Capture satellite(direct tv,tv,vcr) with ati all in wonder pro 128HELP!!

I want to capture satellite programs as well as tv and vcr tapes and
burn to DVD-r using my ati all in wonder 128 pro 32meg AGP card. My tv
and stereo are about 80 ft away from my PC, so cables will be an
issue.My system setup is:
AMD Athlon xp 1800
512 meg DDR ram
80 gig 7200 rpm HD
ati all in wonder pro 128 video card
LG 4081B DVD burner
sis 7012 integrated audio driver(on board)

Software: ATI MMC7.2 or Ulead Movie Factory Ver. 3.0
My satellite, tv, dvd player and VCR are tied into my Denon receiver.
What is the best hookup and way to capture video especially through the
satellite.
Please, I am a newbie to video capture and authoring so please explain
how you would tie into the video card and go about the capture and burn
process, without losing frames.
The distance worries me to run cables without degredation, but I am
relying on your expertise people.
thanx
Dane

danester(NOSPAM)

Some options about getting the video to the TV card:
String a line and cable outlet to the room the PC is in.
Move the PC to the room the satellite is located.
Tape the video on a VCR, playback the video on a VCR in same room as PC.
Won't ask why you have such a PC if this was not planned ahead of time.
Dave
"danester(NOSPAM)" <"danester(NOSPAM)"@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> I want to capture satellite programs as well as tv and vcr tapes and
> burn to DVD-r using my ati all in wonder 128 pro 32meg AGP card. My tv
> and stereo are about 80 ft away from my PC, so cables will be an
> issue.My system setup is:
> AMD Athlon xp 1800
> 512 meg DDR ram
> 80 gig 7200 rpm HD
> ati all in wonder pro 128 video card
> LG 4081B DVD burner
> sis 7012 integrated audio driver(on board)
>
> Software: ATI MMC7.2 or Ulead Movie Factory Ver. 3.0
> My satellite, tv, dvd player and VCR are tied into my Denon receiver.
> What is the best hookup and way to capture video especially through the
> satellite.
> Please, I am a newbie to video capture and authoring so please explain
> how you would tie into the video card and go about the capture and burn
> process, without losing frames.
> The distance worries me to run cables without degredation, but I am
> relying on your expertise people.
> thanx
> Dane

Lil' Dave

eighty feet is a bit long, but the results will still be better than
recording to VHS and playing back VHS tape.

One option is to get a set of those RF links. These packages go for
from less than a hundred bucks to maybe one fifty. YOu set the
transmitter near your satellite tv and use a short pair of AV cables,
use another pair to connect receiver to PC. Most of these will do
eighty feet if there are not a bunch of large metal objects in between.

Rabbit was first brand of these, but I haven't seen rabbit brand for
years.

"danester(NOSPAM)" wrote:
>
> I want to capture satellite programs as well as tv and vcr tapes and
> burn to DVD-r using my ati all in wonder 128 pro 32meg AGP card. My tv
> and stereo are about 80 ft away from my PC, so cables will be an
> issue.My system setup is:
> AMD Athlon xp 1800
> 512 meg DDR ram
> 80 gig 7200 rpm HD
> ati all in wonder pro 128 video card
> LG 4081B DVD burner
> sis 7012 integrated audio driver(on board)
>
> Software: ATI MMC7.2 or Ulead Movie Factory Ver. 3.0
> My satellite, tv, dvd player and VCR are tied into my Denon receiver.
> What is the best hookup and way to capture video especially through the
> satellite.
> Please, I am a newbie to video capture and authoring so please explain
> how you would tie into the video card and go about the capture and burn
> process, without losing frames.
> The distance worries me to run cables without degredation, but I am
> relying on your expertise people.
> thanx
> Dane

--
Don Stauffer in Minnesota

webpage- http://www.usfamily.net/web/stauffer

Don Stauffer

Standard AV cables from the tv to the capture card..


