Output to TV monitor

Spike_ wrote on 4/22/2003, 3:56 PM

Hi everyone,

I need to preview my work on something larger than the small preview window in the lower right and when I make this window larger, I get a lot of lag.

I have heard that I can preview on a external TV, is this true? If so, what do I need to buy to make this happen and will it allow me realtime preview output?

TIA
Spike

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RJC wrote on 4/24/2003, 5:05 PM

Just to confuse the issue even further....

I have noticed that if I use the IEEE 1394 (Firewire) built into my Creative Audigy card, the real time preview - via JVC Deck to NTSC monitor - crashes every few seconds to black / no sync. If I use my dedicated (cheap $24 Pyro or some such) 1394 card there's no problem. I assume this is because there is an IRQ conflict when using surround sound via the Audigy, or something.

Having a dedicated deck is definitely the best way to go. You can leave it connected all the time and have real time NTSC preview whenever you want it and the deck is ready to record the finished product with ease. Also, my deck has component video outputs which really improve the pictute quality.

The best cheap solution is to buy a cheap camcorder, as others have said, like the Panasonic PV-DV53 (about $360) and leave that in circuit except when you need it as a back up camera.

-Roger

beardred wrote on 4/24/2003, 8:08 PM

I just figured out what i was doing wrong. In the prefrences dialogue box, under video device, i had "Recompress edited frames" unclicked. I clicked it on and now problem solved. I must have unclicked it when i was first trying to get the external preview to work. Thanks for all your advice. Hope this might help someone else.

plmdhale wrote on 4/25/2003, 12:45 PM

Excellent post with clear directions. I have ADVC100 that I've used to convert from analog video in to firewire to Vegas. But I didn't know how to connect to external monitor until just now - and it works!
One question, in your post you say:
"From my VCR I connect the RCA/Scart to the front of the Canopus Red/Yellow/Black connections." What is "RCA/Scart" ??

This whole thread has been most informative - Thanks all

PHale

PAW wrote on 4/25/2003, 1:21 PM

A scart connector is a 26 (I think its 26) pin block connector.

The advantage with Scart is quality and flexibility. The Scart sockets on your TV/VCR can be RGB or S-Video or just plain composite (the yellow plug). RGB will give the best quality, alot of DVD players can output RGB to a TV with a RGB enabled Scart.

Are you in the US - a silly question maybe but is Scart a term used in the US?