On Mon, Dec 13, 2004 at 10:34:43AM -0800, Steven M. Schultz wrote: > > On Mon, 13 Dec 2004, Richard Ellis wrote: > > > might also consider one of the hardware mpeg2 compression boards > > instead of a MJPEG/DV solution. I can attest that the Hauppage WinTV > > PVR250 card's will generate a simply beautiful picture from analog > > cable TV, and there's no fuss/muss with needing to re-encode anything. > > Can the PVR250, etc handle external devices such as a VCR? If so > that would be a good approache, but if the goal is to convert old > tapes to DVD then something like the Canopus unit would be a very > good choice.
Yes, it can. It has both S-video as well as composite inputs for video, and stereo line in for sound. Now, mind you, I've not tried capturing a tape using the 250 so I can not attest as to how well it works at the task, but at least on the "will it connect" level, yes, it will connect to a VCR. ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ Mjpeg-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mjpeg-users
