DH>PM>I have been instructed to set up my computer to allow us to
DH>  >perform inhouse video editing.  We manufacturer several small
DH>  >products, and we need short instructional videos (10 to 15
DH>  >minutes) containing video 
DH>PM>        1:  What equipment is needed? (video capture card, which
DH>  >one do you recommend? - I have been looking at the cards which
DH>  >include software also, i.e. Intel smart video recorder Pro,
DH>  >Aitech, Orchid Vidiola Pro,...).
DH>  >        2:  What type of sound input system is required - just a
DH>  >basic CD-ROM with speakers and microphone?
DH>  >Any input would be appreciated.  Our needs are rather basic, so we
DH>  >are looking to keep our expenditures under $1000.00
DH>We have been looking into the exact same thing for my business.  The
DH>$1K limit is going to be tight though...  Most of the reasonably
DH>priced video capture boards suffer from either speed or resolution.
DH>The hardware can only run so fast and you can either have the full
DH>340x680 but skip frames ( or run slow ) or you can go the full 30
DH>frames/sec but for a small postage-stamp sized screen.
DH>I am leaning towards the miro DC1 which lists for about $700 which
DH>looks good, gives smooth video *but* the resolution is only 240 by
DH>320.  The loss of image quality is very noticeable and small details
DH>( text ) gets lost in the blur.  For general scenery shots though, it
DH>looks great, just poor on sharp-edged details.
DH>I am assuming too that you already have the camcorder and lighting
DH>equipment and software ( you wanna do titles? gotta get software! )
DH>Anyway, there are a ton of magazines out there that cover this
DH>subject, Digital Video, Computer Graphics News as well as "standard"
DH>hobbyist video magazines such as Camcorder and Videography
Dave,
Thanks alot for the reply and the information.  I don't have the 
software....yet - could you recommend any?  The video portion of the 
tapes I need to produce will not have any text overlays.  I only need to 
show video footage and explain whats going on, and then jump to screens 
which will be graphics/text and no video, and then jump back to 
video.....and so on.
As far as the 1k is concern, I have been trying to obtain more funds and 
should be able to.
Again, thanks!
Peter
peter.mocca@travel.com
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