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220-801 · Question #684

A client wants to take their old VCR tapes and put them on a DVD. Which of the following expansion cards would need to be installed in a computer to perform this task?

The correct answer is D. Video capture. A video capture card accepts analog video input from devices like a VCR and converts it to a digital signal that can be recorded and encoded to formats suitable for burning to DVD.

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Question

A client wants to take their old VCR tapes and put them on a DVD. Which of the following expansion cards would need to be installed in a computer to perform this task?

Options

  • ATV tuner
  • BVideo graphics
  • CSound
  • DVideo capture

How the community answered

(31 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    6% (2)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    87% (27)

Why each option

A video capture card accepts analog video input from devices like a VCR and converts it to a digital signal that can be recorded and encoded to formats suitable for burning to DVD.

ATV tuner

A TV tuner card receives over-the-air or cable broadcast signals, not the direct analog output from a VCR playback device.

BVideo graphics

A video graphics card handles rendering and display output to a monitor and cannot accept or digitize incoming analog video signals.

CSound

A sound card handles audio input and output but cannot capture or digitize a video signal.

DVideo captureCorrect

A video capture card has analog video input ports (such as composite or S-Video) that accept the signal from a VCR's output. The card then digitizes the analog video stream in real time, allowing software on the computer to record, edit, and encode the footage. Without a video capture card, the computer has no way to receive and digitize the analog signal from the VCR.

Concept tested: Video capture card for analog to digital conversion

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/directshow/video-capture

Topics

#video capture card#expansion cards#analog-to-digital#multimedia

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