Using AVS images in video production

nickdimmick · 21st May 2002, 19:23

I would like to know if there is any way to capture video from an avs source so that it can be edited and produced within a video.

goebish · 21st May 2002, 21:28

Look for AVSGrabber.APE somewhere in this forum...If you can't find it, send me a private message with your email and I'll send it to you...

UnConeD · 22nd May 2002, 00:20

You can download it from my website

http://avs.acko.net/

uNDefineD · 22nd May 2002, 01:02

So that's how you made your avatar.

EL-VIS2 · 22nd May 2002, 10:16

Another more expensive way but giving high quality and even sync sound is using a PC with TV-out and soundcard line-out connected to a recorder (i.e a digital camcorder). Then run AVS in fullscreen and record picture and sound and then capture it back from the recorder via a DV-card,etc. to PC.

times2 · 22nd May 2002, 13:01

I'd say going the tv-out route is the cheap way.

1) you can always tell when your footage has been out through analogue and redigitised. it looks awful.

2) you don't need such extreme computer power to achieve good results as your preset is not fighting with the saver code for cpu cycles.

djcoolman · 22nd May 2002, 17:46

nice one unicode

.
this one in c++?
how do U do them???
can U give an exmple(i know C++).
do i need some Headers???
tell me PLZ.

Jaheckelsafar · 23rd May 2002, 06:52

Huh?

EL-VIS2 · 24th May 2002, 15:07

Me gets good results using an external VGA-TV-converter, a Sony digital camcorder and a Fast-DV-Card and capturing from fullscreen 800x600 pixs using pixeldoubling...

goebish · 27th May 2002, 09:25

mess for nickdimmick: so you're really new to AVS

OK,I'll explain you how it works...once you've copied the avsgrabber.ape file in your avs directory, load the preset you want in avs, then click at the bottom of your preset (the last effect), click [+] then pixelcorps then videograbber...In this effect choose your avi output file,activate it ET VOILA

times2 · 27th May 2002, 10:47

> Me gets good results using an external >VGA-TV-converter, a Sony digital camcorder >and a Fast-DV-Card and capturing from >fullscreen 800x600 pixs using >pixeldoubling...

EL-Vis: Of course you will get a nice clean image if all of your gear is working properly and your scan converter is of decent quality. (in my experience decent scan converters are very expensive: the TV-out on a modern VGA card is of far higher quality than any affordable SC).

BUT Theres still a big difference between a captured analogue signal and a digitally recorded AVI. colours change, borders move, vertical refresh sync is lost. I'm talking about the kind of high quality that will allow you to apply effects to a clip of live footage, and then edit this effected clip back in with the original footage without noticeable change in colour values. an analogue recording solution will NOT allow this.

Of course it depends on what kind of material you are using/creating. the human eye is far more sensitive to small changes in flesh tones and images of real things than in abstract generated graphics. And it all depends what you are using it for. I've used AVS to generated graphics for music videos that have been broadcast...

goebish · 28th May 2002, 06:39

note for djcoolman: if you want C++ examples about APEs programming, look at my thread APE programming

21st May 2002, 19:23	#1
nickdimmick Junior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2	Using AVS images in video production I would like to know if there is any way to capture video from an avs source so that it can be edited and produced within a video.

21st May 2002, 21:28	#2
goebish Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: an UFO near planet earth Posts: 164	there an APE that can do that... Look for AVSGrabber.APE somewhere in this forum...If you can't find it, send me a private message with your email and I'll send it to you... Get more APEs

22nd May 2002, 01:02	#4
uNDefineD Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 297	So that's how you made your avatar. http://undefined22.deviantart.com/

22nd May 2002, 13:01	#6
times2 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 43	expensive? I'd say going the tv-out route is the cheap way. 1) you can always tell when your footage has been out through analogue and redigitised. it looks awful. 2) you don't need such extreme computer power to achieve good results as your preset is not fighting with the saver code for cpu cycles.

24th May 2002, 15:07	#9
EL-VIS2 Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 73	awful? Me gets good results using an external VGA-TV-converter, a Sony digital camcorder and a Fast-DV-Card and capturing from fullscreen 800x600 pixs using pixeldoubling...

22nd May 2002, 00:20	#3
UnConeD Whacked Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,104	You can download it from my website http://avs.acko.net/

22nd May 2002, 10:16	#5
EL-VIS2 Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 73	Another more expensive way but giving high quality and even sync sound is using a PC with TV-out and soundcard line-out connected to a recorder (i.e a digital camcorder). Then run AVS in fullscreen and record picture and sound and then capture it back from the recorder via a DV-card,etc. to PC.

22nd May 2002, 17:46	#7
djcoolman Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 55	nice one unicode . this one in c++? how do U do them??? can U give an exmple(i know C++). do i need some Headers??? tell me PLZ.

23rd May 2002, 06:52	#8
Jaheckelsafar Major Dude Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: home Posts: 1,318	Huh?

27th May 2002, 09:25	#10
goebish Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: an UFO near planet earth Posts: 164	how it works mess for nickdimmick: so you're really new to AVS OK,I'll explain you how it works...once you've copied the avsgrabber.ape file in your avs directory, load the preset you want in avs, then click at the bottom of your preset (the last effect), click [+] then pixelcorps then videograbber...In this effect choose your avi output file,activate it ET VOILA Get more APEs

27th May 2002, 10:47	#11
times2 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 43	awful? > Me gets good results using an external >VGA-TV-converter, a Sony digital camcorder >and a Fast-DV-Card and capturing from >fullscreen 800x600 pixs using >pixeldoubling... EL-Vis: Of course you will get a nice clean image if all of your gear is working properly and your scan converter is of decent quality. (in my experience decent scan converters are very expensive: the TV-out on a modern VGA card is of far higher quality than any affordable SC). BUT Theres still a big difference between a captured analogue signal and a digitally recorded AVI. colours change, borders move, vertical refresh sync is lost. I'm talking about the kind of high quality that will allow you to apply effects to a clip of live footage, and then edit this effected clip back in with the original footage without noticeable change in colour values. an analogue recording solution will NOT allow this. Of course it depends on what kind of material you are using/creating. the human eye is far more sensitive to small changes in flesh tones and images of real things than in abstract generated graphics. And it all depends what you are using it for. I've used AVS to generated graphics for music videos that have been broadcast...

28th May 2002, 06:39	#12
goebish Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: an UFO near planet earth Posts: 164	C++ header note for djcoolman: if you want C++ examples about APEs programming, look at my thread APE programming Get more APEs

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