On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 22:30:18 +0200, "Manu T"
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>"FrankBeens" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 16:27:53 +0000, "J.Clarke" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>> wrote:
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>> >On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 18:28:11 GMT
>> >"JAD" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> >
>> >> seen some games that do replay and save replay...but you have to deal
>> >> with proprietary compression sometimes.... camcorder pointed at the
>> >> screen...but then there is syncing cam to monitor..PITA
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "FrankBeens" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> > Anyone know how or know a link which explains HOW to cap say a game
>> >> > play from the computer to either DV (via FiWi or SVideo) or to VCR?
>> >> >
>> >> > Cheers
>> >
>> >For some reason the OP hasn't appeared on my server, so I'm replying
>> >here.
>> >
>> >If you have an All-in-wonder then clone the screens and whatever appears
>> >on your monitor should also be going out the composite and s-video
>> >ports, where any VCR should be able to capture.
>> >
>> >If you've tried that and it's not working what specifically is it doing?
>>
>> One of the things is that I have no idea HOW to make it show up on the
>> VCR or DV.. You mention cloning the screen? New one on me.
>>
>> Here's what I am trying to do. I need to record what is happening on
>> my monitor onto DV either through FiWi or S-Video. I think S-Video is
>> my best option here.
>>
>> I have the AIW9700Pro with purple dongle. I connect the S-Video cable
>> from the dongle to either my DV camera or to my VCR (in S-Video of
>> course) but no signal is being sent to be recorded.
>>
>> In all my years with AIWs (radeon, 8500DV now 9700) I never had the
>> need to do this task but now I do and I'm befuddled.. I read the docs
>> and seems this is all I have to do is make the cable connections and
>> all should work. But it doesn't..
>>
>> I'm obviously missing something.. can you assist?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
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>The PURPLE cable box is for VIDEO IN.... djeezzz ..... RTFM.
>
>CONNECT THE RIGHT CABLES BEFORE PROCEDING!!!
>
>Then it's just a matter of enabling TV-out [Display properties -->
>Settings --> Advanced --> Display's* --> Click the blue tab on the TV-pannel
>and press Apply] Windows will ask to confirm the choices, your screen will
>flash briefly and TV will show a copy of your desktop.
>
>Now you can go to the Overlay*-tab --> Press OK to confirm if the warning
>screen appears --> Clone options --> Theater mode (This will automatically
>play (most) movies full screen on the TV)
>
>*: ATI Tabs (these show a red ati logo on them) they are part of ATI's
>Control panel
>
>This should get things working.
Thanks, I did rtfm btw, it wasn't clear enough as to what to do. I
hooked the svideo cable to the proper cable this time and got
somewhere but still not quite to where I need to go.. might be an
incompatibility problem with the DV camera itself. I'll give it a shot
next time with the VCR.
Thanks again
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