What Capture card

[Brian Darroch]

I tend to edit the occasional ski video and some other stuff for friends. I capture with the DC30+ in Windows 98SE and edit on Windows 2000 with Premiere but I can't capture straight in Win 2000 due to the drivers and 2/4GB limit.
I am now thinking about changing my DC30+ to the RT.X10 but the compatibility list rules out my motherboard but it is on the RT2500 compatibility list.
I also have to consider MPEG-2 streams as I output the video for writing onto DVD-Rs as well as onto S-VHS tape. I know the RT.X100 would be a better choice for MPEG2.

I know I would have to upgrade my graphics card.

If I just bought a replacement motherboard, processor, ram, Ultra 160 SCSI card and graphics card. I could get either the X.10 or the X.100 but this will cost more than getting a RT2500 and a graphics card.

Any recommendations for motherboard/graphics card/capture card?

Brian Darroch


Dual PIII-1GHz
Asus CUV4X-DLS 512MB RAM
Matrox Marvel G200
Pinnacle DC30+
SB Live
72GB Ultra 160 SCSI

[Brian Ellis]

Have you thought about an IEEE-1394 card with an analogue<> DV bridge on your existing system? A lot less hassle and cheaper and it'll do all the inputs/outputs you want.

[DJ]

Yeah, but no "real time"!

DJ

[Dr Mordrid]

Exactly

You can set your system up for an RT.X100 rather cheaply too.

A cheap mainboard like the MSI 745 Ultra (~$65) combined with an AthlonXP 2000+ (~$80) and 512 mb of DDR266 (~$130) memory is all it takes.

$225 isn't too bad of a system upgrade when you consider the numerous advantages of the RT.X100; which include composite/s-video and IEEE-1394 capture & export.

Dr. Mordrid