I've had a very interesting couple of weeks.
So, for all of those who have captured all those analog sources to some kind of video file (usually .AVI at a low resolution), I can verify you get what you have. I did an initial test run of a VHS converted video file into a low resolution .avi file and performed a 1080i/p real time capture.
The first problem you're going to run into is deciding whether you're going to use the YUV or RGB settings, both of which have drawbacks. Your YUV uncompressed 1920x1080 avi stream is going to eat at least 500GB for an hour, and none of the editing software packages out there (including FCP and AVID) can handle that file size. Reverting to the RGB (M-JPEG) capture settings produces a more compact file size (around 25GB), but the capture will expose any and all artifacts, so plan on doing some extensive video filtering editing work (whether you're using FCP, Adobe, or Avid).
End of the day, the better quality of your analog source makes the difference. I recommend getting your analog video off its existing tapes (I want to meet the idiot who decided VHS was a good video format... since it was designed originally for audio).
So, for all of those who have captured all those analog sources to some kind of video file (usually .AVI at a low resolution), I can verify you get what you have. I did an initial test run of a VHS converted video file into a low resolution .avi file and performed a 1080i/p real time capture.
The first problem you're going to run into is deciding whether you're going to use the YUV or RGB settings, both of which have drawbacks. Your YUV uncompressed 1920x1080 avi stream is going to eat at least 500GB for an hour, and none of the editing software packages out there (including FCP and AVID) can handle that file size. Reverting to the RGB (M-JPEG) capture settings produces a more compact file size (around 25GB), but the capture will expose any and all artifacts, so plan on doing some extensive video filtering editing work (whether you're using FCP, Adobe, or Avid).
End of the day, the better quality of your analog source makes the difference. I recommend getting your analog video off its existing tapes (I want to meet the idiot who decided VHS was a good video format... since it was designed originally for audio).