Analogue capture rec.

[RhinoZ]

Hi Ya Folks,
My (retired) father in law saw my little video editting setup and now wants to do some of his own editting on his computer. Any good ( not too expensive ) capture card devices that will work under WinXp. I found one that was almost what I was looking for. It was an ATI TV Wonder USB, but it doesn't work that well in Xp without a lot of work. My Father in law has come a long way with the computer but I need something that will work properly out of the box with only a little fussing around. Please help me find something as I don't want to give up my Matrox marvel yet.
Thanks
R

[mmp121]

Why not get him an ATI TV Wonder Pro ? Its a PCI card that is relatively cheap ($69 USD I think). I'm sure others will suggest other cards, but since you already said you looked at the ATI TV Wonder USB, which i've never heard of before, I figured why not stick with ATI.

[Brian Ellis]

IMHO, the most hassle-free method is to put in an IEEE-1394 card and import/export analogue via a Canopus ADVC-100, using it the same way as a BOB. He won't need to change his graphics card.

[RhinoZ]

Thanks guys for the suggestion guys...BUT
If I get him the ATi wonder Pro then he will have to change his video card to an ATi (or so it says on the website)
The ADVC is great but I don't think he wants to spend that kind of money for something he wants to play around with.
Maybe I should buy the ADVC and give him my Marvel..for a price
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