Capturing S-Video

AfroLightening · 5 May 2007 at 13:10

Hi,

I'm having trouble capturing video from an s-video connection on my graphics card. Got a Canon G45 Hi8 and plugged in s-video to the port on my laptop. Trying to use some video capturing software but nothing will pick it up!

Help!!

Gungnir · 5 May 2007 at 15:20

What graphics card is it?

AfroLightening · 5 May 2007 at 18:18

I've tried on my PC - Geforce 6500 and my laptop ATI radeon 9000.. can't seem to get it to work. I've used a few bits of software to try and see the camera.

Not sure if I'm meant to see it in the device manager as it isn't a plug + play device.

DR_D · 5 May 2007 at 18:45

you won't see the camera if your using s-video in to attempt to record. you'll have to start up the program you wish to record with select the s-video input as the source and then press play on the camera.

AfroLightening · 5 May 2007 at 19:59

Ok thanks i'll try that seeing as this is better than nothing. However what if i want to play whats on the camera and see it on my pc?

Jimmy_Lemon · 5 May 2007 at 20:21

I dont think many graphics cards allow capture from s-video (could be wrong) but I think you need a capture card - and some software that will allow analogue capture.

denz1968 · 8 May 2007 at 08:47

Hi there

If I recall correctly I used a firewire card, and connected S Video on camcorder direct to the firewire card.

Hope that helps

AfroLightening · 8 May 2007 at 19:14

Connected S-video to the firewire card? wow didnt know that was possible, i ordered a capture card today (arrives tomorrow, external USB device) so hopefully this will allow me to do what I want to do with the camera.

J1234 · 8 May 2007 at 21:31

The S-Video socket on graphic cards are outputs not inputs, so you need a capture card.

ANDARIAL · 8 May 2007 at 21:37

slightly off topic is the G45 model the one with `eye control`?
had one a few years ago untill it died

loved it to bits focused on what you looked at and you could choose menu settings etc just by staring at a menu option.
do they make any models like that nowadays?

rickyt · 9 May 2007 at 21:30

Justin said:
The S-Video socket on graphic cards are outputs not inputs, so you need a capture card.

spot on , I've never heard of anyone capturing video on SVHS on a graphics card .The only true way to capture from a digital camcorder is by using a Firewire card or a TV card if using an older analogue camcorder .