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From: SimonB on 13 Mar 2010 19:18 Tim Hodgson <thnews(a)poboxmolar.com.invalid> wrote: > Tim Hodgson <thnews(a)poboxmolar.com.invalid> wrote: > > > SimonB <coz(a)ukonline.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > > Worked OK for me on a MacBook air 1.6Ghz with the EyeTV Hybrid and > > > SCART>composite. > > > In the preferences (v3.x) under 'devices' I turned off 'enable > > > timeshift', closed the player window and recorded at high quality. > > > HTH > > > > Thanks - I'll try that later. What made you try turning off timeshift? > > I'd assumed it was only relevant to watching live digital TV. > > Made no difference at all, I'm afraid. Also tried switching to the > super-duper graphics card in the MBP. > > I'll try to get hold of another SCART cable, to eliminate that. Looking back at your original post ... > trying to digitise some VHS tapes ... getting unusably choppy, > stuttering results Have you had success with _any_ of these tapes? Is the problem maybe down to some kind of copy protection on the tapes themselves? I backed up a few VHS movies OK this way but do remember one that was jerky and impossible to play/copy through the Hybrid. Don't remember exact details but I put it down to that at the time. FWIW I've also copied VHS tape through the Hybrid with a G4 tower (upgraded 1 x 2GHz CPU) with reasonable results (tho' it's not really supported by Elgato). -- Simon
From: SimonB on 14 Mar 2010 21:17 Tim Hodgson <thnews(a)poboxmolar.com.invalid> wrote: > SimonB <coz(a)ukonline.co.uk> wrote: > > > Looking back at your original post ... > > > trying to digitise some VHS tapes ... getting unusably choppy, > > > stuttering results > > Have you had success with _any_ of these tapes? > > Is the problem maybe down to some kind of copy protection on the tapes > > themselves? > > I backed up a few VHS movies OK this way but do remember one that was > > jerky and impossible to play/copy through the Hybrid. Don't remember > > exact details but I put it down to that at the time. > > FWIW I've also copied VHS tape through the Hybrid with a G4 tower > > (upgraded 1 x 2GHz CPU) with reasonable results (tho' it's not really > > supported by Elgato). > > All the tapes are home videos, so I don't think that's the issue. I > strongly suspect it's something to do with the cable, so I'll try to > borrow one from somewhere. Thanks for your suggestions though. > > (btw the SCART plug must be number one in the league table of idiotic, > brain-dead interface designs..) I seem to remember that Elgato recommend not using a switchable SCART (in/out) but this is the kind I've been using. -- Simon
From: Chris Ridd on 15 Mar 2010 02:37 On 2010-03-14 12:22:00 +0000, Tim Hodgson said: > (btw the SCART plug must be number one in the league table of idiotic, > brain-dead interface designs..) Apart from it falls out too easily, what's wrong with it? -- Chris
From: SteveH on 15 Mar 2010 02:52 Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: > On 2010-03-14 12:22:00 +0000, Tim Hodgson said: > > > (btw the SCART plug must be number one in the league table of idiotic, > > brain-dead interface designs..) > > Apart from it falls out too easily, what's wrong with it? Have you tried plugging a cable into a socket you can't see? -- SteveH
From: Sara Merriman on 15 Mar 2010 02:57
In article <8062seFn41U1(a)mid.individual.net>, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: > On 2010-03-14 12:22:00 +0000, Tim Hodgson said: > > > (btw the SCART plug must be number one in the league table of idiotic, > > brain-dead interface designs..) > > Apart from it falls out too easily, what's wrong with it? They nearly all have the lead stuck to the left or to the right, and it's nearly always the wrong way for the space I have. And they come apart. Grrrr. Hate the things. -- Sara Cuddler of rats, cats and husband |