[mdlug] Best Linux rig for capturing frames from analog video?

[Dan Pritts]

On May 27, 2013, at 9:49 PM, Aaron Kulkis <akulkis00 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Wow.
> 
> Just out of curiousity, why did they spend $1500 on an analog camera in the age of digital TV?


>>> David McMillan <skyefire at skyefire.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>>>     Sorry, didn't make it explicit:  I already *have* the camera. It's
>>>> a very expensive, high-end, PTZ NTSC camera.  Actually looks pretty good
>>>> on a 60" plasma, even at high zoom.  And I'm not going to get any budget
>>>> to buy another camera, especially after what we spent on this one.



It's not crazy to spend $1500 on an NTSC camera with a good lens and good low-light performance.  You could get HD resolution and a digital interface instead in the same price range, but at the cost of image quality.

Good luck, David.  This project sounds like it's gonna suck; I would suggest the path of least resistance.  If that is windows, so be it.

danno