[Wylug-help] Analogue camcorder users out there?

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On Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 11:53:02AM +0000, Anne Wilson wrote:
> > The other option is to get a specific capture card, Hauppauge are a
> > good reputable brand and tend to use the common bt848 driver.
> >
> Martin Rowe told me that he has had good results with the Pinnacle
> Studio DC10+, as well, so a new card is Option 3.
>
> I'll explore further.  Thanks for your input
>

Hi Anne,
be aware that most 'cheap' capture cards will have a limited quailty and
will require a lot of disk space (if capturing uncompressed). They can
also suffer from noise pick up.

External devices are less suseptable to noise, but any compression may
introduce digital artifacts.

I personally took the option of buying a MiniDV camcorder which can
capture from composite/SVideo to firewire (IEEE1394), this produces
excellent quality but may be over your budget. (Sony TRV-22 if you're
interested)

There are often a few 'semi pro' capture solutions on EBAY (i.e. IOMega
Buz) if you're happy with second hand kit.

Simon.