Avoneer
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| posted on 24/2/06 at 06:18 PM |
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Video Capture Card
I need to get my old camcorder stuff onto PC.
My camcorder has S-Video out.
How do you do the sound bit? Is it carried on the S-Video lead?
Doesn't that have to be linked up to the sound card?
How does that record in sync?
Cheers,
Pat...
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tadltd
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| posted on 24/2/06 at 06:23 PM |
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I think you need a 'Firewire' lead to connect the two (and maybe the software you got with the camera).
That's what I needed with mine!
Best Regards,
Steve.
www.turnerautosport.com
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flak monkey
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| posted on 24/2/06 at 06:30 PM |
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You need an analogue video capture card. They arent very expensive, and usually come with some software. They have an S-Video input on them (amongst
other things).
Sound is seperate, and is usually recorded through the soundcard, but some video capture cards have sound inputs as well. If its done through the
sound card the capture program will manage it for you anyway.
David
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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JohnN
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| posted on 24/2/06 at 06:33 PM |
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I tried the same with my pc and a pinnacle hardware moviebox capture device. It was crap, slow and lost frames.
I found the best way is to buy/borrow a dvd recorder (TV type) and plug the camera into it and record, does it in real time no problem whatsoever.
I think you need the sound phono plug as well as the S-Video lead
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Avoneer
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| posted on 24/2/06 at 06:36 PM |
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Camera is not digital so no software there.
Does the S-Video not carry sound then?
Camera has the yellow phono out as well so I take it that's the sound?
Cheers,
Pat...
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flak monkey
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| posted on 24/2/06 at 06:41 PM |
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Yellow phono is phono video, white or red is audio.
S-Video doesnt carry sound, only video.
There should be another output on the camera, probably (most commonly) a 3.5mm jack which has an extra connector inside to do both audio chanels and
video.
Heres a capture card for you.
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInfo.aspx?ProductID=12088
John, something wasnt set up right, my mate used an analogue card for years for his business with no problem, takes a while to get the settings right
though.
David
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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stevebubs
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| posted on 24/2/06 at 06:43 PM |
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Yellow phono out is composite video...sound will probably be a 3.5mm jack plug.
For capture, I've a couple of Hauppage WinTV cards in my PCs and they work pretty well.
Alternatively, there's this...
Neuros Box
Which you could then later mount in the car and connect a bullet cam...
See Here
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Avoneer
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| posted on 24/2/06 at 06:59 PM |
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Right - my camera had a 3.5mm A/V out jack orifice.
The lead that came with the camera that plugs into the above orifice has the jack on one end and on the other end is a yellow (video signal) and white
(mono audio signal.
I have an old Lifeview card in the PC and can cature the video fine, but no sound and the software is crap.
Is the software generic to the card, or can I use any software???
I take I'll need a 3.5mm mono jack jump lead to connect the audio out from the Lifeview to the audio in on my sound card and then the software
should tie the sound and vid together ???
Pat...
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sgraber
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| posted on 24/2/06 at 08:56 PM |
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Is the software generic to the card, or can I use any software???
If you are interested in making vids for sending to friends or uploading to website, then my suggestion is the free Windows Media Encoder 9.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/encoder/default.aspx
Fairly simple to use and it 'should' detect your capture hardware. It can be used for live streams or capturing to a file, or converting
from other formats to wmv.
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I take I'll need a 3.5mm mono jack jump lead to connect the audio out from the Lifeview to the audio in on my sound card and then the software
should tie the sound and vid together ???
That's correct. Use the line-in (aux) jack on your sound card. Since your camera is monaural audio you should make sure that your software
capture settings are set to mono. That way when you play it back you will be able to hear the sound out of both speakers.
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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Avoneer
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| posted on 26/2/06 at 10:47 PM |
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Cheers everyone - it was the link to the sound card that was throwing me - but all sorted now.
Windows do dar wouldn't recognise my capture card and I was almost going to settle for the crappy software that came with the card (which is
really old) but it all decided to work perfectly with my Ulead Video Studio 9 and I'm a happy bunny now.
Just got to get all my Elvington laps onto the puter now.
Pat...
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