Canopus Amber - VideoHelp Capture Card

Help us keep the list up to date and Submit new Capture Cards here.

Search Capture Card: (Leave empty to search for all) and with these features:
Feature search:
HDMI input
Analog VideoIn (Analog composite or S-Video video input)
Graphics/Video Card
Analogue TV Tuner
All Digital TV
   DVB-S DVB-S2 DVB-T DVB-C ATSC HDTV QAM
DV / Firewire / IEEE 1394 / i.Link connection
DV Converter (Captures analog video and converts to DV)
MJPEG hardware capturing
MPEG1 (VCD) hardware capturing
MPEG2 (SVCD,DVD) hardware capturing
MPEG4 (DivX 4+, XviD) hardware capturing
H264/AVC hardware capturing
Computer connection search:
Any
Internal capture card:
AGP
PCI
PCI Express
PCMCIA
External capture device:
USB 1/1.1
USB 2
FireWire / i.Link / IEEE1394
Price:
Order by:   Hits per page:                 


1 Capture Card hits, Showing 1 to 1 Capture Cards
 - 
Capture CardOrder by Name Features Compatibility* Cnx PriceOrder by Price RatingOrder by Rating CommentsOrder by Comments
Canopus Amber Analog VideoIn
MPEG1 hardware
MPEG2 hardware
Win95? Win98 Win2K WinXP
Vista? NT4 MAC? Linux?
*based on user reports.
PCI $2000 9.0/10
2 votes
View 2 comments
(11544 views)

Post comment
Description (from the manufacturer site)
Edit in DV and master in MPEG2
The Amber MPEG2 archiving and mastering kit provides the DV videographer a high quality, efficient way of storing DV productions for mastering and distribution. By using I, B, and P frames (MP@ML) the producer can be assured of high quality at a low data rate. Quality levels can be set ranging from 1Mb/s to 15Mb/s. With variable and constant bit rate options the user can adjust bandwidth depending on the complexity in the video. Stereo audio can also be captured into Layer II formats up to 48khz at 16 bits.

Competetive advantage
The quality of video capture is significantly better with true IBP support (others use I-frame or IP-frame only). As with all Canopus products, Amber is known for its stability. Amber is compatible with DVRex and DVRaptor editing systems, and can display a video window while capturing and playing MPEG2 files.


> Single PCI board
> MPEG-2 D1, Half-D1 and MPEG1 real-time encoding
> Encodes I,P,B frames (MP@ML)
> I-frame-only option
> Bitrate 1-15Mb/s user adjustable (CBR/VBR)
> PAL (720x576)/NTSC(720x480), CCIR-601
> Composite and S-video input and output
> Video parameter controls
> Prefiltering 4:2:2 to 4:2:0
> Windows 9x, 2000, and NT4.0 compatible
> MPEG Layer II audio encoder
> Simultaneous high quality VGA video overlay and
> analog video output
> Video and audio locked in sync during capture

Catalog number: 770-10017-200

Comments
2 comments, Showing 1 to 2 comments
 - 

No comments



Comments posted by Guitarman from Other, September 30, 2002:
Compatibility: Win95? Win98 Win2K WinXP? Vista? NT4 MAC? Linux? - Rated: 8 of 10.





No comments



Comments posted by Christopher Cook from Other, August 31, 2002:
Compatibility: Win95? Win98 Win2K WinXP Vista? NT4? MAC? Linux? - Rated: 10 of 10.




2 comments, Showing 1 to 2 comments
 - 

1 Capture Card hits, Showing 1 to 1 Capture Cards
 - 


Column Explanation


Click on this for more technical information.

New comments= New comments since your last visit.
New Card= New Capture Card since your last vist.

Feature
What kind of main capture features it supports
Analog VideoIn = Analog composite or/and SVHS video input
Video Card = If it is a Video Card/Graphic Card
Tv Tuner = Built-In TV-Tuner
Digital TV = Built-In Digital TV-Tuner
DV/Firewire = DV/Firewire/i.Link input
DV Converter = Analog composite or/and SVHS video input and converts to DV video
MPEG1 hardware = Capture directly MPEG1(VCD) video using hardware*
MPEG2 hardware = Capture directly MPEG2(SVCD and DVD) video using hardware*
MJPEG hardware = Capture directly to MJPEG using hardware*
MPEG4 hardware = Capture directly to MPEG4(DivX,Xvid) video using hardware*
* = Most capture cards can capture to this format using software but it usually requires a very fast computer, if it supports realtime capturing it uses the capture cards hardware and it doesn't require a very fast computer and you may get better quality but less options/settings than software capturing.

Compatibility
What Operating System our users have reported that it works on, Win95=Works Win95=Does not work Win95?=Not tested This is user based.

Cnx = Connection
What type of connection the capture device has to the computer, PCI, AGP, USB1/1.1/2, DV or PCMCIA.

Price
The price in US dollar.

Rating

The first rating is based on a weighted rank (the true Bayesian), it requires at least 5 votes to get a weighted rating.
The second rating between the ( ) is a normal average rating.

Comment
User comments, click on view to view them or add to post a own comment.


Visit our sponsors! Try DVDFab and backup Blu-rays!
Search   Contact us   Privacy Policy   About   Advertise   Forum   RSS Feeds   Statistics   Software   

Site layout: Default Classic Blue

Affiliates: free-codecs.com

©1999-2024 videohelp.com