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directhostinguk - 11 Sep 2007 19:11 GMT

Can anyone recommend a S-Video Capture card for Live Streaming Even

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Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media] - 11 Sep 2007 21:34 GMT

>Can anyone recommend a S-Video Capture card for Live Streaming Event

I've heard a lot of people swear by (rather than at) the Osprey Pro
cards : http://www.viewcast.com/pages.asp?page=osprey

The Canopus range (starting at ADVC110 and above) are also frequently
in use http://www.canopus.com/products/ADVC110/index.php for lower end
applications. This series has the advantage of offloading ADC from the
capture card, and output to DV (which almost any PC can capture
quickly and reliably with low CPU overhead)

That particular device also allows analog out from DV in, so you can
go both ways if necessary. It also gets you locked audio, which many
DV cams don't have.

HTH
Cheers - Neil
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directhostinguk - 12 Sep 2007 13:03 GMT

Thanks I'll take a look at them.

Is the Audio capture on the Osprey any good?

I have used the Spectra8 but I didn't get a very good quality
http://www.ituner.com/spectra.htm

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Mike Lowery - 14 Sep 2007 15:32 GMT

Your best bet is to pick from the supported list:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/service_provider/hardware/
default.aspx

I've used high end Osprey cards and they've worked great, although driver
updates can be a little buggy.

> Thanks I'll take a look at them.
>
> Is the Audio capture on the Osprey any good?
>
> I have used the Spectra8 but I didn't get a very good quality
> http://www.ituner.com/spectra.htm

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