CAN a MARVEL G400TV WITH adis software pack under win xp do those things ?

[dario2]

but i want a maximum dimensions of recorded tv file of 1 gb\hour max , mjpeg is useful to create files of this dimensions ?

i chose becouse recorded files from tv , are only to see and than to cancel ...and quality is'nt too important ...

[junkmalle]

Fred is correct, I forgot the maximum resolution is 704x480 (NTSC) or 704x576 (PAL), not 720x. I still believe you'll have probems with an 800 MHz CPU if you try to record at the max settings.

but i want a maximum dimensions of recorded tv file of 1 gb\hour max , mjpeg is useful to create files of this dimensions ?

For 704x??? You will not get decent results from any codec at 1 GB/hour. You will have to drop down to 352x240 (NTSC) or 352x288 (PAL). THat's probably better suited to your 800 MHz CPU too.

[dario2]

thanks , for 350x240 it's bettere mpeg 1 or mjpeg for 1gb\hour filwes ?

[junkmalle]

for 350x240 it's bettere mpeg 1 or mjpeg for 1gb\hour filwes ?

MPG will probably be better than MJPG, if your CPU can handle MPG in real time.

[dario2]

thanks a lot at all

[Connex]

Marvel is a VERY OLD card. By all means.

Captures max 704x576 in PAL.
In my country I have problems with channel freq-s. I must enter them manually in windows registry (not very hard to do, but might be for a beginner)
Quality is good, but there are a lot of tv-cards today that will do the same or better.
Drivers are VFW, not WDM, so you can't use Marvel with M$ progs (netmeeting, movie maker, and so on)
There are a lot of disadvantages, because marvel is old and matrox dropped support a long time ago.....

The only thing that stands for Marvel G400 is the quality of the TV-out feature, especially when DVD-MAX is used.

So, if you buy a piece of this fine hardware, be aware of all the problems.

[Fred H]

The only thing that stands for Marvel G400 is the quality of the TV-out feature, especially when DVD-MAX is used.

Right, but since I went to Asus Radeon9600XT-128 VIVO I realized that the quality difference is not perceptible.
You can see my systems at the signature below and I can say that I am very satisfied with the Radeon.
The WindowsXP drivers for Marvel are very good (by Adis) but they are not supported by Matrox, anyway.
Marvel has only 16 MB RAM and the card is not supported by a lot of games. Marvel G400 is an obsolate Windows98 card.
If you will buy a Marvel G400 anyway, it must be cheap one, otherwise you should consider another card.

350x240 is not a standard format. You will set the capture to 352x288 in a PAL land (actually in Italy)

Fred H

[dario2]

you have posed me in trouble , becouse i must chose between a marvel g400tv at 50 euro and a matrox g550 at 30-35 euro , to see divx on tv what you suggest to me ?
i also considerize win xp support ...what is the best between two cards to see divx withoout troubles ?

finally tv recording is good or not with marvel ?

for me video editing possibilities of the marvel aren't two important , for me , is mainly importanto divx otput and only for marvel , tv recording ...

what you suggest to me between the two boards?

DVDMAX Features work with the marvel under win xp ?

tv out quality between marvel and g550 , what's the best ?

[Adis]

dario2 doesn't need Marvel for work with NetMeeting, Movie Maker etc...
dario2 doesn't need graphic card with 64/128/256 MB of RAM.
dario2 doesn't need card for games.
dario2 doesn't need 720x576 video.
G550 is graphic card only, no TV-Tuner or videocapturing.
ATI TV-OUT is **** (don't compare it with Matrox TV-OUT NEVER)

dario2
You can buy Marvel G400-TV for your "DivX Station"

There are users on this forum which lives in Italy and uses G400-TV
so somebody can send you a .reg file with frequencies if you need it.

[Connex]

Adis is right and the price is good.
(My Marvel G400 was 150$ in 2001, second hand....it still works in one of my systems)

And yes, for good tv-out and some tv-rec, Marvel is the answer.
For tv-out you can use composite signal, s-video signal, or RGB signal (but in this case you will have to manufacture the cable by yourself, because nobody sell it).
RGB is best, but I recommend s-video (if your tv can handle this type of signal) or composite (but with a very good and not very long composite cable).

GO FOR IT !


offtopic:
Adis is not right regarding ATI/NVIDIA TV-OUT. They have made steps in terms of quality. I tested myself a Leadtek GF4 MX 440 and a Hercules Radeon 8500.
Radeon (in spite of the buggy drivers) impressed me with a very good tv-out. Especially when S-VIDEO (good quality, 3meters cable) was used......

[Connex]

...... and regs were hacked to enable OVERSCAN feature

[Fred H]

I am confused.
Dario2 says recording but sometimes he (probably) means capturing sometimes recording on VCR.
Dario2 also says he is only interested about DivX format and we are giving advice for everything from mjpeg to mpeg of different size etc.

I am using a Marvel G400-TV om my secondary PC and now I capture analog and record to VCR via the Asus Radeon9600XT 128 VIVO card.
I used the MarvelG400 since I bought it as new card sometimes at 2000’s.
The reason why I went to Radeon is because my new PC.
To plug in an AGP 2x/4x graphic card with 16MB RAM in a new AGP 8x motherboard is equivalent with smelling flowers with gas mask on.
The drivers for the ATI cards and the HW is now a much higher level giving good video quality.

On the other side recorded video on VCR is not a good quality video.
I use to put all my videos to DVD or SVCD (CD) than I can watch them on a stand alone DVD.

Talking about cables I must say that I am using an RCA to SCART cable

A final word: Marvel G400 IS a wonderful card. I can recommend it together with Win XP and with adis’s drivers.

GO FOR IT!

Fred H

[dario2]

ok boys thank you very much i will buy the marvel , also becouse , the pc with the marvel is a secondary pc , my first pc was powred by nf7-s 120 gb sata 9500pro 2x256 ram and a 2500@3200 barton :-))

[dario2]

Originally posted by Connex
...... and regs were hacked to enable OVERSCAN feature

where can i found those regs ?

there are other "utilitys" that are suggested for marvel and i must know them ?

thanks

[junkmalle]

where can i found those (overscan) regs ?

I believe he was talking about the ATI card. Matrox has always supported overscan so you don't need hacks for that.