Hi there,
Next week I will be getting my ATI AIW 9200 card to use with a Panasonic NV-HS1000 S-VHS.
Could somebody in the know advise if the following is correct please. It assumes I am doing a clean install of Windows XP with SP2 and that I have two hard drives. One for the OS and a larger one for Captures:
1. Insert the 16bit sound card into a PCI slot;
2. Insert the AIW Card into an AGP port and attach the monitor cable;
3. In the bios disable onboard graphics and sound if possible;
4. Install XP with SP2;
5. Disable automatic updates (won’t be connected to internet) and set the theme to Windows classic (my choice);
6. Check if DirectX 9.0c is installed (it should be with a SP2 install)
7. Install chipset and other motherboard drivers with the exception of those I have disabled in the bios;
8. Install the Sound drivers;
9. Install the ATI Drivers and software (with my card it seems to be easier to do this than with earlier ones);
Install
huffyuv and then
Virtualdub;
Following all this test the whole system by capturing VHS to AVI (I know preferably with a TBC but I don’t have the money for one so I may need the following even for home movies);
Only if necessary try the Macrovision hacks. Create a system restore point then try ATI-MV-Hack first. If that doesn’t work then do a system restore and try the 2005 Driver Replacement next.
Is that about right? Have I done anything wrong here?
I will let you know how I go once I do my first VHS next week.
Cheers,
Paul