Windows media and Pinnacle DV500 DVD

[mcoulter]

I've "inherited" a nice video station which has a DV500 DVD card as part of a job I've recently accepted. Using this station I want to encode content from vhs or sony dv camcorder directly to Windows Media.

As the machine is configured I'm forced to encode to an avi file through Premier and then export it as a win media file. I don't care for this two-step process.

I'm used to encoding real media files directly from an ospry card.

Any insight into this would be great.

[ps]

Sorry - I don't believe the DV500 will do it. It will only encode to AVI using the Pinnacle DV codec. Anything else has to be done as a second pass in something like cleaner. Slower, but technically this may well give you better quality, but if it is real time you want, then tell your employer that you need an Osprey card. Demand high, push for the DV version! but go easy. Last in the door first out the door!

Just as a point to note, the Osprey drivers are considerably more stable than Pinnacle drivers. What is your time worth to our employer? There is a cost to you sitting there waiting for the PC to encode, or spending time re-installing drivers and re-starting!

HTH

PS

(hmmmmm could have just lost the guy his job there...)

[mcoulter]

Thanks for your insight.
I've already ordered an osprey card...

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