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Old 26 August 2003, 12:20 AM
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C`mon peebs i`m lookin for some info about what hardware`s available for capturing live video to my laptop at a decent price.
Got a new project on the go so any info / personal experiences of hardware appreciated

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Old 26 August 2003, 09:36 AM
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PC Card capture cards are available (for analogue stuff) but couldn't tell you which is best etc.

If your laptop already has a Firewire port, then you are laughing for digital capture.

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Old 26 August 2003, 09:14 PM
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I have an irez capsure card you can have dirt cheap. Never used sitting in its box.


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Old 26 August 2003, 09:50 PM
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Cheers peebs,

Allan, whats the spec n much u askin m8 ?
Is it k for use with a laptop? (ie usb etc)
Drop me a mail please.

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Old 26 August 2003, 10:10 PM
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if you've dot a DV cam, just need a firewire port on the laptop....
Old 27 August 2003, 12:15 AM
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Analogue cameras only bud

Old 27 August 2003, 12:19 AM
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if laptops got usb 2 belkin have a usb capture card mpeg2 etc looked okay not used it though, would bother with anything usb 1 as i don't think it's got a good enough data transfer rate. Could be wrong though in my opinion iether firewire or usb2 though

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