Capturing to computer format from VHS tapes

[rh71]

I'm a total and complete newbie to this process. I currently have a Voodoo3 3000 AGP card with TV-OUT. Do I still need a separate Capture Card to do this? Which do you recommend for a poor guy like myself? I assume it will come with software and cables necessary? Firewire cards are just adapters and I would still need a capture card right?

I plan to capture to mpg format as I am at least familiar with creating VCDs from mpgs. It's just the VHS (vcr) --> computer part I need info on. Would I simply plus in the cable from the VCR's line-out to the capture card's line-in and startup the software?

How long would it take for the whole process of a 45-minute VHS to MPG? Disk space?

Is DIVX better?

Thanks guys!

 

[rbV5]

<< Do I still need a separate Capture Card to do this? >>



Yes.



<< Which do you recommend for a poor guy like myself? >>



Research, if you don't have much money to spend, you'll want to spend what you got on the right stuff. Check this link for some capture card comparisons with user comments.



<< It's just the VHS (vcr) --> computer part I need info on. Would I simply plus in the cable from the VCR's line-out to the capture card's line-in and startup the software? >>



Thats it basically. The site with the capture cards has alot of good info on capturing/working with PC video.