Any device for TV output/preview without rendering

[JohnA2]

Hi all,

I want to verify if I can output my edited video (esp. in avi format) to TV (in an attempt to preview or outright recording to VCR) WITHOUT first rendering the project.

Or can any of these devices do it for me: Canopus 110, TwinPact100 or Datavideo DAC200. If not, pls kindly give me a recommendation.

I WANT TO COMPLETELY AVOID RENDERING, BUT HAVE A CLEAR PREVIEW OF MY FOOTAGE ON TV.

I will appreciate your prompt response.

Yours - JohnA2

[Video Head]

If I understand you correctly, you wish to play an avi file on your computer and view it on a TV as a comparison monitor.

To do this you would need a video card that has TV out. Many video cards have composite or S-Video out, some even have component analogue HD out. If your video card has DVI or HDMI out that can be connected to many HD TV's.

As you will not have a true pre/post comparititve monitor set-up, it may not be completely accurate. An avi file playing off the computer to a TV may have quality differences once encoded and then played from DVD on a standalone player. But it would allow you to see the video fairly close to what you will get on final output.