Video Editing & Capture Cards

PCMCIA Video Capture Cards

A capture card is a small chip that you insert into your computer. It works with certain software to make video editing easier for you. This company also makes capture cards for live TV. With these cards, you hook up your cable TV to your laptop with the card inside, and you can pause, fast-forward, or rewind live TV. This device automatically records the show as you’re watching it, and if you do something such as pausing or rewinding the show, it will not hinder the recording of the show itself.

Video Capture Cards

There are so many different types of video capture cards to choose from. There are also many different ways to use them. With most of these capture cards, all you need is video editing software, which sometimes is included with the cards. Most computers need Firewire inputs to run these capture cards. If you don’t have Firewire, you can still run the cards, but it’ll require additional hardware that you have to buy. A list of some of these cards and devices includes:

• ADS Pyro AV Link
• DataVideo DAC200
• Canopus ADVC300
• Avid Xpress Pro with Avid Mojo
• Studio MovieBox
• Avid Liquid 7 Pro
• Studio MovieBoard (and Plus)
• ADS Pyro DV
• Matrox RTX100
• Canopus Edius SP for HDV

Capture Card Reviews
Based on reviews, the top ten video capture cards are: Pinnacle Pro One, Adobe Premiere 6, Dazzle DV Now AV, Matrox RT2500, Canopus DV Storm SE, Pinnacle DV-200, Pinnacle Studio Deluxe, Pinnacle DV500 DVD, Pinnacle Studio 8, and Digital Origin EditDV. The Digital Origin EditDV offers features such as plug in support, with direct support for quick-time effects, batch capture, which saves time by allowing the user to mark clips while viewing the footage. The Professional Character Generation feature allows endless creativity with unlimited title layers including ATM, and different fonts with keyframe control of drop shadows, and softness. It also provides for unlimited layers, so the user can layer as many video tracks and filter tracks as needed to achieve the state of the art graphically complex look of broadcast television.