Found something similar to what has been described...

http://www.dazzlemultimedia.com/products/vidcr.html

Wonder are they the same product that we are talking about here...



On Sun, 06 Aug 2000 23:36:47 -0700
gameouji <gameouji@telnet.or.jp> wrote:

gameouji> Doi-san->You have done a better recording on this stage than I did, mine

gameouji> was off the side and I don't have as powerful zoom to catch the
gameouji> up-position of the girls ^_-
gameouji> 
gameouji> --------MPG Capture--------
gameouji> I am currently having a shelves full of VHS tapes and would like to
gameouji> convert them into VCDs for space saving purposes. Anyone out there has
gameouji> suggestion on products, something like this box discussed here, that
gameouji> works on Win2000 (parallel port connection devices has great chances of

gameouji> non complient with Win2000)? Currently I am on a ATI All in Wonder Pro
gameouji> and captuing avi files and have to convert them to mpg. Very time
gameouji> consuming process, is there anything out there that will allow capturing

gameouji> of mpg directly??
gameouji> 
gameouji> On Mon, 07 Aug 2000 13:18:18 +0900
gameouji> Hitoshi Doi <doi@win.ne.jp> wrote:
gameouji> 
gameouji> doi> Software encoders require some "real" CPU power, which I don't have.
(^_^;
gameouji> doi> Also whenever I do something with software encoders, things go out

gameouji> doi> of sync (maybe because of lack of CPU).
gameouji> 
gameouji> I am on a PII333 Dual w/ SCSI HDD/CDW here, but I am looking for some
gameouji> way that I can record the video directly onto VCD. Capturing video in avi

gameouji> and then converting avi->mpg takes up too much time and HDD space.
gameouji> Looking for alternatives, anyone has suggestions??
gameouji> 
gameouji> doi> One thing I like about this hardware one.. it's easy to use.
gameouji> 
gameouji> W2K complient?
gameouji> 
gameouji> doi> That box only does video.
gameouji> doi> The one I used is
gameouji> doi> 
gameouji> doi> http://www.iodata.co.jp/products/video/mpgboxp.htm
gameouji> 
gameouji> Looks like pretty good hardware here... But doesn't seem like it is
gameouji> being sold here in USA...
gameouji> 
gameouji> doi> It connects with the parellel port.  There is a USB version, but that

gameouji> doi> costs more..  (but then I would be able to use it on my libretto.)

gameouji> 
gameouji> May be I need this one ^_^
gameouji> 
gameouji> doi> It comes with Ulead VideoStudio 3.0SE.
gameouji> doi> Is this any good?
gameouji> 
gameouji> ??
gameouji> 
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