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

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

can i use this with my ATI TV WONDER?
 
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.
 
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.
 
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?
 
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.
 
So you are suggesting I call Gainward for a replacement cable?
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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.
 
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