of a good capture device
 
Depending on quality and how much you want to spend, how old your analogue
cam is....
It may be better to buy a digital cam, as the cost is not too much at the
lower end, and just ensure it has analogue in listed in the specs.
The reason I say this is, due to the cost of the quality A>D convertors. You
need to look at canopus advc range or Miglia. They have chipsets which keep
the audio and video in sync, connect via firewire, so give great
compatibility, you can use movie maker or whichever other editing app you
like to capture and edit. You get dv-avi files which are good quality and
easy to edit. The problem is the cost, it's almost as much as a cheap cam,
or more for top of the range.
Cheaper versions generally connect via usb, lose sync and give you mpeg
files, none of whch you want.

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Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com
 
But, if you have existing video from an analog camera, buying a new DVcamera
won't help. So, there's nothing except expensive options of getting analog
film from a camera or VCR into your computer for editting?
 
From an analog camcorder....? Import it to the PC using a PCI Capture card
or VIVO capable graphics card.... and there's nothing expensive about
either. Most come with the third party software necessary for analog video
capture and editing.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ice=&MaxPrice=&SubCategory=48&Submit=Property

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ice=&MaxPrice=&SubCategory=47&Submit=Property

Cheapest I can find is:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815100120R

No software with this one, but it is only $19.95 which is hardly expensive.
 
I only have the VCR tape... no camcorder.

Cari (MS-MVP) said:
From an analog camcorder....? Import it to the PC using a PCI Capture card
or VIVO capable graphics card.... and there's nothing expensive about
either. Most come with the third party software necessary for analog video
capture and editing.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ice=&MaxPrice=&SubCategory=48&Submit=Property

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ice=&MaxPrice=&SubCategory=47&Submit=Property

Cheapest I can find is:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815100120R

No software with this one, but it is only $19.95 which is hardly expensive.
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