hi : finally, i've got the PAL DVD video capture "partially" done. that is, color can be shown on the captured screen BUT it's very "noisy." it seems that is due to the frequency error for the capturing. actually, i just load in the bttv module with additional parameter, modprobe bttv card=37 pll=1. the card i use is the pixelview playtv pro with bt878 chipset. any other suggestion that i can make the color (or frequency) correct ? many thanks. cheers, kai