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You are talking apples and oranges when comparing Digi-View to FrameGrabber. Digi-View is basically a static image, slow scan digitizer. FrameGrabber is a near real time color capture system. DigiView can capture images from a VCR, but only in B&W, only if the image is stable for a relatively long period of time, and, as I recall, only at 320×200 resolution. FrameGrabber captures in approximately 1/60 second and in color, as I recall. From my point of view, the images captured by FrameGrabber fall short of the quality I would want. The captured images done with Impulse's VD-1 (approx. $1000) seem far superior to me. Never having seen images from NewTek's Video Toaster (maybe to be released some day) or Impulse's Firecracker24, I can't compare them. The latter two are over $1000 systems in any event. There is a limitation imposed on resolution for all frame grabbers imposed by NTSC broadcast standards/state-of-the-art. Cheaper than FrameGrabber? Hmmm. There is a system called Live! by A Squared. (Unsure of pricing.) The colors tend to seem terribly artificial to me. I can't think of any other alternatives off the top of my head. There used to be images created by Live!, VD-1, and Framegrabber up in the libraries. Since the split of the forums, I'm not sure whether they still are there or not. I don't recall any captured images done by DigiView. If they still exist, you can download them and compare the quality for yourself. Maybe someone else will jump in and be of more assistance. Bill, K3OZM