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I'm new to capturing video. I want to know what is the best method to capture from either a TV or VHS to AVI file. I want to eventually convert the AVI file to MPEG.I know that you need the following:
1) A video capture card (AT TV Wonder) 2) VirtualDub 1.4 3) Huffyuv 2.1 codec 4) Panasonic Encoder 2.5
What I want to know is:
Can I use the ATI TV Wonder with the Huffyuv codec to capture from a VCR?
When capturing from a VCR, is the video capture on the ATI TV Wonder YUY2, UYVY or RGB?
What settings do I use with Huffyuv for best results?
What is the difference between YUY2 and RGB compression? In the configuration dialog, you set the compression method for both.
-- Tony Yip (tonyyip@ottawa.com), August 19, 2000
Ok,RBG = 3 bytes per pixel Y = Luminance U = Cromance #1 Color V = Cromance #2 Color
UYVY = 2 pixes per 4 bytes. Luminace values sample at every pixel, and alternating color sampleing. One of the most popular 4:2:2 capture modes.
YUY2 = Swapped version of above YUYV would be more exact.
For huffyuv, just use the deafult. It's lossless, so the only diifrence between the modes is time vs power. I don't believe the RGB modes are supported in the ATI hardware, but YUY2 is.
Happy encoding
-- Eric (eroc@nospam.snowmoon.com), August 20, 2000.