Question about capturing video

[newbie5678]

Hi all. I want to know if my computer is up to spec. I want to be able to capture to full size avi with pcm audio without dropping frames or have audio/video sync issues.

AMD 1800+, 133 FSB, 512MB, Radeon 9200 128MB, 5400rpm HD.

 

[vassil3427]

I think you should have no problem

 

[newbie5678]

Is 133 FSB fast enough? I hear about computers built specifically for video editing and they have 800 FSB. on paper that sounds heaps faster than mine.

 

[acidosmosis]

Well, you dont need a very fast computer at all for the actual capturing. Video *editing* is another story.

 

[Phantasm66]

You should be fine.

You can get a TV card that does video capture to mpeg-II no problem.

You DO need lots of HDD space, and if you can get an IDE RAID setup on the go, so much the better.

What's even better is if you have a DVD writer as well.

Then, you can capture video to mpeg-II on your RAID setup, then burn it directly to DVD.

That's exactly what I do, and it works a treat!

 

[Mictlantecuhtli]

5400 rpm hdd might be too slow, depending on which codec you'll use. It'll definitely be too slow for uncompressed 720x480, RGB24, 29,97 fps video.