|
|
Posted by Gene E. Bloch on 09/29/67 11:48
On 5/23/2006, Lost in the waste land posted this:
> Hi,
>
> I have some general questions about a Sima Ct 200 box and connecting
> it between a VCR and DVD external drive.
>
>
> 1) This Sima box has just 2 connectors that I see on any photos:
>
>
> Input Composite Video, on an RCA connector Y/C (S-Video), on a 4-Pin
> connector
> NTSC and PAL Signals Supported
>
>
> Output Composite Video, on an RCA connector Y/C (S-Video), on a 4-Pin
>
> connector
>
>
> 2) Are they actually mean 4 connections ( two in, two out) : S-Video
> 4-Pin 1394 ?
>
>
> 3) I have a Sony DRX 720 UL External DVD writer on my Win XT machine
> that only has a 1394 Firewire or USB 2.0 connections. I''m assuming
>
> the
> 1394 output is going to the DVD ?
>
>
> 4) My Sony DVD player/VCR recorder has S-Video out ..
> But it is a DIN connector (Like a keyboard connector).
> So I guess I need a S-Video to Firewire cable ?
>
>
> 5) One last question(s) !
>
>
> Duping VCR to DVD in this manner does not appear to provide
> any visual or editing abilities .. Is that true ?The DVD came with Nero
>
> 6.2
> but that appears that it is mostly for songs and data .. Not necessary
>
> video stream.
>
>
> 6) I quite haven't figured out this *ripping* terminology either.
>
>
> 7) How would I transfer VCR tape through a program to edit on a PC and
> then to DVD ?
>
>
> This is all new to me ... excuse the stupid questions.
>
>
> Cheers.
> Lost.
1394 and S-Video are totally unrelated.
It took me a while to figure out your list of connectors: bad
punctuation.
On the Sima (as I read your description of it) there are two connectors
for composite video in and out, and there are two connectors for
S-Video (which means separate video) in and out.
Choose one pair and use it, i.e., either connect only the composite
connectors or connect only the S-Video connectors. Don't connect one
input to the other output (unless your documentation specifically says
the Sima can convert).
If your VCR output has an S-Video output and your PC has an S-Video
input, choose that for better sharpness and color. Otherwise you have
to use the slightly inferior composite connections.
In both cases you need to connect the audio separately.
By your description, it looks like your Sony DRX-720 can only connect
to the computer, not the Sima or VCR, since it lacks A/V connectors.
A/V connectors are the audio, composite, and S-Video terminals.
The closest thing to an S-Video to FireWire connector is a computer :-)
Actually, some camcorders can do it, and there are separate analog to
digital converters available as well; I was just having fun saying that
.... and anyway, it's really not correct as I wrote it.
Your descriptions are sufficiently confusing to me that I wonder if you
have accurately reported your connections...If not, then you'll have to
selectively ignore my statements above :-)
The full version of Nero is a very powerful program with lots of
capabilities, but what you got with your hardware is probably a lite or
OEM version, and I can't guess what's missing. My 6.x can do video, but
I don't like some of its features in video (it's been a while, so don't
ask me for details).
HTH,
Gino
--
Gene E. Bloch (Gino)
letters617blochg3251
(replace the numbers by "at" and "dotcom")
Navigation:
[Reply to this message]
|