Watching Pc Movie Via Videorecorder
(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: cliona
Hi have this crazy idea but I’m stuck because of the technicals I don’t understand, maybe one of you can help :
If I want to view a downloaded movie on my TV, I have 2 solutions:
- Convert it to PAL and burn it BUT this uses up 100% of my CPU for about 7 hours and the quality of a 24 or 29 fps avi file converted to a 25 fps mpg_1 (PAL) is really not great.
- Run the avi on my PC and use Geforce to display the movie on my TV but my hard disks would rapidly run out of space and my kids can’t watch a movie while I work away on my PC.
The idea would be to use the Geforce card to view the avi file on my PAL TV and to tape the avi on my videorecorder as it plays.
I have connected the graphic card to the videorecorder and the videorecorder to the TV. When I activate nView, the clone image of my PC appears for a fraction of a second but never longer.
What should I do to keep it on like any other TV channel? What settings should I look into?
Do you know if I can actually tape the avi on a VHS tape ?
Hoping someone has worked this out before,
Thanks,
Cliona
Posted by: lynx
What software are you using to play the avi file ?
Some players disable the TV-out on your graphics card while playing, this is part of their agreement with the movie industry to enable them to get decryption keys for DVD's.
I am assuming that the TV-out works normally under other conditions.
Try a different player.
Posted by: cliona
I use the latest Real player version.
Works fine when I connect the cable directly to the TV set (even if my serial number of GeForce 4 won't allow use of TVtool software).
It's must have something to do with the settings on my videorecorder. Is there a specific chanel to search for the signal from my PC or should it just pick it up as it did for the TV channels?
I live in France, I translate those Bl* manuals, I should know but it looks like I always buy video equipment that's shipped with useless machine translated manuals that make no sense.
Posted by: Paul
I assume you connect to your videorecorder with either S-Video or SCART.
Most videorecorders have 3 input modes. One for the tuner (normal channels) and two for other input devices. Here I can switch between Normal, L1 and L2. They probably have other names on your VCR. You need to select one of the last two modes.
Posted by: cliona
Ok Paul, thanks a million for your reply, I really want to get this working even if just for the pure satisfaction of it...
The back of my videorecorder has no lines in. Just 2 lines out : 1 for for the scart to the TV set + 1 for Canal plus (which is a decoder needing type of TV channel)
The front panel has two lines in, one for audio (mono) and one for video (yellow jack).
I connected the PC to the front video line in, I get the PC clone image then but it won't hold it for longer than a fraction of a second.
On the other hand, if I connect myPC video card to an adaptator linked to the scart in line of the TV set, it works fine.
One question:
I use an audio cable to link the video card to the scart (not a video cable), supplier told me this is ok but everything is OK as far as he's concerned and I can't use Tvtools (refuses to recognized my Geforce4 card).
Could this be the reason why I can't view avi files, played using nview on my PC on my TV ,via a connection on the videorecorder?
Sorry, can't make it less confusing....
Posted by: El_Jefe
I'm not sure that I'm getting a clear picture of what jacks are available on your VCR, are you saying that you only have the two front A/V jacks for input? If that's the case, I don't think you can route your PC through your VCR without additional hardware.
Posted by: cliona
Yes, that's exactly it El_jefe.
But if i can connect the camrecorder to the front video in jack and it works, I should be able to connect the PC's video card cable too.
The thing is my brain just won't let me go any further than that in my deductions...
Any idea on what track I should follow that would lead to the begining of an answer?
Posted by: El_Jefe
If you have A/V output jacks on your TV, you could connect your PC to your TV(as I believe you said you've done before). Then run the cables out of your TV to your VCR. However, I believe that your original problem was with converting NTSC to PAL. The problem won't go away with recording the .avi file onto a VHS. It'll still have the same fps. So if you want to do that you're still going to have to use video editing software on the .avi file first. Or buy a multi-system TV and VCR.
Posted by: swarnel
do u have a dvd palyer if so it is much easier to convert to vcd
Posted by: swarnel
im meant dvd player