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| CaptureMan |
| Posted: Apr 1 2012, 04:00 AM |
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I'd heard that this software was good for capturing video from a VCR, but apparently I'm too computer illiterate to even get started with it. Does anyone have suggestions for just the basic settings I should use when capturing video from a VCR? Right now, I have my VCR hooked up to a EASYCAP USB 2.0 A/V Capture Adapter.
I've had some success with seeing video and getting audio through the software and capturing it, but I'm having a ton of problems with audio "noise" (seems like the audio capture might be set too high) as well as with the video simply not showing up in the preview/not being captured. Can someone recommend the basics for getting started with this? |
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| Abrazo |
| Posted: Apr 1 2012, 08:32 AM |
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In VirtualDub in the Help menu > Contents > Video Capture, there is a lot of usefull information
In the subset "Audio Setup", there is a clear explanation on how to set the recording volume.
My explanation:
- connect the capturing device to your pc
- start VirtualDub and click File > Capture AVI...
- in the Device menu:
. choose your input device
- in the Video menu:
. choose Preview (and not Overlay).
. set the Capture filter - this corresponds to your video standard (for example PAL_B for Belgium)
. verify the settings in Preview pin...
. Levels > set Brightness and Contrast
. Compression > choose a codec and its settings
. Cropping (do not crop - to help avoid dropping frames)
. Filter chain (do not set filters - for the same reason)
- in the Audio menu:
. check Enable audio capture
. check Enable audio playback
. Compression > No compression (or choose a codec)
. Audio Source > Audio tuner
. choose your capturing device
- in the Capture menu:
. Settings > Frame Rate > this should correspond to the frame rate in Preview pin...
(if not than File > Exit capture mode and restart it via File > Capture AVI...)
. Preferences > check the items that you want to see in the side panel
. Timing > uncheck everything (to have a minimum of dropped frames)
- in the File menu:
. set the capture file name and destination via Set capture file...
Now press F6 and capture for a few minutes.
End the capturing process with the ESCape key.
File > Exit capture mode.
Finally, open the recorded file and take a look at the result. |
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| CaptureMan |
| Posted: Apr 3 2012, 10:35 PM |
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This works SO much better - thanks for the instructions. Double thanks for taking the time to be so exhaustive! I really appreciate it. |
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| Abrazo |
| Posted: Apr 4 2012, 06:47 PM |
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Glad to hear someone who is grateful and informs us that it helped ! |
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| johnmeehan |
| Posted: Apr 8 2012, 03:42 PM |
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Thanks.
Hopefully this will help me also. I never seem to be able to get a good capture without a lot of dropped frames. |
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| leadacidbattery |
| Posted: Apr 12 2012, 12:08 AM |
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IT is really good so carry on.
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| Cauptain |
| Posted: Apr 23 2012, 02:19 PM |
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Hello CaptureMan
Look here for video-tutorial to any USB capture card.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlBrRpKzIyg
Claudio |
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