danester(NOSPAM) wrote:
> I want to capture satellite programs as well as tv and vcr tapes and
> burn to DVD-r using my ati all in wonder 128 pro 32meg AGP card. My tv
> and stereo are about 80 ft away from my PC, so cables will be an
> issue.My system setup is:
> AMD Athlon xp 1800
> 512 meg DDR ram
> 80 gig 7200 rpm HD
> ati all in wonder pro 128 video card
> LG 4081B DVD burner
> sis 7012 integrated audio driver(on board)
>
> Software: ATI MMC7.2 or Ulead Movie Factory Ver. 3.0
> My satellite, tv, dvd player and VCR are tied into my Denon receiver.
> What is the best hookup and way to capture video especially through the
> satellite.
> Please, I am a newbie to video capture and authoring so please explain
> how you would tie into the video card and go about the capture and burn
> process, without losing frames.
> The distance worries me to run cables without degredation, but I am
> relying on your expertise people.
> thanx
> Dane

DigitalEbola

"danester(NOSPAM)" <"danester(NOSPAM)"@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:qHV%b.18855$. ..
> I want to capture satellite programs as well as tv and vcr tapes and
> burn to DVD-r using my ati all in wonder 128 pro 32meg AGP card. My tv
> and stereo are about 80 ft away from my PC, so cables will be an
> issue.My system setup is:
> AMD Athlon xp 1800
> 512 meg DDR ram
> 80 gig 7200 rpm HD
> ati all in wonder pro 128 video card
> LG 4081B DVD burner
> sis 7012 integrated audio driver(on board)
>
> Software: ATI MMC7.2 or Ulead Movie Factory Ver. 3.0
> My satellite, tv, dvd player and VCR are tied into my Denon receiver.
> What is the best hookup and way to capture video especially through the
> satellite.
> Please, I am a newbie to video capture and authoring so please explain
> how you would tie into the video card and go about the capture and burn
> process, without losing frames.
> The distance worries me to run cables without degredation, but I am
> relying on your expertise people.
> thanx
> Dane

If you use DirecTv then I would suggest that you
first take advantage of the $99 DirecTvio deal. There
are a number of reasons this is a great deal for anyone
trying to capture to a PC. It is also only $5 a month for
the "Tvio" subscription that allows you to program the
unit to collect up the shows you want to watch/capture.
( The regular Tvio Subscription is $13 a month)

Since the units just copy the digitized satellite feed to
a hard drive and "decode" it for playback; there is no
loss associated with storing the digital data. What you
see when you watch a show is the same as what your
capture card well see.

Having the ability to start and stop and rewind the source
during capture can come in very handy. It's great to have
a good source, on the DirecTvio, in case a problem is
encountered later in the DVD production process. It also
comes in handy if/when you want to try different settings, in
search for your "perfect' setup. (or for that stubborn video
that just won't come out right, with your usual settings)

As to cabling; here is how I do mine:

From my DirecTV DVR; Video = SVideo out > AV Receiver
Audio= TosLink > AV Receiver
R&L RCA > Ground loop Isolator>capture card

[ The run from the Ground Loop Isolator to the capture card
is made with 2ea. 50' RG6 cables w/RCA to F connector
adapters on each end]

From the AV Receiver; SVideo out > a four output manual
switch > 1=27" TV, 2=120" SharpVision Projector, 3=
empty, 4=capture card

[ The run to the capture card: SVideo to 2ea. RCA adapter
then 2ea. RCA to F connector adapters to 2ea. 50' RG6 cables,
then the same adapters back to SVideo for the capture card]

The AV Receiver's Audio= is muted during capture.

I use an "X10 Powermid" to relay the remote control signals
to the DirecTvio unit. ( You may want to use a hardwired IR
Relay approach, if you live in a RF noisy environment)

I'll leave the DV capture process to other posters, as I use
a hardware direct to DVD compliant MPEG approach for my
analog captures.

