miniPCTV

miniPCTV is a TV viewer and Video encoder.

Use miniPCTV to watch TV or record videos on your PC. miniPCTV works with any windows video capture device including video capture cards, TV tuners, web cams and digital cameras.

With miniPCTV, you can:

watch TV or Video from any live source on your PC.

Capture live video from your VCR, TV, DVD, WEB CAM or any other source.

Grab single frames and save them as image files or paste them into documents.

Have full control on video playback frame size and positioning so that it does not interfere with your other applications.

Create highly compressed video files using DivX and many other popular codecs.

miniPCTV makes it possible to:

Watch TV while surfing the web or working on a spreadsheet.

Preserve family vacation tapes by transferring them from VHS to video CD or DVD.

Create paper prints from video screen shots.

Email video clips and screen shots to friends and family.

Perform video surveillance and monitoring.

Create video presentations for your project or web site.

miniPCTV Features:

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Real-time video capture: Instant single frame capture.

Supports multiple compression codecs, including DivX.

Uses hardware overlay freeing your CPU 100%.

Full-screen or resizable viewing modes.

User defined z-order: Always on top or background mode.

Supports any video device with approriate windows drivers installed.

Compact program, starts fast and does not waste limited system resources.

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FAQ about MINIPCTV

1. Which video devices or capture cards are supported by miniPCTV?
miniPCTV supports all video devices designed for windows. This includes video capture cards, video cards with video-in lines, tv tuner cards, cameras, web cams. Always make sure your video device drivers are up to date and properly installed.

2. What are the minimum system requirements?
miniPCTV works with Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4+, 2000 and XP.
CPU: Pentium 90 or better
Memory: 32MB (64MB or more recommended)
Hard drive space: 1MB for installation, additional space for video recording as needed
any windows video capture device
any windows sound card (to record audio)

When choosing a video card, we suggest that you select one that supports hardware overlay. This delegates all video processing power to the video hardware and frees up your system resources for other tasks.

3. What video resolutions are supported by miniPCTV?
miniPCTV supports the all resolutions supported by your video hardware. Please refer to the technical specifications of your hardware for a list of the supported modes.

4. Can miniPCTV be used with NTSC, PAL or SECAM video signals?
Yes. However your video capture device and drivers need to support those modes too. Please refer to the technical specifications of your hardware for a list of the supported modes.

5. What is the maximum duration for a video capture session?
You are only limited by available storage on your hard drive. Choosing a good compression codec can reduce storage requirements dramatically. Check our DivX page for information about how to get one of the popular compression codecs.

6. When selecting a video source I get the following message: Capture device not ready or already in use?
The video capture device is already in use by another application. Some of the applications that could be holding your device are video editing software and video conferencing applications. Try closing all programs, or rebooting your system.

Device drivers are not installed, corrupted or not appropriate for your version of Windows. Try to re-install the drivers supplied buy the manufacturer. Check for the lates updates on the manufacturer's web site. If using windows XP make sure you have the correct drivers installed. Many products need updated drivers to function correctly under XP.