Can you folks recommend a good video capture software?

newbie2005 · 08-12-2005, 05:14 AM

Can you folks recommend a good (i.e., stable) video capture software?

I would like to be able to capture images (e.g., from tv, cable signal, VCR...) in various video formats such as WMV/RM/AVI/MPEG1-2-4.

I would also like to be able to do some file trimming and/or extraction.

I was so pissed off by WinAVI. It sucked like hell. I captured video & stored in a WMV file format. During the playback, for every two seconds, the screen took a pause. When I attempted to do it in RM format, the file generated couldn't even be recognized by RealOne Player. I then immediately removed that buggie piece of crap from my computer.

spidermonkey2oo5 · 08-12-2005, 05:51 AM

powerDVD 6 has a great video capture on it i have used it fer a while now and no probs
i tryed VinAVI also but now it wont let me burn to disc after converting or not let me burn period

newbie2005 · 08-12-2005, 08:40 AM

PowerDVD 6 doesn't seem to support Real Media (RM) encoding. When I capture video, my very first concern is the size of the output file. I generally prefer files in RM and/or WMV format.

aqsg72 · 08-12-2005, 10:32 PM

VirtualDub captures to avi....so you can use DivX/XviD video compression codecs to keep the filesize low....though having said that I don't capture video myself.

http://www.virtualdub.org/

jjsevdt · 08-13-2005, 04:25 AM

Have you tried real alternative. It supports all real media, and I beleive you cam capture with it, but don't quote me on that

newbie2005 · 08-13-2005, 09:27 PM

Too much trouble trying to capture & store in RM/WMV file formats. I give up.

My new focus is to first capture in MPEG file, then try find one of those converter software to change it into RM/WMV files.

Any free converters out there that does the job?

08-12-2005, 05:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
newbie2005 Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 53	Can you folks recommend a good video capture software? Can you folks recommend a good (i.e., stable) video capture software? I would like to be able to capture images (e.g., from tv, cable signal, VCR...) in various video formats such as WMV/RM/AVI/MPEG1-2-4. I would also like to be able to do some file trimming and/or extraction. I was so pissed off by WinAVI. It sucked like hell. I captured video & stored in a WMV file format. During the playback, for every two seconds, the screen took a pause. When I attempted to do it in RM format, the file generated couldn't even be recognized by RealOne Player. I then immediately removed that buggie piece of crap from my computer.

08-12-2005, 05:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
spidermonkey2oo5 Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: @ my desk Age: 24 Posts: 35	powerDVD 6 has a great video capture on it i have used it fer a while now and no probs i tryed VinAVI also but now it wont let me burn to disc after converting or not let me burn period __________________ "Spiders Dont Monkey Around!, Except Me" Amd Sempron 2.0 256mb DDR Ram Radeon 7200 w/ DVI,Vga,AV x1 Seagate Barracuda 40GB 5200 rpm x1 Quantum Fireball 30GB 5200 rpm x1 Quantum Fireball 10GB 5200 rpm Raidmax Scorpio 798 Blue Aluminum Case Micro ATX Power Supply 4 n 1 Media Bay DVD-Rom/CD-R/CD-RW Burner Combo Drive Phillips Cd Burner Blue Bass Light Interier:rolleyes:

08-13-2005, 04:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
jjsevdt Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: San Antonio, TX Age: 24 Posts: 1,019	Have you tried real alternative. It supports all real media, and I beleive you cam capture with it, but don't quote me on that __________________ C2D E6420 @ 2.13GHz on AsRock 4CoreDual-VSTA 2GB DDR2 533 1 - 80GB \| 1 - 60GB BFG Nvidia 7600GS Soundblaster Audigy PSN: JjSeVdT XBOX Live: JjSeVdT

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08-12-2005, 08:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
newbie2005 Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 53	PowerDVD 6 doesn't seem to support Real Media (RM) encoding. When I capture video, my very first concern is the size of the output file. I generally prefer files in RM and/or WMV format.

08-12-2005, 10:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
aqsg72 VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Age: 20 Posts: 235	VirtualDub captures to avi....so you can use DivX/XviD video compression codecs to keep the filesize low....though having said that I don't capture video myself. http://www.virtualdub.org/

08-13-2005, 09:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
newbie2005 Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 53	Too much trouble trying to capture & store in RM/WMV file formats. I give up. My new focus is to first capture in MPEG file, then try find one of those converter software to change it into RM/WMV files. Any free converters out there that does the job?