Thanks. I'm a total so all that colour and resolution stuff makes no sense to me. But worth noting for those who can see it/want it for their sighted friends.
On 20/11/2008, Chris Blouch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Note that at best for NTSC you'll get maybe 640x480 resolution (or > 720x486 for overscan) so recording your computer screen will require you > to drop into a much lower resolution. Apple used to sell a dongle that > hooked up to your video out that produced a standard NTSC signal (I > assume there was a PAL one as well). There are a few other gotchas like > color gamut limits and generally fuzzy reproduction (especially VHS) > that limit what you can really record from a computer display, but that > dongle might be what you want. > > http://store.apple.com/us/product/M9267G/A?mco=MTIxOTI2Mg > > CB > > Jacob Schmude wrote: >> Assuming you had a way to hook both the video and audio from your >> computer into a VCR, then yes. You could either do this through >> RCA/S-video or component video, or through a TV. The specific >> connections you would use depends on your VCR. Note that DVDs often >> have something known as Macrovision protection, which is supposed to >> prevent you from recording them to VHS with a proper picture. This >> doesn't apply to computers though, just to stand-alone DVD players, as >> the dvd playing software must decode the macrovision first in order >> for the picture to be correct in the first place. If you're still >> worried about it, you can always use MacTheRipper to remove the >> various protections before playing it and recording it to VHS. Video >> files such as MP4s and AVIs will work too, if you can get the playback >> software to output to your VCR you're good to go. >> >> >> On Nov 20, 2008, at 15:05, Tiffany D wrote: >> >>> What if I wanted to convert dvds to vhs or videos on my computer to >>> vhs? Can I do that? >>> >>> On 09/11/2008, Alex Jurgensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> This might sound stupid, but it possible to use Voiceover and a Mac to >>>> control a VCR? Also, is there hardware for my MB that will let me >>>> capture VHSs from my VCR in a digital format, and is such a thing >>>> accessible to VO users? >>>> >>>> Thanks for listening, >>>> Alex, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> http://tiffany.yourpassionconsultant.com >>> (Adults only. Parties and products for your sentual needs! >>> Educational, tasteful and fun!) >>> >> >> > > -- http://tiffany.yourpassionconsultant.com (Adults only. Parties and products for your sentual needs! Educational, tasteful and fun!)