Luck;
Ken

Ken Maltby

> I want to capture satellite programs as well as tv and vcr tapes and
> burn to DVD-r using my ati all in wonder 128 pro 32meg AGP card. My tv
> and stereo are about 80 ft away from my PC, so cables will be an
> Software: ATI MMC7.2 or Ulead Movie Factory Ver. 3.0

First thing would be to upgrade MMC to 7.7. It's available here:

http://mirror.ati.com/support/driver...0-1-nodvd.html

It's the latest release that will run on your 128 Pro without
major/complicated install procedures. With it, you can either capture
directly to DVD compliant mpeg format with no loss of frames on your
system or to uncompressed avi format for conversion with a standalone
encoder.

> My satellite, tv, dvd player and VCR are tied into my Denon receiver.
> What is the best hookup and way to capture video especially through
the
> satellite.

I'm not familiar with DirectTV receivers as I use Dish Network but if
you have an S-Video out, that will be the best way to send the signal to
your 128 Pro if you absolutely can't move either your receiver or your
computer. The next best choice would be the composite output, it looks
like a standard RCA output.. You could also use a coax cable if your sat
receiver has one but this is the least desirable from a quality
standpoint but may be appropriate given the distance from receiver to
computer. I'd try S-video first.

> Please, I am a newbie to video capture and authoring so please explain
> how you would tie into the video card and go about the capture and
burn
> process, without losing frames.

Run a S-Video or composite cable from the video out of your sat receiver
to the video in on the breakout box of the 128 Pro. Run left and right
audio cables the same way. Start MMC and in the TV Player Setup dialog
box, select Digital VCR. In the Recording Quality section, select DVD.
Press the record button to start recording and when the program is
finished, press the stop button. You will now have a DVD compliant mpeg
file that will burn directly to DVD. I use Nero so I can't speak to
Ulead Movie Factory but with Nero I just drag the file over and burn
it..


> The distance worries me to run cables without degradation, but I am

My cable run about 50 feet and there's no visible degradation of the
signal. I can't remember where I got the long S-video cables but it's
worth it to spend more on quality cables. I think mine cost about $25
USD

Here are a couple of links you may find helpful:

http://www.dvdrhelp.com/guides.php?h...lect=9;45#9;45

http://www.dvdrhelp.com/guides.php?h...lect=1;54#1;54

Good luck.

Chuck U. Farley

In article <qHV%b.18855$>, "danester
(NOSPAM)" <"danester(NOSPAM)"@sympatico.ca> says...
> I want to capture satellite programs as well as tv and vcr tapes and
> burn to DVD-r using my ati all in wonder 128 pro 32meg AGP card. My tv
> and stereo are about 80 ft away from my PC, so cables will be an
> issue.My system setup is:
> AMD Athlon xp 1800
> 512 meg DDR ram
> 80 gig 7200 rpm HD
> ati all in wonder pro 128 video card
> LG 4081B DVD burner
> sis 7012 integrated audio driver(on board)
>
> Software: ATI MMC7.2 or Ulead Movie Factory Ver. 3.0
> My satellite, tv, dvd player and VCR are tied into my Denon receiver.
> What is the best hookup and way to capture video especially through the
> satellite.
> Please, I am a newbie to video capture and authoring so please explain
> how you would tie into the video card and go about the capture and burn
> process, without losing frames.
> The distance worries me to run cables without degredation, but I am
> relying on your expertise people.
> thanx
> Dane
>

Ditch the AIW 128... get an external Canopus ADVC firewire box or a
cheap Hauppauge WinTV card and a good sound card (not the one integrated
into your motherboard). I spent 2 or 3 years fighting with my AIW 128
under Win2k and WinXP and never got good results (driver issues,
incompatibilities with motherboard chipsets).

Personally, I capture onto a S-VHS VCR ($120 for the low-end JVC model)
which gives me good enough resolution for 352x480 half-D1 DVD video.
Avoids the cable issue because I have 2 VCRs, one for recording the
other for playback/capture. I also don't have to tie up my system doing
recording duty. If you don't want to do the S-VHS VCR method, get a
set-top DVD recorder and then just re-author the DVDs on your PC to cut
out commercials / pretty it up.

Toshi1873