video out to monitor via firewire direct?

ushere wrote on 10/20/2005, 9:56 PM
no problems using vegas to play avi's out to monitor (tv) etc.,

however, is there;

a. any software that will play avi's out to monitor directly?
(by that i mean, using media player or similar - using either firewire via vtr or dv
camera to convert to analogue signal - but not having to have loaded nle
program on computer to play it)

b. output mpg's (as above), using say, power dvd?

this is to avoid having to load vegas or similar on a laptop to show to clients - in this particular instance, they have a HUGE screen in their boardroom (analogue input-i'll take my dsr11 to transcode), and i want to be able to jump between various clips on the laptop, without first having to load them into any nle program....

yes, i could use the s-vid out on my laptop, but the quality ia appaling...

thanks

leslie

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Spot|DSE wrote on 10/20/2005, 11:12 PM
You can use an Nnovia A2D box to do this, it's a DVR box with analog out over composite or S-Vid. But it won't play mpeg.

That's about the only way I can think of to easily do this without using a pocket DVD player.
ushere wrote on 10/21/2005, 12:06 AM
thanks.

but does this still mean i have to play the clips through vegas on the laptop?

leslie
Spot|DSE wrote on 10/21/2005, 2:01 AM
No. The Nnovia is an HDD record/playback device. In other words, you don't need a laptop. It's a DVR unit, about the size of a couple of cigarette boxes taped together. It has video outputs on it. It will jump from clip to clip, file to file, whatever. It's like a non-linear "tape" machine.
ushere wrote on 10/21/2005, 3:31 AM
oh yes please!!!!

what a great idea. have to get one. problem is, finding the client to pay for it....

many thanks

leslie