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Chienworks wrote on 9/28/2009, 12:07 PM
The yellow jack is a composite video in connection.

I believe the DVI spec does allow for a pin to carry a composite video signal. You would need an adapter that connects this pin to an RCA plug. However, in actual practice it's unlikely that the signal is provided in most video cards. DVI is usually HD resolution and your CRT's composite signal is SD. Add to that that if there is a signal that comes out of the card it's probably not very representative of standard TV signals and wouldn't give you good color correction anyway.

Ideally you should be using the DV signal on a firewire connection to run a DV to analog conversion box of some sort, then take the composite signal from that box into the TV. Canopus has a whole series of ADVC devices that can perform this function. Most mini DV camcorders can also do this. Sometimes you can pick up an old camcorder with a dead transport on ebay for a few bucks and dedicate it to this purpose.
baysidebas wrote on 9/28/2009, 1:12 PM
And using an uncalibrated TV display for CC isn't a good idea anyway. If you're serious about your work get yourself a professional monitor, they're not that expensive and pay for themselves in short order.
GlennChan wrote on 9/28/2009, 8:41 PM
At the very least, preview through a DV device such as a camcorder. You'll see things that you won't catch on the video output of a video card.

2- Composite video is not the same as S-video. S-video carries the signal over 2 wires, composite 1.

3- Color on consumer TVs won't be accurate... so something to keep in mind if a professional monitor doesn't make sense for you / your budget.



They may or may not have a composite output over a RCA connector, or S-video output over a S-video connector (can't remember the other name for that connector).

But in any case, don't use it. Preview over firewire instead.