Software/driver choices for a semi nOOb

[bamafamily]

Hey All,
With the onset of a 2yr old, I would like to capture some Sat. morning video for later viewing. There is just so much software, that I am overwhelmed. I am currently running the following:

Capture Card - Leadtek TV2000XP
Software - Leadtek PVR software/drivers for viewing and capturing (30 minutes of MPEG2 yields a 700mb file of barely watchable video)

What I want:
Software -
Viewing - Cleanest picture
Capturing - Use a non bloated, easy to use program
Codec - Non compressed codec..HuffyYUV?? (AMD 2.2Ghz w/ 1GB ram, 120GB free hd space)
Encoding - Easiest to use DivX/Xvid encoding software GK?? (DVP642 player)


I hope I put this post in the right place.....thx
bama

[CWR03]

If you're referring to capturing TV shows for later viewing, a simple approach would to be to use a DVD-compliant preset if one is offered by your capture device's software. t's relatively easy to edit out commercials and can later be burned to a standard DVD-ROM for "drop in and play" use without having to re-encode. I do this with Roxio's DVD Rebuilder all the time.

You can also capture directly with VirtualDubMod and save in HuffYUV format.

[setarip_old]

@bamafamily

Hi!

Sounds like you're planning to do this frequently and in an ongoing manner. If so, you should seriously consider purchasing a "tabletop"/standalone DVD recorder...