What does VIVO give you?

[NinjaGnome]

what is the point of vivo guys? what kind of capabilities will i get with this feature. im getting a radeon 64 meg vivo and thats why im asking.

 

[John]

Video capture and output capability.

 

[fatbaby]

keep in mind, you won't be impressed =D

 

[NinjaGnome]

so that will give me the ability to input raw data off a camera or a tv or a vcr right? and be able to put out onto a tv? anything else i could do with it thats nifty?

 

[fatbaby]

<< so that will give me the ability to input raw data off a camera or a tv or a vcr right? and be able to put out onto a tv? anything else i could do with it thats nifty? >>



Radeon? uses ATI's RAGE THEATRE? companion chip for high quality video encoding and decoding.
Capture MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 full motion video at 720x480 30 fps resolution
Grab still images from VCRs or camcorders with composite input
Use video-out to connect your PC to TV or VCR for recording
Create and edit professional-looking home videos using MPEG-2 video capture. Transfer them to CD and to watch on your DVD player. (Ulead Video Studio software required)

 

[bluemax]

<< keep in mind, you won't be impressed =D >>


And just why not? VIVO sounds like a good idea for me... is it somehow inadequate? Elaborate...

 

[fatbaby]

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<< keep in mind, you won't be impressed =D >>


And just why not? VIVO sounds like a good idea for me... is it somehow inadequate? Elaborate... >>



Well vivo captures tv @ 480x400, while tv displays at 640x480, so the video will be stretched

Vivo also doesn't have a s-video in.

And hardcore video editing requires at least 512 mb ram to be workable and probably a 1ghz (guessing here)

Maybe vivo will be fine for capturing photos (which can be done easily if your camera has a usb port, just plug camera into your mobos usb port), but for video capture, a video-capture card and the best video card you can afford will outperform a vivo (in most cases)

 

[Pabster]

Depends on the card. If you're talking the VIVO on GeForce cards or various Radeon models, it does leave a bit to be desired -- although ATi is vastly superior (IMHO) in the VIVO arena. My old DDR 64 VIVO has phenomenal quality for recording old VHS and the like.

ATi's latest series, like the AIW 7500 and 8500DV/AIW 8500 (128MB) are even better. Particularly the 8500 flavor, with the firewire. It's a really great setup for a reasonable price tag, in comparison to dedicated capture solutions. And, honestly, it is more than adequate for what most people are doing.

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

<< And, honestly, it is more than adequate for what most people are doing. >>


exactly. if you're doing pro stuff, go buy some pro equipment. otherwise a good VIVO card is pretty useful for general stuff (radeon vivo would be cool )

 

[kgraeme]

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<< keep in mind, you won't be impressed =D >>


And just why not? VIVO sounds like a good idea for me... is it somehow inadequate? Elaborate... >>



Well vivo captures tv @ 480x400, while tv displays at 640x480, so the video will be stretched
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Wrong. I have the Radeon 64 VIVO. With the latest drivers, I can capture at 720x480, which is what TV
really works at. The drivers come with several pre-configured capture-quality settings. Some of them include:

Full Resolution: 720x480, 8.00 Mb/s, 44.100KHz, 16 bit stereo.
VGA Resolution: 640x480, 6.00 Mb/s, 44.1KHz, 16 bit stereo.
VideoCD: 352x240, 1.05Mb/s, 44.100KHz, 16bit stereo. Saved directly to mpeg1.
DVD High: Same as "Full Resolution" saved directly to mpeg2.

The latest drivers support saving directly to several formats, including mpeg1, mpeg2, AVI, and Windows Media. The Windows Media format is nice because it lets me save a TV show and put it on a web site or directly copy it to my Pocket PC for later watching. They also have a Motion Triggered setting that will capture either stills or time-lapse based on changes in the video. Excellent for a low-budget surveillance setup.

I have an old WebTV box hooked up as my TV tuner source. It could just as easily be a VCR or video camera. Most of the time with my card, I use the video-in to just have the TV playing while I'm web-surfing. Sure it's not a top-quality video capture card for quality video editing, but for a multi-purpose device it's quite nice. The only thing I don't like about it is the lack of a built-in TV tuner. That's the All-In-Wonder series obviously, but the AIW have historically sacrificed gaming performance.

 

[Pabster]

kgraeme wrote:

"That's the All-In-Wonder series obviously, but the AIW have historically sacrificed gaming performance."

That all changed with the 8500DV. Even at default clocks, it blew away the competition in 3D Gaming, let alone the plethora of VIVO features. Now the AIW 8500 128MB (275/275) brings the best of both worlds front and center. Whether you're looking for that high 3DMark score or capturing a wedding from your DV, nothing compares.

 

[kgraeme]

<< kgraeme wrote:

"That's the All-In-Wonder series obviously, but the AIW have historically sacrificed gaming performance."

That all changed with the 8500DV. Even at default clocks, it blew away the competition in 3D Gaming, let alone the plethora of VIVO features. Now the AIW 8500 128MB (275/275) brings the best of both worlds front and center. Whether you're looking for that high 3DMark score or capturing a wedding from your DV, nothing compares. >>




Yeah I know! That's why I said "historically". I really, really want one of the new 128MB 8500 AIW.