Posted by Kaveh on 12/23/41 11:26

Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media] <neil@nospam.com> wrote:

[...]

> Hmm, that's hard to answer. It'll be better than VHS. Potentially with
> a fast capture machine (a good analog input and a fast machine) you
> could capture at 30 frames / sec - but then, powerpoint slides hardly
> need to capture at that rate !

I don't need very high frame rates, but just clean output for each
frame, so that good subsequent compression is possible.

>
> >Most video projectors these days are 1024 X 768 I think.
>
> Right, well a DVD recorder would record NTSC or PAL resolution, so
> think 720x576 or 720x480-ish. Then again, most projectors will work
> happily with that cause they're often used to project DVD source
> content ;-)
>
> This sort of card also captures at those resolutions :
> http://www.planetdv.net/Content/Digital_Video_Converters/Canopus.asp
>
> Something like the "Canopus TwinPact 100 Scan Converter" would appear
> to match your requirements using the remote control (scroll or seach
> for that text in the above page), though I've never used one.

Thanks for this, Neil. I think I'll call these guys tomorrow to get a
better idea of what I need.

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Kaveh

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