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jesterhud
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_ 		27. January 2006 @ 01:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi

What is the best Free Video Capture software i can download to transfer VHS tapes into an AVI file on my PC ??

Thanks
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Minion
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_ 		27. January 2006 @ 09:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What Type of Capture Device do you Have?? Cuz some Capture devices work better with certain Programs....

If you are Captureing from a DV Camcorder or from a Capture device Like the "Canopus ADVC-50/55/100/110/300" then something like "WinDV" or "DVIO" are Good and Freeware....

If you Have Just a Plain Tuner Card without Hardware Compression then you can use something like "Virtual-VCR" or "Virtual-Dub" to Capture but they will only Capture to AVI format useing the Codecs you have installed on your PC so the File Sizes will Be Pretty Big or you will have to have a Very Fast PC to Capture without Dropping Frames.....

If you want to Capture to a Format Like Mpeg-2/DVD Format then you are going to have to spend some Money on Mpeg Capture software as there are no Free ones that I know of....

Good luck
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jesterhud
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_ 		27. January 2006 @ 22:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The capture device i have that came with the computer is 'nVidia WDM video capture (Universal).
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Minion
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_ 		28. January 2006 @ 10:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Well that is just a regular Analogue Capture Card (A somewhat Buggy one though)....
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If you Have Just a Plain Tuner Card without Hardware Compression then you can use something like "Virtual-VCR" or "Virtual-Dub" to Capture but they will only Capture to AVI format useing the Codecs you have installed on your PC so the File Sizes will Be Pretty Big or you will have to have a Very Fast PC to Capture without Dropping Frames.....
Cheers

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