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dedicated 3.6 MHz computer, with 1 MB RAM
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I think you meant 3.6 Ghz and 1GB RAM. That machine would have worked quite well. I still use a pair of Pentium 4 3Ghz systems -- one has 1GB RAM, the other has 1.5GB RAM. Great Windows XP capture boxes. All those machines do is capture, MPEG edit, and author. Files shift to/from them over gigabit ethernet as needed.
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Canopus ADVC300 box. I tried U Lead capture and Pinnacle and I forget what else. It kinda worked.
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- Canopus box - not the best
- Ulead for capturing - yuck
- Pinnacle -- yuck, yuck, yuck
"It kinda worked" is a common expression, when using these tools for video.
- Ulead made great authoring software, so-so editing software, and the capturing abilities were always dismal.
- Pinnacle makes buggy crap. The end.
- The Canopus box is a DV box. In the car world, a Canopus box is like saying you own a Ford Taurus, and paid sticker for it. Not impressive, and expensive. But yeah, it sorta works. It does basic DV conversion. The other hype is just hype.
I understand your position entirely.
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recently purchased JVC HR S9911U S-VHS
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EXCELLENT! You've already made a great choice for quality video playback of old VHS tapes.
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willing to buy an AVT-8710
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This is generally needed when working with VHS, yes. It's an ugly situation with copy protection being falsely detected. Digital capture devices just generally don't like dirty video signals, Macrovision detection or not.
More about TBCs:
http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/show...=9889#post9889
Best price on AVT-8710:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...3167/KBID/4166
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and a suitable capture card, such as the AGP ATI all in wonder, if that is the right way to go. Is it?
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Yes, it's honestly one of the best methods. At the time, some of those ATI cards were every bit as good as "professional" cards that cost 2-3x as much, when it came to capturing video. I refer to the AGP Radeon series of cards.
Do you have an open AGP slot?
Note that I still have several extra cards available, $75 plus shipping. Complete with purple cables, drivers, and the cards work -- unlike the broken/incomplete crap I see on eBay. Brand new, these ran about $300 each.
If an AGP slot isn't available, we can discuss some alternatives.
I think I got to all the questions.