On a budget here. How well would this ATI card work for pure home amateur content (analog VSHC into eventual wmv)? If it looks amateurish, that's fine since that's what my content is, but will it turn out ok for what it is? Thanks :-)
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We have the ATI All-In-Wonder 7500 card and it doesn't play nice with MS encoders. You may want to go to MS Media site and see what they recommend with which encoder.I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.
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Still the ATI is great to watch TV onI think there is a world market for maybe five computers.
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Thank you for the feedback. Can you expand a little more on your experience and challeges with MS encoders when using this card? I've never done anything like this (analog--->digital) before, so I really do appreciate your advice :-)email: [email protected] (remove "NOSPAM").Comment
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The cheapest way to get good quality is to use a FireWire based analog to DV converter. With the appropriate editing software, you can then edit your videos, export and compress your video to whatever quality level you want. These converters typically run between $300 to $500 - more than the ATI All in One 7500 but, you will get much better quality and flexability.
This assumes you have a PC or a Mac with Firewire/1394/iLink ports on it. If not, you will need to get a FireWire card as well.
In my opinion, even if your stuff "looks amateurish" as you state, you still want to start with the best quality you can get and crunch it down from there. Poorly compressed video just plain looks bad regardless of how you shot it or what you wanted it to look like.
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Excellent response - thank you very much for taking the time to help :-) Any product suggestions, keeping my budgetary concerns in mind?Originally posted by jkvisfx
The cheapest way to get good quality that you can later compress to what ever your quality standards are is to us a FireWire based analog to DV converter. With the appropriate editing software, you can then edit your videos the export for compression. These things typically rund between $300 to $500 - more than the ATI All in One 7500 but, you will get much better quality and flexability.
I will need to buy a card apparently. I have just one slot left on my PC. Any product suggestions for a card?.....This assumes you have a PC or a Mac with Firewire/1394/iLink ports on it. If not, you will need to get a FireWire card as well. .
Thank you again for your opinions. I'm listening and learning, sir :-).....In my opinion, even if your stuff "looks amateurish" as you state, you still want to start with the best quality you can. Poorly compressed video looks just plain looks bad regardless of how you shot it or what you wanted it to look like.email: [email protected] (remove "NOSPAM").Comment
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