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 > > ================================================ > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > your subscription information. > ================================================ > ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
