Recommendations on a capture card?

[Leisha]

Hi people.

I was wondering, what would be a suitable capture card for my liking? I'm hoping to get a decent one with above average quality audio and video. A brand that works on a vista operating system and one at decent price, (nothing over 150ish since its a bit much =S)

Any ideas people? =x

 

[toki]

I have an easycap, got it for $20 ish and I guess I could say its pretty good, you'll just need the settings right or u dai The only problem is I cant capture PAL, even though the seller on ebay said it could.

For HQ and sexy capturing, get the Dazzle. Its like $80 ~ $160

I use Ulead but sexy technical people use Sony Vegas.

 

[EverAlert]

sexy technical people use virtualdub. also, never ever use capture software that comes with the capture cards they are always trash. virtualdub virtualdub virtualdub

but yeh, video stuff is kinda my fetish, i might be able to help lol.

in terms of actual hardware there's not really a lot for under $150 that I would personally consider "above average audio/video quality". easycaps are cheap and good value for money but if you are actually concerned about quality then avoid them as they will give you eye cancer (also they do capture PAL I dont know what toki is on about, not the point though).

Anyway, in terms of quality, the best device I have experience with in your price range is the Hauppauge USB Live-2. It might not be suitable just cause it can't record PAL in colour, but if that doesn't bother you then I highly reccommend it. Real good drivers and pretty much any program will detect it as a video source, and you should be able to find it in the $100-120 range on ebay (incl. shipping) fairly easily. It's a bit tricky to set up but I can help with that lol.

If the PAL thing bothers you then you should probably look at a Dazzle, I don't personally have experience with them but I have heard good things, plus like everyone uses them so support is abundant.

As a side note, the Pinnacle Video Transfer (yes it is actually called that) might interest you just because it so incredibly convenient to use, it's way out of your price range though (ebay says $230+ atm).

 

[Corpsecreate]

Be careful about drivers for capture cards if your running 64-bit vista. Theres a good chance that you wont be able to use it (dazzle for example).

 

[Darkwing SykeDuk]

Dazzle works on all os's with hax.. aka opening another program and pressing 2 buttons. Best/easiest way to capture smash.. video camera.

 

[Robsta]

Black magic

 

[Dekar289]

ezcap dc60+
i got mine for like $7
works great

make sure it's dc60+, dc60 can't do pal 60 i think
but yeh
why pay more

 

[Robsta]

This card is fantastic and I've seen it on Amazon for about $130.
http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity
Amazing value for what it can do but yeah, if you just want it for smash get a cheapie that can record pal.

 

[EverAlert]

dayum you can get those so cheap now, I've been interested in those for ages.

you need USB 3.0 though