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Re: TV tuner/capture card for PC

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Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> wrote:
> 
> No external tv involved but will have a Directv model: D12-100 box as
> the source of tv signal provided thru my plan with Directv.
> 
> This whole thing is an effort to be able to watch msnbc, cnn news
> programs with the massive onslaught of commercials removed even if I
> have to hand edit them.
>[snip]
> I know about and use those; but they have had their own commercials
> added.. some of them so loud as to actually hurt when they suddenly
> come blasting on.  And nearly all of them are nearly as annoying as
> the ones used on tv. Maybe a bit shorter or fewer.
> 
> Also msnbcs' videos are not so easy to record with the mostly junko screen
> recorders available.
> 
> I've looked at a few things like:
> https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1140961-REG/hauppauge_1577_colossus_2_pcie_video.html
>
> Its pretty pricy... but looking more and more worth it as my passion
> against commercials grows.

There are some pretty cheap used ones about, eg.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/322859162914

You'll have to go hunting for drivers though. The last capture card I
bought actually cost me 20c at a swap-meet.

> Its' Video encoder is listed as Magnum H.264 ... does that fall into
> mp4?
> 
> I have an oldish (version-10) of Vegas and the current Premier Pro
> supplied with the Adobe Cloud suite of tools.
> 
> Is `Magnum H.264' a format that will be readily edited by those NLE's?
> 
> But also it was not clear if more equipment (a tuner?) is required. It
> does sound like it in the writeup under `overview' link.

If your device has composite or S-Video outputs, you shouldn't need a
"tuner". Use the S-Video output, if available, it will be the best
quality (I assume there's no HDMI output on the "Directv").

> Can anyone suggest equipment for this task that would require only a
> `Directv' source box. (I mean beyond the PC with whatever add ons
> suggested)

Any cheap capture card, along with the audio input on your sound card,
then just connect them together with your "Directv" thing. If you're
recording from an analogue source, you should be able to choose the
video format yourself with any decent internal capture card.

This might be woth a look on the software side:
http://www.argus-tv.com/wiki/index.php?title=Comskip

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TV tuner/capture card for PC Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> - 2017-11-08 17:50 -0500
  Re: TV tuner/capture card for PC Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2017-11-09 05:14 -0500
    Re: TV tuner/capture card for PC Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> - 2018-02-12 09:08 -0500
      Re: TV tuner/capture card for PC Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2018-02-12 10:47 -0500
      Re: TV tuner/capture card for PC not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2018-02-12 22:01 +0000
  Re: TV tuner/capture card for PC not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2017-11-10 22:17 +0000

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