Best alternative ATI 600 USB for capturing?
 

Hi everyone!

my current setup in digitizing vhs tapes is:
Highend VCR + TBC (S-video) -> AJA V2Digital converter -> Blackmagic Video Assist (recording to Prores). So no computer is involved.

Do you think better picture quality can be achieved if I do the capture via a PC?

I am therefore researching what the best quality USB capture device is. Because I work with a laptop, a PCI card is not an option for me, so I'm looking for the best USB device for capturing with VirtualDub and Huffyuv. I have read many topics and it turned out that the ATI 600 USB delivers the best quality. However, it can no longer be found on both Amazon and eBay. What do you think is the 'second best'? Devices I come across on this forum are the:
- ATI 650USB
- Diamond Multimedia VC500
- Hauppauge USB Live2
- Dazzle DVC100
- IO Data GV-USB2
- Canopus ADVC-50/55/100/110 (+ Firewire to USB converter)

What's your advice? Price is irrelevant.

P.S. Also Matrox MXO2 Minis and LEs are for sale on eBay. Is it true that these are not an option for me, because I use a macbook pro or a windows laptop?

Thank you very much!

If you're interested in a Tevion ATI 600 USB clone card, lordsmurf might still have one available here (as of December):
https://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/mar...ati-600-a.html

What is this "high end" VCR with TBC? Brand, model?

Terrible gear for converting SD consumer analog formats, like VHS. Ugly quality output, issues.

Yes.

USB is fine (even with a desktop), wise choice to upgrade.

Remember to check the marketplace! ;)

No, never, problems.

Lousy option, very lossy.

Some PAL users here like these, but these are not card I suggested.

This is a somewhat messy situation, and non-standard (ie, VirtualDub, Huffyuv, etc). For casual users, this isn't something I'd suggest, and it's not even something I have time to mess with right now. Just stop, back away slowly from the Matrox.

Sorry for not being specific. It's the Sony SVO-5800P. Earlier I owned the JVC HR-S7600U, Panasonic NV-FS200 and Panasonic NV-HS 1000. But the Sony gives me the best picture quality by far.



I am really interested in why this workflow is so terrible. Because of the analog-digital converter of AJA? Does that make it compressed or something?


Thanks, I would love to improve/upgrade the process.


Yes I have sent you a pm!


Haha okay, I will forget Matrox immediately.