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I have a DVD player, a VHS video, and a mini-DV video camera. I record off the mini-DV to my PC, I'm also recording VHS to digital in a similar way. Sometimes I take audio-video from the DVD to the PC.
I used to feed composite-video to my PC's graphics-card, and the audio to Line-in via a hacked SCART adapter. This was a pain with regard to switching inputs behind my PC, especially as the current video outputs audio in mono, and I had to bridge connectors with a paperclip to feed both L & R channels. This is pictured on the introduction.
As I've got a lot of bits from old stereos, TV's Videos, I had everything I needed to make a switching box / vision-mixer, so it was about time that I did.
(I use AV to mean Audio/Video)
I used to feed composite-video to my PC's graphics-card, and the audio to Line-in via a hacked SCART adapter. This was a pain with regard to switching inputs behind my PC, especially as the current video outputs audio in mono, and I had to bridge connectors with a paperclip to feed both L & R channels. This is pictured on the introduction.
As I've got a lot of bits from old stereos, TV's Videos, I had everything I needed to make a switching box / vision-mixer, so it was about time that I did.
(I use AV to mean Audio/Video)
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From TVs / Videos I unsoldered the AV sockets.
From an old stereo I removed (with much difficulty) an input selector switch bank. Pushing one of these switches releases any others that are engaged, so you only have one "on" at a time.
Out of a McDonnel Douglas P-LAN node, some wire.
From my kitchen, an empty mustard tin.
From a laser toner cartridge, some heavy black plastic sheet.
From I can't remember what, screws
Solder.
Also used:
Drill.
Dremel-a-like
Knife
Scissors
Paint
Glue
File
Tweezers
Sandpaper
From an old stereo I removed (with much difficulty) an input selector switch bank. Pushing one of these switches releases any others that are engaged, so you only have one "on" at a time.
Out of a McDonnel Douglas P-LAN node, some wire.
From my kitchen, an empty mustard tin.
From a laser toner cartridge, some heavy black plastic sheet.
From I can't remember what, screws
Solder.
Also used:
Drill.
Dremel-a-like
Knife
Scissors
Paint
Glue
File
Tweezers
Sandpaper
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You need electronics to convert video to pass through USB. Buying a device is your best bet. Some products here
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Yes it is, but a TV-tuner-device might be a good thing to have?
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I have a camcorder, which records to DVD's. The quality is quite good when i put the DVD in my DVD player. Although when I put it in my computer and rip it the qualtiy is messed up. The camcorder comes with a scart lead. Looking at your design it seems that I could connect my camcorder to my computer with the scart?
Just wander, do you know of a comemraily available product which connects scart's to USB's as it don't have many TV's lying around.
Thanks
Oscar
www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&q=scart+to+usb+converter&meta=&aq=f&oq=scart+to+usb+converter&fp=177016bc12fe49d4
Which will lead you to places like this:
www.scan.co.uk/Products/Kworld-USB2800D-DVD-Maker-USB2-Convert-you-analogue-Video-VHS-to-DVD
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Great job though on yours. If I had a my cam I would show you mine in progress. I guess I need to get it done now huh
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You did give me some new ideas for mine though
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This is source selection there is no vision mixing of any kind taking place. Vision mixing allows one or more sources to be viewed at the same time as in a fade for instance.
Not a flame just don't want anyone to think they can actually mix video with it.
I.
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You did a really good job on this! 5*
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