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I remember a few years back when I was
really into video editing I began ripping music videos from MuchMusic, MTV2
& VH1 and served them on IRC. I also launched the "Pookieguy
Entertainment" website which offered a huge list of all my videos and
weekly downloads. During that time, I received numerous emails
asking for help on video capture, editing and encoding. A lot has
changed since then and it is now easier than ever to capture & edit videos
on your PC. This extreme guide will cover mostly everything
from video capture to encoding in your favorite format. We will
share with you some of the best hardware capture devices and software
tools available today.
This guide will be split into 5 sections as
follows:
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Video Capture: Some of the best
consumer video capturing hardware and best third party software for video
capture.
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Video Editing: Best software to
cut, join and edit videos.
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Video Encoding: How to encode
or convert videos to all formats including AVI, MPG, VCD, SVCD, DVD, Divx,
etc.
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Video Authoring: How to burn your videos to standard VCD, SVCD and DVD formats so they can be
played in just about any DVD player.
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Playing: Best tools to play videos of
all formats including Divx.
Note that this guide will cover a few of
what we think are the best hardware and software tools available for video
capturing, editing and playing. We understand there is a wide
selection of hardware and software out there and just because we don't
mention or cover some of them doesn't mean they are not good or suitable
for this type of work. When it comes to video editing, I have
learned that expensive is not always the best. For example, a few of
the best software tools are actually free!
Let's begin the guide now with the hardware.
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