MSI Geforce4 Ti 4600 TV-in

[ipfreak]

Hi all. Today i wan't to try how this TV in works for the first time.
By reading some threads here i'm sure to use VDub as capture program.

But i've still some Questions.

- Which capture driver should i use?
- How does it's work to capture also sound?
(use soundcard as well or does it come through the input connector)
- Can i tell VDub the size to capture? (e.g.: 720x556)
- Is it possible to encode DivX on the fly?


That's it. Hope someone can help.
Thx, chris.


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[Darksoul71]

Hi chris !

>- Which capture driver should i use?
NVidia WDM capture driver. Get it from www.nvidia.com
There is no other capture driver for your card. Also Virtual Dub will refuse to work with your GeForce because it´s VfW (Video for Windows) based and not WDM based. Use either the WDM to VfW wrapper (don´t ask me where to find and how to use it) or use Virtual VCR as capture tool.

>- How does it's work to capture also sound?
>(use soundcard as well or does it come through the input connector)
Sound card is needed for recording sound. Plug your cable into the line in of your sound card and select it as source in your sound mixer.

>- Can i tell VDub the size to capture? (e.g.: 720x556)
Yes but the WDM is very limited. I´m using a MSI GeForce 4Ti4400 VTR and I capture mostly 720x576.

>- Is it possible to encode DivX on the fly?
Yes, but the results are very low quality. I have had somewhat good results with DivX5.02 with the following settings:
1 Pass bitrate mode
Lite source preprocessing
1400 kBit bitrate
Min quantizer: 2
Max quantizer: 5-6
352x288 as resolution

Don´t expect more than "cheap VHS VCR" quality. Straight DivX also needs a good source like digital satellite or digital cable.

-D$

[ipfreak]

Thx.

[StephLG]

Originally posted by Darksoul71
Hi chris !

>- Which capture driver should i use?
NVidia WDM capture driver. Get it from www.nvidia.com
There is no other capture driver for your card. Also Virtual Dub will refuse to work with your GeForce because it´s VfW (Video for Windows) based and not WDM based. Use either the WDM to VfW wrapper (don´t ask me where to find and how to use it) or use Virtual VCR as capture tool.


I think that WDM to VfW wrapper is automaticaly installed when you install the Nvidia WDM driver (at least that's how it worked for me with WDM v1.08).

[Darksoul71]

Hm, I don´t think so.
For Win98SE you have to install the wrapper by hand.
Only Win2k and WinXP have the wrapper already included.

-D$

[StephLG]

>> Darksoul71: I use Win2k SP2, maybe that's why. I realized that the wrapper was automaticaly installed with my GeForce when I tried to follow the guide http://www.virtualdub.org/docs_vfwwdm which is supposed to explain how to install the wrapper under Win2k; every modification it explains was already done in my registry.

Sorry.

[Darksoul71]

Hi !

No problem !
I just wanted to make shure to save people from believing this and they get crazy because their GeForce refuses to work with VDub under Win2k. :)

-D$