Kris,

Is there a way to capture the video signal to a monitor prior to the OS
running? That would be useful to show how to install Linux for example.

John Hebert

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kris A. Wotipka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 11:53 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [brluglist] Videoing BRLUG Newbie Night Meetings
> 
> 
> As a video nerd...
> 
> Taping the meetings isn't much of a problem.  Taping the 
> meetings and making 
> them understandable to someone watching later, especially 
> on-line is a huge 
> undertaking.
> 
> The issue is in the details.  To just videotape a "talking 
> head" lecturer is 
> one thing.  But to show the details of what they are talking 
> about requires 
> either:
> 
> 2 cameras & a scan converter (1 for wide, one for closeup's 
> at the speakers 
> position, and the scan converter to convert anything from the 
> computer to 
> videotape).  I know from experience that you cannot shoot a 
> computer monitor 
> with any camcorder less that about $5000 unless you can set 
> the monitor to 
> exactly 60hz.  You need a feature called clearscan which is 
> not available on 
> consumer models.
> 
> or
> 
> 1 camera, a excellent producer, and lots of free time after 
> the meeting to 
> run around and try to get closeups of everything the speaker 
> pointed out.  
> Plus post production facilities (editing) and someone to 
> transfer all of the 
> computer screens to a video friendly format.
> 
> This though would be the perfect project for a Public Access 
> Television 
> Station since they have everything to do this with.  
> Unfortunately BR does 
> not have one of these.  Anyone up for a road trip to Lafayette?
> 
> sorry to rain on the parade.
> 
> kw
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