I currently have a usb video capture device - it captures through composite cables from the xbox but there's a problem with it when a game is PAL-60 - it displays it in black and white and a bit fuzzy - it will only do PAL-50. What's the best thing to use to capture straight from the xbox in PAL-60 mode? Will a DVD recorder do it or maybe a different usb capture device?
John Smith wrote: > I currently have a usb video capture device - it captures through composite > cables from the xbox but there's a problem with it when a game is PAL-60 - > it displays it in black and white and a bit fuzzy - it will only do PAL-50. > What's the best thing to use to capture straight from the xbox in PAL-60 > mode? Will a DVD recorder do it or maybe a different usb capture device? > > Why not just capture in PAL-50? To play it back on a UK TV, 50Hz is better, and if you are playing it back on a PC the refresh is very unlikely to be an exact multiple of 50 OR 60Hz so all 50Hz means is that it has a few less frames to interpolate from. If you're worried about getting the ultimate quality out of it then why are you using a composite cable instead of S-Video?
"PC Paul" wrote in message news:go4Wi.40197$c_1.24039@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk... > John Smith wrote: > > I currently have a usb video capture device - it captures through composite > > cables from the xbox but there's a problem with it when a game is PAL-60 - > > it displays it in black and white and a bit fuzzy - it will only do PAL-50. > > What's the best thing to use to capture straight from the xbox in PAL-60 > > mode? Will a DVD recorder do it or maybe a different usb capture device? > > > > > > Why not just capture in PAL-50? > > To play it back on a UK TV, 50Hz is better, and if you are playing it > back on a PC the refresh is very unlikely to be an exact multiple of 50 > OR 60Hz so all 50Hz means is that it has a few less frames to > interpolate from. > > If you're worried about getting the ultimate quality out of it then why > are you using a composite cable instead of S-Video? Certain games require PAL-60 mode to run. I've tried s-video in and composite-in and various vid software packages - all black and white?
