Analog video capture

[JD]

On 05/20/11 16:43, Dennis Kaptain wrote:
> I want to convert my analog VCR tapes and analog Camcorder video to digital
> I plan on purchasing a BT878 card as below.
> http://cgi.ebay.com/PixelView-PV-BT878P-REV-10B-TV-TUNER-/260776721005?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb780fa6d
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> I believe the Linux Kernel should already have the drivers for this ready to go
> and I can use mencoder to copy the video/audio to a file.
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> The ebay photos seem to show the card having inputs for 1/8 in plugs. My VCR and
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> Camcorder have RCA output jacks. Do I need a simple cable with 1/8" on one end
> and RCA on the other or is there more to it than that?
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> Does anyone have experience with this particular card? Tips? Advise? Warnings?
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> I'm running Fedora 14. 3GB RAM, Dual Intel 4300 processors 1.8GHz
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> Thanks
> Dennis
I do not have experience with this card.
I do have experience with an ATI Radeon PCI card
which had a TV tuner. The input to the card was via
a little box you could hold in the palm of your hand,
and it converted the coax cable signal to an audio/video
composite, which I plugged into the card's  composite
input port.
But I can tell you it is a CPU killer to do conversion
to digital on demand, and will quickly fill up many
gigabytes per movie - like 8 to 12 GB.