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SonicVanguard · 04-18-2005, 06:45 AM

Keep this in mind - regardless of the computer you put together, you will be limited by your camera. A composite signal at best is 230 lines of resolution interlaced. But NTSC video is technically 525 vertical lines - so your original composite signal is actually doubled to get a NTSC compliant video. So regardless of DVI, 256Meg video card, 256 bit v. 128bit video - your end result will be the same: a image captured at 640x480 that is actually a 525 vertical line image that was trasncoded up from 230 lines.

I'm not trying to be a partypooper, I'm just pointing out the reality of composite analog video capture.

04-18-2005, 06:45 AM	#6
SonicVanguard Audio/Video Expert Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: West Michigan Posts: 1,625	Keep this in mind - regardless of the computer you put together, you will be limited by your camera. A composite signal at best is 230 lines of resolution interlaced. But NTSC video is technically 525 vertical lines - so your original composite signal is actually doubled to get a NTSC compliant video. So regardless of DVI, 256Meg video card, 256 bit v. 128bit video - your end result will be the same: a image captured at 640x480 that is actually a 525 vertical line image that was trasncoded up from 230 lines. I'm not trying to be a partypooper, I'm just pointing out the reality of composite analog video capture. __________________ Dave. Go where there is no path and leave a trail.