TV Tuner Card

[mad1]

Installed a ATI TV Wonder VE card. I want to download a VHS movie and then burn on a DVD+RW. BUt there are limited directions on how to operate this card, any suggestions?

[muno]

How do you mean 'download'?
Usually video cards that have video-in come with software that is able to capture the input. Don't believe, though, that any computer can convert to mpeg2 on-the-fly, so you might need to capture it in some other format first, and then convert to mpeg2 for your dvd-video.
-M

[mad1]

I was able to save the movie to a file. The problem now is the file size. The movie was about 75% complete and allready 4.7GB, if there a compression software that workd well for this?

[muno]

By any chance does your 'download' mean 'capture'?

Goto http://www.dvdrhelp.com and follow their guides in converting to dvd-video format.
-M

[mad1]

muno,
Thanks for the link, this will be my lunchtime reading today.

[mad1]

I need a little more help.
I have the movie saved on my hard drive (type of file: ATI File Player)/The DVD+RW has been formatted but I am unsure how to save it to the disc. I have tried to use "Unlead Movie Factory V2 Trial Version) without any success. I assume I need to encode the movie and then save it to the disc as a DVD file, but I am unable to accomplish this?

[muno]

Yes, you need to encode the movie to standard dvd format before you can hope to watch it on standalone dvd player.

For that, you would need a program that understands the native ati format (I'm assuming this is what you've captured to), and is able to convert from that to mpeg2.

I'll look for something... If I can figure what format ati uses. Best would, though be, if you could just post here what format you originally captured to.
-M

//edit: It says at ati page that wonder ve can capture to mpeg and avi. (doesn't state if there's a native format or not).

So, probably your video file is mpeg1.
If the above is true, here are guides for mpeg1->dvd
http://www.dvdrhelp.com/guides?tools...or+List+Guides

[c44151]

say how is your picture quality and operation I have the pro remoe controle and the quality isn't purfect and it seems to have a delay sometimes when playing around with the sound audio in sink but video is a sec delayed. what video card do you use.
my specs
p4@2.53
asus p4s8x
512 ram
asus geforce 4 t14200 128mb video card(ati recomends using there cards)
audi is the c-media that is installed on the mb (This might also be a problem)

[phenious]

Mad1. Save your self some time and capture directly to Mpeg2 format. This will save you time so you wont have to reconvert the video when you want to burn it.

-: phenious :-

[phenious]

C44151, Check the readme. They have some info on sound sync stuff. Most of it is geared with the Sound Blaster Audigy stuff. See if you have any luck there.

-: phenious :-