Easy mpg2 Capture program for girlfriend?

[Tony]

Hi all

I am in NZ , my gf is in the US. We got her a capture card, ATI AIW, but the
Sonic software is crapola as I captured and made a DVD over there at best
settings and not happy with it.

She wants to convert kids VHS tapes to DVD. The PVR softare with my GF 4600
VIVO is great, but that will only install on a Leadtek GF card.

I am looking for a non-complex program for capture to mpg2. I dont want to
use a all-in-one as we will put the mpg2 files into DVD author.

As she is there and I am here, can anyone advise on a solid capture to mpg2
program?

Thanks to all

[john]

Post by Tony
Hi all
I am in NZ , my gf is in the US. We got her a capture card, ATI AIW, but the
Sonic software is crapola as I captured and made a DVD over there at best
settings and not happy with it.
She wants to convert kids VHS tapes to DVD. The PVR softare with my GF 4600
VIVO is great, but that will only install on a Leadtek GF card.
I am looking for a non-complex program for capture to mpg2. I dont want to
use a all-in-one as we will put the mpg2 files into DVD author.
As she is there and I am here, can anyone advise on a solid capture to mpg2
program?
Thanks to all

I am afraid that most of the VIVO cards are simply not good enough for
converting
VHS/SVHS analog tape to DVD, you are asking the VIVO to do too much that it
can
not do it, VIVO are not design to actually converting analog video signal
into either DV
or Mpeg2, the VIVO card will most often work at really low resolution
and only capturing for a very short spell of time say less than 10 minutes
and at high
resolution VIVO cards will have audio sync problem. I have gone through the
same route
before. So my advice to you is to buy either a hardware based digital analog
converter
such as canopus ADVC-55/100, this will convert you analog tape into DV
format on your
pc and then edit and trancode it using cinema craft encoder to trancode the
capture
AVI file to Mpeg2 and then use either DVD-lab to author the end product,
another alternative
will be expensive is to get Mpeg2 capture card cheapest one around in
Australia is around
$300 ( not sure about the result of that card). Digitising analog video to
either DV or
Mpeg2 draw a lot of computing power of your pc and over the time cpu simply
can't keep up
with the task. So the answer to your question is not there is no software
solution to
your problem you need to buy other piece of hardware to convert you VHS. The
route I have
taken to do that is to use canopus advc55, capture my video via Adobe
Premiere, edit via adobe
premiere, ( I have also use ULead DVDworkshop to capture my video) and then
trancode with CCE
and author the DVD using Adobe DVD Encore or DVD Lab.

[jolphil]

Post by john

Post by Tony
Hi all
I am in NZ , my gf is in the US. We got her a capture card, ATI AIW, but

the

Post by Tony
Sonic software is crapola as I captured and made a DVD over there at best
settings and not happy with it.
She wants to convert kids VHS tapes to DVD. The PVR softare with my GF

4600

Post by Tony
VIVO is great, but that will only install on a Leadtek GF card.
I am looking for a non-complex program for capture to mpg2. I dont want to
use a all-in-one as we will put the mpg2 files into DVD author.
As she is there and I am here, can anyone advise on a solid capture to

mpg2

Post by Tony
program?
Thanks to all

I am afraid that most of the VIVO cards are simply not good enough for
converting
VHS/SVHS analog tape to DVD, you are asking the VIVO to do too much that it
can
not do it, VIVO are not design to actually converting analog video signal
into either DV
or Mpeg2, the VIVO card will most often work at really low resolution
and only capturing for a very short spell of time say less than 10 minutes
and at high
resolution VIVO cards will have audio sync problem. I have gone through the
same route
before. So my advice to you is to buy either a hardware based digital analog
converter
such as canopus ADVC-55/100, this will convert you analog tape into DV
format on your
pc and then edit and trancode it using cinema craft encoder to trancode the
capture
AVI file to Mpeg2 and then use either DVD-lab to author the end product,
another alternative
will be expensive is to get Mpeg2 capture card cheapest one around in
Australia is around
$300 ( not sure about the result of that card). Digitising analog video to
either DV or
Mpeg2 draw a lot of computing power of your pc and over the time cpu simply
can't keep up
with the task. So the answer to your question is not there is no software
solution to
your problem you need to buy other piece of hardware to convert you VHS. The
route I have
taken to do that is to use canopus advc55, capture my video via Adobe
Premiere, edit via adobe
premiere, ( I have also use ULead DVDworkshop to capture my video) and then
trancode with CCE
and author the DVD using Adobe DVD Encore or DVD Lab.

Hi,
I had a Video card with TIVO and capturing was somewhat of a pain..My
Grandson purchased a Plextor ConvertX 402U box for me that uses
hardware capture thru the USB2 port..It comes with easy to use
software and editing & burning program and I have made so far 13 DVD's
from VHS tapes very easily..All you would need extra is a DVD
burner..I love mine..Goodluck...jolphil

[u***@hotmail.com]

Tony,
Have your gal look at the Plextor ConvertX PX-M402U video converter.
Connects to DVD, VCR, TV or analog camcorder (via RCA or S-Video).
Connects to computer via USB-2. Capture formats include MPEG-1,
MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and DivX. Can burn to DVD, mini-DVD, Video-CD as well
as save to AVI, MPEG-1/2/4, ASF, WMV or DivX formats. Uses WinDVD
Creator software in the bundle. Costs about $160 (US). Reviews
generally favorable.

http://www.plextor.com/english/products/ConvertX2.htm
yes the page blinks

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0001CJF3A/interactiveda73-20/103-8799318-4975060
cheaper price

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1587806,00.asp
review

http://tech-mods.net/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=128
review

http://www.emedialive.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=8400
review

Post by Tony
Hi all
I am in NZ , my gf is in the US. We got her a capture card, ATI AIW, but the
Sonic software is crapola as I captured and made a DVD over there at best
settings and not happy with it.
She wants to convert kids VHS tapes to DVD. The PVR softare with my GF 4600
VIVO is great, but that will only install on a Leadtek GF card.
I am looking for a non-complex program for capture to mpg2. I dont want to
use a all-in-one as we will put the mpg2 files into DVD author.
As she is there and I am here, can anyone advise on a solid capture to mpg2
program?
Thanks to all