im thinking of getting an hd pvr

[Geckco]

the title says it all. should i get it guys? My channel is really growing almost 80 subscribers, and my content is not HD, which is a huge downfall. Right now I'm using a pinnacle dazzle. Should I upgrade? Do any of you have past experiences with this capture card?

heres a video I made sharing my thoughts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwjRfZD6m64

my channel: http://www.youtube.com/mrgeckco

[Geckco]

shit could a mod move this to off topic =/? didnt mean to post here

[Rainbow]

With the proper settings in pinnacle studio with s-video then render it 1080-25p in sony vegas it will come out to the point of HD. but just rendering in 720x420 works just fine unless your partnered with machinama lol. this method though requires powerful pc unless you want to be rendering for hours. as for high MB files there are tricks to cut it in half if not to 1/4 of the size without sacrificing much quality.

[Dr_dog]

or get bloody expensive HDMI capture card for PCI.
btw dont the pinacle use RCA and S video as input? so you cant even use HDMI to play the game

[Rainbow]

or get bloody expensive HDMI capture card for PCI.
btw dont the pinacle use RCA and S video as input? so you cant even use HDMI to play the game

I will stick with 720x420 and the odd 1080-25p for now lol. i ain't about to spend $200-300 for an hd pvr to get slightly better quality then what i can get with proper rendering settings with a $60 capture card. The only difference i see between some of my videos and the big name youtubers using hd pvr is that you can see the names in the killfeed better lol.

[Geckco]

or get bloody expensive HDMI capture card for PCI.
btw dont the pinacle use RCA and S video as input? so you cant even use HDMI to play the game

I will stick with 720x420 and the odd 1080-25p for now lol. i ain't about to spend $200-300 for an hd pvr to get slightly better quality then what i can get with proper rendering settings with a $60 capture card. The only difference i see between some of my videos and the big name youtubers using hd pvr is that you can see the names in the killfeed better lol.

rainbow, could you help me with my settings? i use s video to record and i use virtual dub to record instead of pinnacle studios. than i render it onto sony vegas pro for max quality, im talking about 1400's area i forget what it is, 1420x1020? how could i improve the settings?

[Rainbow]

or get bloody expensive HDMI capture card for PCI.
btw dont the pinacle use RCA and S video as input? so you cant even use HDMI to play the game

I will stick with 720x420 and the odd 1080-25p for now lol. i ain't about to spend $200-300 for an hd pvr to get slightly better quality then what i can get with proper rendering settings with a $60 capture card. The only difference i see between some of my videos and the big name youtubers using hd pvr is that you can see the names in the killfeed better lol.

rainbow, could you help me with my settings? i use s video to record and i use virtual dub to record instead of pinnacle studios. than i render it onto sony vegas pro for max quality, im talking about 1400's area i forget what it is, 1420x1020? how could i improve the settings?

I have never used virtual dub.. I use either the pinnacle studio or the dvd maker with sony vegas. but using studio you can have custom settings. i will make a video of the settings i use in pinnacle studio. the outcome makes for large files though but i find that these settings are the best i have found that work.
Also i will take a look at virtual dub and see if there is a similar setting.

[Rainbow]

made an album of pics instead. alot faster lol

http://imgur.com/a/N1Pnu

The highlighted bits are not intented to be. each pic has things changed just compare your settings tabs to the pics.