Digital Video Capturing, Recording – Articles and How-To Guides

Video Capturing / Concept Guides

Introduction to Capturing & Recording Video
An introduction to video capturing, discussing all the variables and decisions that must be made in order to effectively capture high quality video. Includes information on MPEG and AVI capturing, software to use and capture card suggestions. Required reading for newbies and experienced alike.

Understanding Your Source
An in-depth look at the specifications of various analog and digital video formats. Includes charts and sample images. Discusses concepts like digital resolution equivalencies, interlace, colorspace compression, overscan, aspect ratios, and other fundamental video concepts. Required reading for newbies and experienced alike.

Playback Hardware Suggestions (VCRs and TBCs)
Discuss the playback aspect of capturing video. Capturing video is more than just the card or DVD recorder, attention must be paid to the signal output and the device creating the signal. Includes information especially on VCRs and TBCs.

How to Prevent Dropped Frames and Audio Sync Problems
Complete list of known fixes for preventing dropped frames and a loss of audio/video sync.

DV Capturing FAQ
Contains often-ignored information about the DV format, and suggests a few good methods for transferring DV material to your computer.

Video Capturing / Capturing Software Guides

Capture AVI with VirtualDub
How to capture decent quality AVI video (uncompressed, HuffYUV or MJPEG) for editing, with an ultimate goal of DVD-Video, using any capture card.

Capture AVI with iuVCR
How to capture decent quality AVI video (uncompressed, HuffYUV or MJPEG) for editing, with an ultimate goal of DVD-Video, using any capture card.

Capture AVI with an ATI All-In-Wonder card
How to capture high quality AVI video (uncompressed, HuffYUV or MJPEG) for editing, with an ultimate goal of DVD-Video, using an ATI All In Wonder (AIW) card. Discusses settings for the ATI MultiMedia Center (ATI MMC).

Capture MPEG with MainConcept Encoder 1.4/1.5
How to capture decent quality MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video for DVD-Video using almost any capture card.

Capture MPEG with PowerVCR II
How to capture decent quality MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video for DVD-Video using almost any capture card.

Capture MPEG with an ATI All-In-Wonder card
How to capture high quality MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video for DVD-Video using an ATI All In Wonder (AIW) card. Discusses settings for the ATI MultiMedia Center (ATI MMC).

Capture using Final Cut Pro on Macintosh
How to capture video on an Apple Macintosh computer. Guide uses Final Cut Pro 2.0 (FCP2) in OS9 on a G4 tower, though newer versions of FCP should be similar.

Video Capturing / Configuration Guides

Correct Field Order Errors in MPEGs
Some capturing programs, notably the older ATI MMC 7.x series, are infamous for capturing interlaced MPEG video, but with the file information reversed. This is quickly and easily fixed with the freeware utility ReStream.

Configuring Windows and Capture Card Sound Settings
Quick overview for setting up the audio mixers and record volume settings in Windows and capture software. ATI MMC used in software example.


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