Vista - video into Media center

I have a VCP/DVD that I would like to hookup to my computer's video capture
card, (but it does not have a coax connection on it at all), and record all
of my old VHS home movies, and have it formatted the same as the "live TV"
media center records. but I can not find a "video" input like I had on my
widows XP system with the program that cam with it. Is there a way to do this
in media center? or do I have to install the program that came with the card
and import into a folder media center is watching for files. Any help would
be grateful.

When the mp3 just come out a few years ago, people suddenly discovered
that, with such a small device, carrying heavy machine CD and running
everywhere are no longer needed.

Then people around take with all kinds of MP3, enjoying their favorite
music. Today, the people's demands are not only limited to listening to
music, thus, MP4 player is more and more popular, of course, For the
video player, we must mention Apple's iPod players, by Apple Computer
Inc. The excellent quality of the products wins the largest users
group, although the price is a little higher compared with some other
products. But loyal "Apple fans" are still keen on it. Recently, with
the recommendation of my friends, I purchase Apple iPod, failing to
resist the temptation and joining their ranks. Then the attendant
problems are coming after having it. How can I put DVD video onto iPod
for playback? What kind of conversion tools can help complete this
task? Will you search for a larger amount of the information about
software to find the most suitable one? I spent a few days, to the end,
and collected several good products from the major forums. By using the
trial version for each one, I am familiar with the main features of
each product.

I did the test from several aspects of them and hope that everyone can
choose the software that is suitable for you.

Comparison for the operability of the interface

One of the important factors that attract the iPod users is certainly
the appearance and Apple products, with its simple but unique
appearance attract a lot of support. When we use dvd to ipod converter
software for conversion, It is for granted to hope it can also have the
beautiful appearance same as iPod. Running the software, the first to
enter our field of vision is the overall interface. For a good
interface, we can gave it a very high scores at the first sight, and
during the subsequent using process, we arre also in a relatively good
mood. Many iPod users know little about the computer and such a complex
parameter settings will make them brain fatigue. So the tools with the
simple interface and easy steps are really more desirable.

Here I will offer some outstanding software in the field of audio and
video, and you can choose one that you like.

[image: http://www.pavtube.com/images/dvd_to...interface.jpg]
'Pavtube DVD to iPod Converter' (http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_ipod/)

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'Cucusoft DVD to iPod Converter' (www.cucusoft.com/dvd-to-ipod.asp)

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'Xilisoft DVD to iPod Converter'
(www.xilisoft.com/dvd-to-ipod-converter.html)

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'Movkit DVD to iPod Ripper' (www.movkit.com/MovKitDVDtoiPodRipper.html)


Conclusion: overall, for the appearance, all the software has their
unique design, and which one to choose is up to you. In my opinion,
from the perspective of color, the styles for Movkit and Pavtube are
the best.

Performance (conversion speed and stability)

When using conversion software, we often want efficient conversion
speed. Converting a DVD files usually needs a lot of time. Usually from
a one-hour DVD to MP4 format files it is about 30 minutes. If you have a
lot of DVD to convert, you had better choose the software with fast
speed. Otherwise, you will waste a lot of time on conversion,
meanwhile, your computer will be stepped into the bundling process.

The test in this aspect took me a relatively long time, as the common
DVD documents need an hour and a half for playback on average and the
conversion time is around one hour.

After the comprehensive test, I discover several problems. First, if
converting the whole DVD discs, the speed is more or less same. The
time for total conversion and the source file are controlled in the
ratio of 1:1. As for the personal settings, Xilisoft, Movkit, and
Pavtube software, all can automatically detect your CPU style, and then
choose your processing algorithms to increase the conversion speed. If
you have a concert CD, and just only want to convert several pieces of
favorite music onto your iPod, you will discover the conversion speed
for the chapters with Pavtube is less up to a half than the whole, and
I was shocked.

Output quality

Video effects:
Most iPod users enjoy movies with it, so it is particularly important
for video effects. For the top DVD conversion tool, the quality of the
output video is the same as the original one without any loss so that
we can experience the enjoyment for high-precision video, otherwise,
not only your eyes will be hurt, but the frequent beat and mosaic
images also will annoy you.

Audio quality:
iPod is the most popular high-quality music output system around the
world, so you can get the best music effects from it. Could you bear
that a piece of good music becomes bad via conversion? I can not!
Therefore, do not choose the converter that will damage your ears and
brain. Among the software, except for super products, the other
products all can customize the parameters such as the resolution, video
/ audio bit rate, and audio sample rate. Here we must to mention PQ DVD,
on the interface, we can see clearly the slider for output quality, and
output file size is shown too. Thus, it is very easy for us to balance
the quality and size. Other products are also very excellent in this
aspect, each has respective settings interface. The output quality
values by the users, therefore, none of the products will be neglected
here.

Stylish settings (advanced parameters)
For some primary customers, the simple conversion function can fully
meet their requirements, but for those who play music, film fans, the
setting options are particularly important. Here, PQDVD sets up 6
tailoring, Xilisoft 4, and Pavtube also provide 5 tailoring, which is
of great help for trimming the image. In addition, Pavtube supports
playback effects such as brightness, contrast, the volume for voice and
the thumbnail. Cucusoft supports the brightness filter (you don’t have
to worry about the background light.) Movkit will have an adjust ion
for the angle and the contrast, and Xilisoft supports both color
migration and the migration subtitles so that you won’t have the
trouble for blocked image. By the simple operation, we can solve such a
problem. At the same time, Xilisoft and pavtube can also support the
division for film size or time, giving us the control for iPod
capacity. Cucusoft, PQDVD, and Pavtube all support the function of
automatic shutdown after conversion.So you don’t have to wait in front
of the computers until it finishes the conversion task. As long as you
set the necessary settings, it will work automatically.

The comparison for price

Everyone would like to get most reward with least spending. Here is a
list form for comparison.
Pavtube Cucusoft:29$
Cucusoft:29.95$
PQ :39.95$
Super:43.95$
Xilisoft:29$
Movkit:29.95$



'Pavtube DVD to iPod Converter' (http://www.pavtube.com/dvd_to_ipod/),
Xilisoft DVD to iPod Converter and Cucusoft DVD to iPod Converter are
pretty good on the conversion speed and output, if I have to give an
opinion.


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