Questions on VCC's

gamer2 · Post by **gamer2** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:10 pm

I ahve some questions on Video Capture cards would a PAL VCC work on a American computer ultimately an american VCR or DVD?

Post by **bicostp** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:21 pm

a PAL-format video capture/TV tuner would probably work in a US computer, but you'd have to have PAL-format devices to plug into it.

I mean PCI is PCI, right?

You could also use a video output card to convert PAL video to NTSC video if I'm correct probably not lol.

usbcd36 · Post by **usbcd36** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 6:33 pm

Well, I know my PowerMac 8500 can accept and output PAL and NTSC through its internal AV decoder jacks, so most video cards should (I mean, this thing is like 6 years old).

new york cheech · Post by **new york cheech** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 12:41 am

yeah it wll work as long as u use pal equipment with it, cause pal i believe is 50 hertz and ntsc is 60 hertz.

sam fisher · Post by **sam fisher** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 5:19 am

correct and also pal is 25FPS and NTSC is 30FPS

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 5:23 am

nope! ntsc=30fps pal=29.3574 or something like that its pooint something

sam fisher · Post by **sam fisher** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 5:26 am

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 5:40 am

hey man. no offence but please dont post stuff like 'lol' its just a waste of bandwidth. thanks,

sam fisher · Post by **sam fisher** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 5:45 am

lol is 3 bytes. stfu! lol is 3 bytes. Also your wrong i live in a pal territory. i can tell you its 25fps. and lol lol lol. its not a waste of bandwidth cos now adays everyone has plenty. avatars are like 20k! thats lole 7000 lols to make one avatar. So have a nice day!

Foxx373 · Post by **Foxx373** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 7:37 am

I have not seen a Video Capture Card so far that doesnt have the ability to change the input signal format. Ive got a really REALLY old PCI All in wonder back from 1996, and it has the ability to accept PAL-50, PAL-60, NTSC (A-J).
I also have a BT878 based hauppauge card from early 2000 and it has the same feature.

Im sure any card you get today will have the ability to change the input formats.

Wow, and I thought i was being an ass making fun of the wasted banwith on the human clock... i have been outdone! noooooooo! LOL