don't you mean deinterlacing (the opposite of interlacing)?
Got one to add that I should have posted here a long time ago:
Hauppauge HD PVR 1212 (Links to the American Newegg site.)
Manufacturer = Hauppauge
Model = HD PVR 1212 (I would think.)
Connection to computer = USB 2.0*
NTSC = YES
PAL = No (90% sure anyway)
PAL-60 = No (90% sure, again)
HiDef = YES
Resolutions Supported: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i**
Quality = Very good***
Lag (ms) = 0! Zip! Zilch! Nada!****
Inputs = Component, S-Video*****, RCA*****
Notes = Before all of the asterisks, I must first say that this device x264 hardware encodes in real time, so not much strain on the computer other than writing the files to the hard drive. The videos are stored in either .ts or .m2ts containers, and dealing with those is a slight pain since they aren't widely supported (they can be opened with Avidemux, if you're wondering), but once the captured videos are out of their containers, they're fair game for editing with pretty much any program. Standard definition is captured in 720 x 480 (as it should be), so those captures need to be resized to 640 x 480 or 848 x 480, depending on the aspect ratio.
*This device also comes with an AC adapter, so don't think that it's USB powered, like some smaller USB devices.
**Automatically detects and encodes at whatever resolution it's receiving from the component cables.
***I would say EXCELLENT here, except that the encodes have just a touch of too much gamma. The software the came with the device, that a person uses to interface with the device, is supposed to let a person adjust color, brightness and everything, except that it doesn't work for me. So... I just adjust the gamma using a VirtualDub plug-in or Avidemux. Afterwards, everything looks superb.
****This has a video loop-through setup, so no splitter required! A person just plugs in the component cables coming from whatever they're capturing, then another set of cables from the output of the device to the television. And on top of it, no lag!
*****Unfortunately, I couldn't actually get these inputs to work properly on my device. Well, they would work, but it would try to record 480i at 480p. So instead of 30 interlaced frames, there would be 60 interlaced frames, every set of frames the same. And no matter what I did to the resultant captured video, I couldn't get the timing/framerate right. Don't know if it was hardware or software related, but I think mine might be just a fluke because I didn't see this mentioned anywhere else. Fortunately for me though, I have a DVD recorder that I can use to upscale 480i to 480p and then send the signal along component cables, so I just use that to capture pre-Wii/PS3/Xbox360 consoles.
Didn't mean for the last one to be a total buzzkill, but overall, I'd have to say this capture device totally ROCKS!
I'd be more than willing to post video samples and/or screenshots if anybody is interested.
Hauppauge HD PVR 1212 (Links to the American Newegg site.)
Manufacturer = Hauppauge
Model = HD PVR 1212 (I would think.)
Connection to computer = USB 2.0*
NTSC = YES
PAL = No (90% sure anyway)
PAL-60 = No (90% sure, again)
HiDef = YES
Resolutions Supported: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i**
Quality = Very good***
Lag (ms) = 0! Zip! Zilch! Nada!****
Inputs = Component, S-Video*****, RCA*****
Notes = Before all of the asterisks, I must first say that this device x264 hardware encodes in real time, so not much strain on the computer other than writing the files to the hard drive. The videos are stored in either .ts or .m2ts containers, and dealing with those is a slight pain since they aren't widely supported (they can be opened with Avidemux, if you're wondering), but once the captured videos are out of their containers, they're fair game for editing with pretty much any program. Standard definition is captured in 720 x 480 (as it should be), so those captures need to be resized to 640 x 480 or 848 x 480, depending on the aspect ratio.
*This device also comes with an AC adapter, so don't think that it's USB powered, like some smaller USB devices.
**Automatically detects and encodes at whatever resolution it's receiving from the component cables.
***I would say EXCELLENT here, except that the encodes have just a touch of too much gamma. The software the came with the device, that a person uses to interface with the device, is supposed to let a person adjust color, brightness and everything, except that it doesn't work for me. So... I just adjust the gamma using a VirtualDub plug-in or Avidemux. Afterwards, everything looks superb.
****This has a video loop-through setup, so no splitter required! A person just plugs in the component cables coming from whatever they're capturing, then another set of cables from the output of the device to the television. And on top of it, no lag!
*****Unfortunately, I couldn't actually get these inputs to work properly on my device. Well, they would work, but it would try to record 480i at 480p. So instead of 30 interlaced frames, there would be 60 interlaced frames, every set of frames the same. And no matter what I did to the resultant captured video, I couldn't get the timing/framerate right. Don't know if it was hardware or software related, but I think mine might be just a fluke because I didn't see this mentioned anywhere else. Fortunately for me though, I have a DVD recorder that I can use to upscale 480i to 480p and then send the signal along component cables, so I just use that to capture pre-Wii/PS3/Xbox360 consoles.
Didn't mean for the last one to be a total buzzkill, but overall, I'd have to say this capture device totally ROCKS!
I'd be more than willing to post video samples and/or screenshots if anybody is interested.
