Radeon 9200 128MB VIVO: How to get audio?

[Gooch]

The wires that came with the video card allow me to capture video from my VHS. I connect the video out from the VCR to a composite cable which I plug in the video card. I haven't figured out how to capture audio.

Also, is it possible to record to VCR using this card?

Thanks.

[zl1corvette]

use your soundcard, you can make a custom cable with rca jacks on one end and a small plug on the other, probaly get parts from radio shack or maybe they have one, then just use the line in on your soundcard

[dvdx_925]

I was wondering if capturing with this card is any good? At my friends, we captured with windows movie maker and the quality was shocking, there was all this green crap. We tried using dr divx but it wouldn't work.

[thecoalman]

If your card only has a Composite in and no audio in you need to connect it to the sound card. I purchased a converter that plugs into the microphone jack on the soundcard that has two RCA jacks.

If it's a AIW card there is a audio out jack that plugs into the soundcard externally. If your card has an internal auxillary audio out you can avoid all this by connecting it to your souindcards auxillary in internally.

If the green you are referring too completeley blanks the screen that might be your card detecting your movie as macrovision protected as I had the same thing happen to me with a macrovision protected tape I was trying to capture.

If it has a Composite out then you should be able to record back to tape. You'll just have to switch the Video cable to the out cable and switch the audio to the speakers on your soundcard.

[Doramius]

-Radeon cards are made to Federal and internation specs. using the RF connection. (the threaded connector that a cable line or antenna hooks to) However, RCA ports do not run on that type of frequency, so if you are truly using the RCA ports, then the Macrovision is not your problem. Usually the Macrovision will affect the video as well.
-If you're using the RCA jacks you'll need to get a few cheap supplies. You already should have your RCA cords that link to your Video and Right and Left audio. You'll need another Right and Left audio cord with the RCA jacks on one end and a Stereo Headphone jack on the opposite end. You'll also need 2 RCA Y-Jacks (2-female to 1-male). Not required, but recommended is an audio grond loop seperator/filter (GLF).
-*Take the Y-Jacks an plug them into the Right and Left audio outputs of the originating video device.(IE: VCR, camcorder, DVD Player) If you are attaching an audio GLF, connect the filter to the device and the Y-Jacks to the filter. Connect the RCA Video (yellow) normally or as it was previously if already connected previously. Connect the opposite ends of the RCA Jacks to the Video card's cable/ports. The Headphone Jack end will connect to your sound card's 'LINE IN' port.
-REASON FOR THIS SETUP: The way this setup has been made is so that you can listen to the audio as it is being recorded and for playback, while the audio is being recorded on it's separate channel. The GLF helps reduce or remove audio distortion due to multiple devices being connected.
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IMPORTANT
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When you are recording, all other audio devices and controls should be on MUTE. Go to your Audio Settings and the only items, when recording, that should not be muted are: *the audio device the capture card is connected to (IE: AUX, CD-IN); *Master Volume; *Line In; *WAV
--All others must be muted to avoid distortion bleeding. The GLF helps prevent this externally, but not internally. You will find the audio quality matches almost exactly the original audio quality.

[Gooch]

Thanks to all for your advice.

I've done as suggested and connected the rca audio to the line in on the sound card and I'm getting audio.

I'm now on to the second part -- recording back onto vhs. I believe the video card's composite port is for both in and out. The manual's not very clear on this. There is TV out via the composite port, but the software that came with the card -- PowerDirector -- indicates output via the firewire port but doesn't say anything about composite out.

But I'll keep fiddling with it and I'll post the results.

[Doramius]

If you have one more RCA to headphone jack cord, you can run back to the VCR, but be careful. You'll want to disconnect the VCR out to the LINE IN as you may end up with feedback problems.