On 1/25/07, swede <danyberg at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 07:55:49 -0600 > > From: "Charlie O" < obelin23 at gmail.com> > > Subject: [tclug-list] transferring videocassettes to DVD with Linux > > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > Message-ID: > > < 72278d10701250555i17bcb2d7ted2033ba4a6b4241 at mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > I want to set up my machine, to be able to transfer the videocassettes > > we > > have on to DVD. > > > > I know I need a DVD-RW, and Linux should be able to handle that. > > > > My question is, what kind(s) of video card with video input will work > > with > > Linux? > > > > And 2 side questions > > - how much memory do I need to be able to do this? > > - is there anything else I need? > > > > A video card that works with Windows2000 would also do, but I'd just as > > soon > > use Linux. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Charlie > > ------------------------------ > > > > > The only reason I keep an XP partition on this computer is for capturing > video with my ATI AIW Radeon 7500. I understand some people have gotten > this card to work properly with linux, I'm not one of them. Though I was > mostly trying to get the TV tuner working using GATOS > http://gatos.sourceforge.net/ . The card works great in Windows, but only > fair in linux. But it's also many years old now. > > Dave > This is something that linux can very easily handle. It seems a bit of a mis-managmeent of resources to run a windows computer specificly for a task that can be completed easily and with better quality results in Linux. http://www.pchdtv.com/ $130 for the 5500 card. When you're done ripping VHS tapes, you can use the card for a HDTV mythtv box. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20070126/8e095573/attachment.htm