Hardware Concerns

One solution to allowing video (analog) to be captured onto a digital device (computer hard drive) is a video interface card which also allows video compression (MPEG-1 or MPEG-2).

Examples can be found at:

  Vitec Video            ZV-DVD PC Card

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Hollywood+98  DVD MPEG-2 Playback Kit

 

Notice the following when choosing an appropriate card:

Video Format Supported                                         Software Drivers Supported

File Format Supported                                             FCC Approval Rating

Connectors supported (required)                        Hardware connectivity (PCI, ISA, PCMIA, etc.)