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justinsmithies

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Registered: 2004-09-01

Posts: 62

Video capture card for Arch Linux

Hi all,
           I'm wanting to do some home video stuff with cinerella etc. But i am not sure what video capture cards are going to work at the right resolutions and fps etc.
I want to record from a video input not tv tuner and i want to be able to to get a tv / film quality.
I am not worried about outputting video as my GFX card can do that and also i will burn to dvd.

Have any of you guys got any suggestions for me please , of makes / models that will work fine with the great ARCH ?

Cheers
Justin Smithies

Snarkout

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Registered: 2005-11-13

Posts: 542

Re: Video capture card for Arch Linux

I bought the cheapest Hauppauge 150 card I could find, and it's worked well with every linux box I've stuck it in, Arch included.  Most Hauppauge cards have a combo of inputs, including rca, svideo, and coax.  I'm not sure what you mean by

I want to record from a video input not tv tuner and i want to be able to to get a tv / film quality.

but you should be able to record anything you can send through the card.  If you mean you want hdtv quality, then I'm no help - I looked at those options, but decided that 720x480 was going to be fine for 99% of my use.  There is a ton of info at the myth site and the ivtv site, as well as the knoppmyth site.

http://www.mythtv.org/
http://ivtvdriver.org/
http://www.mysettopbox.tv/knoppmyth.html

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justinsmithies

Member

Registered: 2004-09-01

Posts: 62

Re: Video capture card for Arch Linux

The PVR 150 sounds greats...
Im not after HDTV yet i just want to be able to edit video etc and burn to dvd so it looks professional, i.e you cant see the pixels etc on the finished article.

I think i will go out and buy this card as the hardware database gives it a 10 ...

Cheers