The competitive SSBM discussion thread

Actually i was noting how horribly unspecific it is. o.o

Actually, reading all of the guides there. Only options you have:

1) Capture Card (easiest)

or

2. Direct Feed by use of a digital video camera.

Certain cameras (i know for a fact Cannon can) can use the same cables that you use to run video from your camera to the TV, can take the signal and reverse it, through the camera, and out the FireWire port. If you are looking for a camera that can do this, look for "Direct Line Input" and IEEE.1394 "FireWire" ports. USB 2.0 has been getting more use, but firewire is still the king. If you are looking through the menu of the camera, under VCR mode, under VCR set-up, look for an option that says AV>DV OUT --- That is the way to turn it on for Canon, and it should be similar for other cameras. This way you can use the camera as a bridge between your analog input device (VCR, older camera, GameCube, etc) into your computer. Also, assuming you won't always have your computer right next to you when recording, footage can be saved to the digital media of a camcorder (MiniDV is the popular choice) and then uploaded later with little to no loss of quality.