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kimsgtnt
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November 27, 2016
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vhs to digital using capture

  • November 27, 2016
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This might might be a silly question; can I use a analog to hdmi converter when converting analog to digital or do I need to find a third party converter hardware, I am pretty sure my hdmi is output only, but I figured it couldnt hurt try and may save me few bucks. Also what is recommended hardware that is compatible with adobe premiere, because I'm assuming that this wont work at all, I am using windows10 64bit.

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chrisw44157881
chrisw44157881
Inspiring
November 27, 2016

if you have a separate graphics card, it may already have composite or component IN with included cables. then you wouldn't have to buy

any converters. virtualdub(free) could then capture 640x480 interlaced top fields into the codec you choose. There are cheapy converters out there but most capture low bitrate h.264 4:2:0 which is a little ridiculous and very, very low quality.

Bill Gehrke
Bill Gehrke
Inspiring
November 28, 2016

chrisw... Can you give us info on any GPU cards that have video input?  I have never seen one and am curious

kimsgtst.... I have an old ADS Pyro A/V Firewire based unit very much like the Grass Valley Firewire unit .  Since Firewire (IEEE-1394) is now obsolete.  You might have to check out the Blackmagic Design Intensity Shuttle.  I am using it to Input and save higher quality uncompressed HDMI from my cameras, they have either a USB based unit or a Thunderbolt unit.  It has analog video inputs that should connect to your VCR.  But check with the BM tech support on your exact usage.  I am not sure that it will work with Standard Definition (SD) video like VHS but their advertising says:

Intensity

Incredible 10 Bit HDMI and analog video
editing in SD and HD!

Sure does sound like it will do what you need

chrisw44157881
chrisw44157881
Inspiring
November 28, 2016

that is probably the best value of price/quality/storage. shuttle's mjpeg is a really nice capture codec. doesn't create artifacts in capturing like h.264 does and doesn't fill up terabytes of storage either. nice!

also, a long time ago, I had an ati all in wonder card. those were the days...

John T Smith
Community Expert
John T SmithCommunity Expert
Community Expert
November 27, 2016

A cable with two different ends is not a converter

You need a hardware device to convert analog to digital, and that device must either be an internal card (with a driver provided by the card vendor to link to Premiere) or an external device that then connects to your computer via Firewire

I use the Grass Valley ADVC 110 external digital converter, but I'm not sure if it sold now

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    kimsgtntAuthor
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    November 27, 2016

    thank you

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