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I was in the local microcenter the other day and saw something.... something that made me think... this can not possibly work. Anyways it was a USB video capture device. I do not need, nor would I consider getting one, but I just kinda have to know... does it actually work? Does anyone have one?
I think this was the one they had there if anyone is curious http://www.usbgear.com/usa/USB_Video_capture.html
-Will[/LIST]
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I wouldn't put my money on it, unless it's usb 2.
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USB-based video capture devices have been around a while now. Both Eskape Labs and ATi have such devices for sale for < $200.
The trick is that the devices can only capture/view video at 320x240 @30fps. The incentive is that that's enough for burning a basic VCD through Toast and about 1/2 the price of, say, a Firewire-based solution like the Formac Studio.
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Originally posted by SpeedRacer:
<STRONG>USB-based video capture devices have been around a while now. Both Eskape Labs and ATi have such devices for sale for < $200.
The trick is that the devices can only capture/view video at 320x240 @30fps. The incentive is that that's enough for burning a basic VCD through Toast and about 1/2 the price of, say, a Firewire-based solution like the Formac Studio.
Speed</STRONG>
Thanks speed, now I got it... still a pretty dumb product
-will
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If you've got old camcorders and you want to get your video on the web, there's no sense in using FireWire. You're just gonna drop the quality, lower the frame rate, etc. It has it uses.
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Like the dude said, it captures video at lower resolutions than most people would want for any type of professional looking project but it's perfect for capturing video to make into a VCD. You can capture directly from a broadcast (which unless it's digital cable or a DSS is going to be low quality anyhow) or from a recorded source. A signifigant portion of the market for USB capture devices are people who've got a bunch of VHS cassettes lying around that want to put them on shiny optical discs.
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