With PC performance improving dramatically and hard disk capacity growing, the number of people enjoying TV and video on their PCs is steadily increasing, leading to growing demand for PCs with audio-visual capabilities. The AV PC has a built-in video capture card essential for capturing animation and voices to PC.
Based on advanced MPEG conversion technology obtained by developing devices for various types of image device including DVD recorders, NEC Electronics offers various devices for video capture cards. To ensure the reliable operation of AV PCs performing advanced processing, the focus is now on in-depth design technology that also ensures inter-device compatibility.
Figure 1:Function block diagram of video capture card