inkleput{at}isp.com wrote:
> 
> Just how much of a genius/guru/geek do you have to be to set up to
> "tape" a TV movie on your computer hard drive?  (And put it from there
> onto tape or DVD)  I'm not interested in watching TV on the computer or
> any of that, just temporary storage and subsequent minimal (commercials)
> editing.
> 

You need enough competence to install a video capture device and its 
associated software. On OS/2 - eCS your options are limited to the 
EmperoarTV package http://www.s-t.de/emperoar/> which supports some 
models in the Hauppauge PVR range. The 'genius' part comes in making 
sure that you buy a card which is supported - unfortunately it's not 
clear from the packaging which tuner/encoder etc. a card uses and the 
EmperoarTV software supports only a limited range. The authors have been 
pretty good at including support for new combinations, though. The 
USB-connected devices are not supported. There's a discussion list at 
http://www.shspvr.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=48>.

On the software side, EmperoarTV provides a driver which receives, 
displays and records the TV signal, and a package called DVDFront which 
converts recorded material into DVD format. DVDFront can also write the 
converted material out to DVD via the DVDDAO program. There is, however, 
/no/ editing capability at all. It might be possible to do some editing 
with some of the tools ported from *nix, but that is super-guru level.

If you are happy to use Windows there is a wealth of easy-to-use options.

Regards

Sid Gale


 
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