Any video cards have a DV out that will work with a miniDV camcorder?

[HeroOfPellinor]

I have a digital camcorder with a DV in/out. I'd like to record from my computer to my digital camcorder. I don't want to transfer; I want to record what's on my screen to the camcorder. Do any video cards have a DV out that will work with a miniDV camcorder's DV in?

 

[Hamburgerpimp]

ATI All in Wonder does anything you want.

http://www.ati.com/designpartners/media/images/aiwr8500dvboard.jpg

http://www.ati.com/designpartners/media/images/aiwr8500dvdongleinput2.jpg

http://www.ati.com/designpartners/media/pc/popups/aiwr8500dvdongleinput3.asp

 

[Pooteh]

i'd suggest a separate dv card if your a gamer. video cards need to be upgraded often.

 

[pulse8]

Let me get this straight. You want to record what's on your computer's monitor to the DV camera? If that's the case, you can't do it through a DV port. You'd have to get a video card with TV out and plug the S-Video cable from the video card into your camera and record that way.

Also, it's nothing to do with the 1394 port itself, it's just that I don't think ANYONE has any software programmed to do this.

 

[Pooteh]

Originally posted by: pulse8
Let me get this straight. You want to record what's on your computer's monitor to the DV camera? If that's the case, you can't do it through a DV port. You'd have to get a video card with TV out and plug the S-Video cable from the video card into your camera and record that way.

Also, it's nothing to do with the 1394 port itself, it's just that I don't think ANYONE has any software programmed to do this.

thats true. i didnt read his post close enough. he seems to want on the fly video card output conversion to video signal i think you can buy external things you plug onto your videocard output for that kinda stuff. for output to tv basically. quality is so so.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Thanks. That's what I figured. I have both an S-Video out on my video card and a scan converter and neither produce the quality I'm looking for because both have to be recorded on a VCR and then recaptured on the computer. The conversion to and from analog is what kills it I think. I have an S-Video connector on my miniDV camcorder, but I thought it was just for output. I'll check on that. Thanks for the suggestions.

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
Thanks. That's what I figured. I have both an S-Video out on my video card and a scan converter and neither produce the quality I'm looking for because both have to be recorded on a VCR and then recaptured on the computer. The conversion to and from analog is what kills it I think. I have an S-Video connector on my miniDV camcorder, but I thought it was just for output. I'll check on that. Thanks for the suggestions.

What brand is the camcorder? I know that Sony's can take an analog signal in from the video jacks on the camera.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Samsung SCD77...last of the great "pre-cheapened" miniDV camcorders. Larger CCD and more features than Sony's costing twice as much. Guess the only thing missing is the analog-in.

Maybe I'll just put a capture card with an s-video-in in another computer and capture straight form my main PC. Could you have the s-video out on your video card go to an s-video-in on the same computer and capture footage that way?

 

[Pepsi90919]

you need a firewire card and something like adobe premiere.