Recommendations for a multimedia system video cards etc

[ThePrIsMcAURA]

Hi,

Looking for recommendations on a multimedia system. I will be getting probably a Intel 800e cpu, Asus motherboard (haven't decided which), 256MB SDRAM 133mhz, but I don't know what video card, sound card etc to get. I want to be able to capture video and sound from tv, vcr and videocam recorders VHS, PAL, NTSC etc. I currently have a tv and vcr that have s-video plugs but I don't know if s-video is any good or how hard it is to work with. I also want to be able to capture from a dvd player and dvd rom in the computer. I wouldn't mind getting a card that capture video and sound via firewire IEEE1394. Need to record sound through a microphone aswell etc.
MACs are completely out of the question way too damn expensive, 3 times what a pc would cost.

Also what are good programs to use to edit media.
If possible could you please also provide a explaination of why each component would be good to get and also any conflicts hardware and software.

Thanks in advance.

 

[(Chanse)]

The main question is what level of quality are you lookign for and what final distribution medium?

 

[ThePrIsMcAURA]

Pretty high qaulity, i don't think i'll be able to afford proper professional equipment but as good a quality as I can get on a $3000AUS under system but I do want to be able to make my own VHS/PAL videotapes, fullscreen 1024x760 and above. Also make my own vcds and movies for the internet.

I am studying multimedia at school and we are also doing film editing on Premiere 5.5 but only making .mov's at 320x240 and are quite pixelated capture off a panansonic digital videocam. Impossible to view at fullscreen 800x600 and above, just looks like a bunch of blocks.

I want to also try to make music video clip cds of my friend's band to to send to record companies instead of the plain old demo tape. Gives it a more professional look and the record company has a better idea of what the band is about.

Is this enough info??
Thanks for the reply

 

[(Chanse)]

Canopus makes some great products reasonable priced, but they seem to be going heavily into the DV setups., fire wire and the such.

Pinnacle makes good cards also. A friend just bought the DC2000, supports analog and digital firewire capture. Sweet ,but very expensive.
The Pinnacle DC30 PRO is one of the best entry level professional cards, costing anywhere from 400-600 $US. Does 704x480 60fields per sec.

 

[ThePrIsMcAURA]

Thanks for that info going to definitely look into those.

Yeah semi professional stuff is pretty much what I am trying to get, love to get stuck into Firewire and really see what it can do.

Thanks for the reply.