VI/VO? EDIT: Need Video In, Video Out Cables

[Blurry]

I just recently purchased a Gainward Geforce 3 Powerpack and it has vivo capabilites. Does Video In mean that I can watch stuff from my television on my computer?

 

[athlonator]

Very few televisons have any kind of video line out (whether composite or s-video), so I doubt you can connect a television directly.

But you can hook up a VCR or a DVD player or a camcorder. You can basically use the VCR as a tuner, and then feed that signal to the Gainward.

I currently have a similar Gainward card and use this option. It works well.

I am assuming that you must have got WinCoder with the card. It is great software for watching the VI input.

 

[5489]

does any of you know if wincoder only works with gainward cards?

can i use this with my ATI TV WONDER?

 

[SouthernBred]

I've got a Gainward Ti4200 in the mail, so I was wondering ...

does WinCoder allow me to do video capturing? Can I get a feed in from my video camera, and archive it to CD with this software?

Thanks for any replies.

 

[athlonator]

Wincoder works with any (I should say majority) of cards with Line-in.

This is from their website.
For analog video: WDM-compliant PCI or USB video capture device with composite video or S-Video input. For DV/Digital8 camcorders: 1394 (also called FireWire or iLink) input card.

Give the trial version of it a try. If it does not work there is a similar, software called Amcap, which will work with the Ati.



<< Does WinCoder allow me to do video capturing? Can I get a feed in from my video camera, and archive it to CD with this software? >>

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Yes this is exactly what it does. It allows you to save on-the-fly in VCD, SVCD, or various DVD formats. (Mpeg 1 and 2). If your camcoder does not have Firewire/iLink outputs than you could use the composite video output.

 

[Blurry]

Thanks for all the feedback. But now I have a real big problem.
I bought my Gainward Powerpack Refurbished and it didn't include anything. no cd, no manual, etc. Does anybody know where I can get the cables for both Video In and Video OUT?

 

[Blurry]

any suggestions

 

[athlonator]

Gainward has a unique connector for its VIVO cards. It looks like a small whip, with four wires originating from a single plug. (these are s-video in/out and composite in/out).

If you did not get this part with your refurbished card it could be a bit tricky to locate this part. So far as I know, it is considered as an integral part of card, and you might need to contact Gainward itself to get another of this cable.

 

[Blurry]

So you are suggesting I call Gainward for a replacement cable?

 

[athlonator]

So you are suggesting I call Gainward for a replacement cable?

I suppose that's what you will have to do. The connector looks like a standard s-video connector, but it has many more pins .

If you can't locate the cable from anywhere, and if you feel brave there is a suggestion that I can give you. This suggestion is not very risky, but then you can't tell with electronics.

- Chop off the plug from one end of the cable that you plan to use (S-video or composite)(I would suggest that you use a composite cable for this exercise).
- With some kind of blade neatly, expose the ends of the wires, and twist them. There will be 2 for composite.
- Plug the cable (the end you haven't chopped) into a VCR or you camcorder (Again the suggestion here would be a VCR, as that would have more robust electronics) and play something on the device.
- Start the video capture software on your computer. I would suggest WinCoder(Get a trial version if you have to), and select composite in the options. (make 100% sure that you have installed NVidia WDM drivers prior to doing this. You can find those on NVidia's download page.)
- Using the bare ends of the cable you chopped, systematically start plugging/poking the wires into the VIVO port of your graphics card, until you get the correct result.

It should only take you a few minutes to do the above. Once you know which holes the wires should go into, you can find a way of how to make them stay there using tape/glue.