PCTV Rave Card - trouble capturing xbox + tv audio

[chocolate_brownie]

yo all
http://www.pinnaclesys.com/publicsite/uk/Products/Consumer+Products/PCTV/PCTV/PCTV+RAVE.htm
I want to capture myself playing halo 2 - i play this on xbox 360

Can my card even do this? i got given it for free ages ago so i dont know the specs or anything?

I have plugged a composite into the side of my tv and the left and right audioand the question arises - can i use it? becuase im not sure where to plug my audio into my capture card?

another problem.. is that i can watch tv on my pc but im getting no sound.. someone said something about getting a wire from onboard sound to the capture card :S

any help is much appreciated!

thanks

[Bjs]

Your a jumpy one ... never know when you'll pop up .

Yes , not a problem for that device .

Yes , got the message , and replied , just its really , really ... really early here and most get some sleep soon .

You need a conversion cable (rca to stereo headphone jack) , which will connect the audio out from device , and connect to pc's linein only .

Depending on what caps program you have , you need to set the audio recording device to onboard sound device , linein .
Make sure its not set to "mute" in audio configuration panle on pc .

Double click yellow pc icon in system tray near clock .
Select options
Select properties from drop down menu
Select recording option chech box
Check linein .
Click ok
Check linein is not checked (muted)
Close audio control .

If you can already see the video on pc screen I need not explain that part .

Depending on you pc specs (speed wise) , and you caps program , you must select form the following .

Pal or nstc
Resolution such as for pal full d1 (720x576) , nstc (720x480)
You might even need to specify the frame rate , pal at 25 , nstc general at 29.97 ... check the glossary for exact fps .

You then need to decide if its going to be recorded into avi (using a suitable compressor) , or mpeg (either 1 or 2) .

Once you have that sorted , its time to run some system caps .

Get tv playing on pc , and cap it .

after a short period , stop .

You might want virtualdub and or gspot , to determine the true fps recorded within avi caps ... some programs are inferior at being accurate when it comes to capped fps .

If caps feel short , the you need to revise method .

Either lower recording res , or change compressor and its settings , then try again .

Once the system is able to record in the required fps , and stay there , you have found only 1 of the ideal setups which can be used , there may be others which might provide better quality , and less fps drop issues .

Mpeg is another thing .

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See how you go , and Ill catchup , after I have caught up with some zzz's .

Im off to crash ... I seem to do that more often , than a pc dose .

[chocolate_brownie]

http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.aspx?sku=323543

if i get this card

will these cables be any useful?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/X-BOX-360-S-VIDEO-AV-CABLE/dp/B000M08TS8/ref=sr_1_1/203-061860...5284315&sr=8-1