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PV-231 real-time VCD PCI video/audio capture card

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Credit to the author of this information: Steve Kittelsen.  His site at the address <nowiki>http://steve.kittelsen.com/pv231/</nowiki> is no longer available.  Here is an archived copy.Credit to the author of this information: Steve Kittelsen.  His site at the address <nowiki>http://steve.kittelsen.com/pv231/</nowiki> is no longer available.  Here is an incomplete archived copy.Pros:    * Real-time fully VCD compliant captures, no time wasted on software conversion and AVI captures, demuxing-muxing    * Good VCD quality video (Winbond compression chip)    * Hardware video noise reduction and field interpolation    * 2x Composite and 1x S-Video inputs    * NTSC, PAL, and SECAM video capture support    * Captures Macrovision video just fine.    * No problem with audio/video sync (audio input on the card)    * Card can be used on a low powered PC    * Very simple capture software    * Preview of encoded video during capture    * To make a high quality capture "without" any blocks, turn off VCD compliancy and set bit rate to 2400 or higher    * Can record I-frames only for easy editing at bit rates up to 6Mb/sec    * Drivers and capture applications are compatible with other cards using the Winbond W99200F chip    * Stable card and software    * Easy to change registry    * Cheap capture card ($80)Cons:    * Missing features in the capture software (has to be set via the registry)    * Default factory settings gives poor video (lots of blocks)    * No video clip trim feature in the capture software    * No audio record level control (auto)    * No video histogram for setting video levels    * No AVI capture (I-frame only mpeg-1 capture up to 6Mb/sec is possible)    * Vertical stripes in bright colors using the S-Video input (NTSC)    * No support for 48KHz audio sampling for DVD compliancy (must convert the audio in software)    * Card captures VCD mpeg-1 size and format only (no SVCD or mpeg-2)&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Category:Computer_Technology]][[Category:Hardware]][[Category:Digital Video]]