analog capture card suggestion at DVinfo.net

Rob Willemse · July 24th, 2008, 09:08 AM

Hi,

I'm planning to buy the intensity pro and using it for analog capture from VHS videorecorders and older analog videocamera's etc etc.

I know the intensity pro will do a good job.
but I like to know if there are other suggestions to a good analog capture card.
Or will the intensity pro be the thing for me? Quality and a good workflow is the most important. Its for my business and I have to convert a lot of analog material.

I'm also using premiere pro CS3 and cineform aspectHD on the same computer for
HDV edditing. Is it wise to have the HDV edditing workflow and the analog workflow
on the same computer? (btw, its a vista machine)

Hope to get some anwsers

Harm Millaard · July 24th, 2008, 09:12 AM

An alternative may be the Grass Valley ADVC range.

Rob Willemse · July 24th, 2008, 01:41 PM

I did some research on the web and it seems that the ADVC55 does
a good job.

Anyone know which card does the conversion better (quality of conversion)?
The internsity pro or the ADVC55?

One more advantace over the ADVC55 is that I dont have to build
it into my computer!

Anyone got some experience with above two products with analog conversion?

Eric Lagerlof · July 24th, 2008, 11:55 PM

Rob, the Grass Valley box looks like it converts to the digital 'ieee 1394' format exclusively. That's DV standard def video in a fairly compressed format. The intensity pro looks like it converts into uncompressed formats, such as full HD etc. While I don't have the card myself, I'm assuming that you can set various formats to convert via software. You might want to start a thread asking specifically about the Intensity Pro so owners can give you a more detailed heads up.

Rob Willemse · July 25th, 2008, 04:39 AM

Good suggestion.

Thanks for the reply, ill start a thread right away!

Steve Oakley · August 4th, 2008, 11:52 PM

matrox RTX2 is a great card for analog capture, plus it really boosts Prem Pro's RT abilities. so you may well eliminate a lot of rendering.

Robert M Wright · August 5th, 2008, 09:02 AM

I use an old Digi8 camcorder to capture analog video. Works great.

July 24th, 2008, 09:08 AM	#1
Rob Willemse Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: netherlands Posts: 52	analog capture card suggestion Hi, I'm planning to buy the intensity pro and using it for analog capture from VHS videorecorders and older analog videocamera's etc etc. I know the intensity pro will do a good job. but I like to know if there are other suggestions to a good analog capture card. Or will the intensity pro be the thing for me? Quality and a good workflow is the most important. Its for my business and I have to convert a lot of analog material. I'm also using premiere pro CS3 and cineform aspectHD on the same computer for HDV edditing. Is it wise to have the HDV edditing workflow and the analog workflow on the same computer? (btw, its a vista machine) Hope to get some anwsers

July 24th, 2008, 09:12 AM	#2
Harm Millaard Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Posts: 1,832	An alternative may be the Grass Valley ADVC range.

July 24th, 2008, 01:41 PM	#3
Rob Willemse Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: netherlands Posts: 52	I did some research on the web and it seems that the ADVC55 does a good job. Anyone know which card does the conversion better (quality of conversion)? The internsity pro or the ADVC55? One more advantace over the ADVC55 is that I dont have to build it into my computer! Anyone got some experience with above two products with analog conversion?

July 24th, 2008, 11:55 PM	#4
Eric Lagerlof Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Pacifica, CA Posts: 348	Rob, the Grass Valley box looks like it converts to the digital 'ieee 1394' format exclusively. That's DV standard def video in a fairly compressed format. The intensity pro looks like it converts into uncompressed formats, such as full HD etc. While I don't have the card myself, I'm assuming that you can set various formats to convert via software. You might want to start a thread asking specifically about the Intensity Pro so owners can give you a more detailed heads up.

July 25th, 2008, 04:39 AM	#5
Rob Willemse Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: netherlands Posts: 52	Good suggestion. Thanks for the reply, ill start a thread right away!

August 4th, 2008, 11:52 PM	#6
Steve Oakley Trustee Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: United States Posts: 1,158	matrox RTX2 is a great card for analog capture, plus it really boosts Prem Pro's RT abilities. so you may well eliminate a lot of rendering.

August 5th, 2008, 09:02 AM	#7
Robert M Wright Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minnesota (USA) Posts: 2,171	I use an old Digi8 camcorder to capture analog video. Works great.