What capture card is good for A1 HDV footage? at DVinfo.net

John Lewis · May 8th, 2007, 06:35 AM

I am upgrading to the A1 at the moment, and up until now I have used my reliable old Pinnacle DV500 capture card to grab footage from my SD cameras.

I am guessing that setup won't work with the A1, as the Pinnacle is an SD only setup.

What sort of card should I be getting to capture the HDV footage?

Khoi Pham · May 8th, 2007, 06:53 AM

Take a look at Edius NX for HDV, I am very happy with it, CPU dependant so the faster your computer the more layers and effects you can stack on it for realtime performance.

Eric Weiss · May 8th, 2007, 12:38 PM

Does the Edius NX work with Vegas?

David W. Jones · May 8th, 2007, 04:36 PM

If you are working native then you do not need a capture card for HDV.
Firewire plug and play.

Andrew McDowell · May 8th, 2007, 06:40 PM

what are capture cards used for then?

Michael Foo · May 9th, 2007, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrew McDowell

what are capture cards used for then?

My understanding is that they are also used for realtime rendering and encoding. Does anyone have any suggestions for a Mac solution?

Richard Hunter · May 9th, 2007, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eric Weiss

Does the Edius NX work with Vegas?

Hi Eric. No, the Edius hardware comes with Edius NLE software. I don't think there is any hardware acceleration solution for Vegas, except for the Magic Bullet plugin which uses the GPU.

Richard

May 8th, 2007, 06:35 AM	#1
John Lewis Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London UK Posts: 36	What capture card is good for A1 HDV footage? I am upgrading to the A1 at the moment, and up until now I have used my reliable old Pinnacle DV500 capture card to grab footage from my SD cameras. I am guessing that setup won't work with the A1, as the Pinnacle is an SD only setup. What sort of card should I be getting to capture the HDV footage?

May 8th, 2007, 06:53 AM	#2
Khoi Pham Major Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Dallas Posts: 747	Take a look at Edius NX for HDV, I am very happy with it, CPU dependant so the faster your computer the more layers and effects you can stack on it for realtime performance. __________________ Khoi Pham www.proeditproductions.com

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Andrew McDowell Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 27	what are capture cards used for then? __________________ XH-A1 Last edited by Andrew McDowell; May 8th, 2007 at 08:02 PM. Reason: spelling

May 8th, 2007, 12:38 PM	#3
Eric Weiss Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Philly,PA Posts: 360	Does the Edius NX work with Vegas?

May 8th, 2007, 04:36 PM	#4
David W. Jones Trustee Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Little Rock Posts: 1,383	If you are working native then you do not need a capture card for HDV. Firewire plug and play.