phl@sfsup.UUCP (+Listowsky P.) (11/10/88)
I have an IBM PC XT with a Quadram EGA prosync board (and a Sony multiscan monitor). IS there any way for me to send my PC's video output to a video tape (via VCR) ? How? My goal is to use the PC as a character/graphics generator - to overlay such things on tapes of movies, etc. Can it be done? Can it be done with easily accessible parts? Can it be done with easily accessible parts cheaply? Thanks in advance. Phil
kruskin@umbio.MIAMI.EDU (Keith Ruskin) (11/21/88)
Sorry, but those RCA connectors on the back of your EGA card are ->NOT<- composite video outputs. Although it seems like it would be easy to do, the EGA card uses different scan frequencies that would make both EGA and NTSC (regular) video output a bear. The only way to use the PC for char- acter generation is to get a CGA card (bleah!) which does have composite output. The only consolation is that they're cheap now -- you can get one for under 30 bucks if you look hard enough. That's how I do my video titling. Good luck. - Keith Ruskin kruskin@umbio.miami.edu (212)889-2786 "Just when I think I know where it's at, they move it!"