powerpoint

[newme]

Its my mom and dads 50th anniversary in december,i have started a powerpoint presentation with photos,how can i put this on a vhs tape ,this also includes sound,i dont want to go to far into this and find out i cant put this on a vhs tape.i was thinking i could buy a burner and burn it to a cd and have it proffesionaly taped or buy an ati all in wonder card .
any suggestions on which direction to take.
thankyou

[mjkovis]

What are your system specs? What kind of video card do you have? If you have a TV-out plug on the back of the video card you could plug it into the TV and then use the VCR on your TV to tape the presentation.

[newme]

thanks for the reply,i have attached a picture of my video card,the middle connection says video out,does anyone know the name of the cable i need,will this connect to a vcr ,it has a strange looking connection so im assuming there is two different ends on the cable i need.
thanks(sorry cant get the pic to attach,says too large)

[doctorgonzo]

Is it an S-video connector:

http://www.ati.com/support/connectors/images/connectorsvideoinputfourpin.gif

Or is it a normal RCA connector?

If it is an S-video connector, and if your VCR has an S-video in, it should work.

[hobey19]

if you don't have s-vid in on your vcr, your local radio shack should have an adapter that will change that into regular composite video. hen, you will need the adapter, s-video cable, and a composite cable

craig

[newme]

thanks for the replies ,yes that is what it looks like dr z.i will look for the s-video cable,is there different sizes or are they all the same.
thanks again.

[doctorgonzo]

S-video is generally all the same, just make sure you get a cord that has the same number of pins as your video card (usually four, although there are some proprietary connectors out there with more than four pins).

[newme]

Hello
I hve finished the presentation and now im stuck,how do i put this on vhs ,i have an s-video out from my video card,into s-video of my tv,my card is a radeon 7500 series not an all in wonder,im not getting any picture ,i dont see any radeon software on my computer,please some heeelp, im stuck.or maybe a link that could help.
thanks

[newme]

looking at my video card i think it says dvi and has 7 pin holes s-video has 4 ,anyone know what this is ?

[hobey19]

just plug the s-video cable into the s-video jack on your computer and then the other end into your vcr. you may need to buy an adapter from radioshack if you only have composite on your vcr. then right click on the desktop->properties->settings->displays. enable s-video and set it as the primary display

hope that helps

craig

[newme]

i went as far as you said and there is a big red x through the display ,i wonder if my card is capable of doing this ?the only one is moniter that is working ,im going to try and take a screen shot
thanks

[hobey19]

do you have the cable plugged in? if you don't, you can't enable it

craig

[newme]

well i didnt,but after reading your post i attached the 1 cable with the 7 pins that plugs into the computer and the other end has s-video,still cant enable it hope you can understand me:D

[hobey19]

so you have the cable plugged into the computer and the vcr and you still can't enable it? that card should do it as it works on my dad's. i would try updating the drivers for it. does it even who the the tv as being connected?

craig

[andyms18a]

have you enabled twin display in the video card settings have a look at your vid card Manuel section 6 enabling 2 displays see this page http://www.ati.com/support/manualpdf/rade7585.pdf

acrobat reader kneaded to read it

[newme]

Thanks for all the help,im going to try one more time and them im to use my video camera and record the pc screen,
thanks again

[newme]

Well ive got it so it recognizes the tv,but the tv is just snow and my computer the display resolution is small doesnt fit my screen ,does the tv need to be on a certain channel?

[newme]

okay i have it on my tv can i record from tv to vcr or do i need to go through the vcr first?also i hve used soud with the presentation and the sound is not coming through the tv,is there something i need to do for the sound?
thankyou for the help

[hobey19]

are you running it straight into tv? if so, set it to s-video in

into vcr - set it to input

craig

[newme]

right now i have the r module hook to an s-video cable into tv,the tv is working im getting the picture from the computer but no sound i look in the sound menu of my tv it doesnt give the option for s-video just on/off speakers .im getting close,thanks

[hobey19]

well, s-vid does not carry sound, you will need to hook up your tv to the sound card on you computer. easiest way to do it is buy an 1/8" to rca adapter at radio shack. it goes from headphone to the audio in on your tv

craig

[newme]

okay thanks so much for your help

[newme]

if i can the picture on the tv can i record from tv to vcr,i have tried and im getting nothing but snow the vhs tape.does it not have to go through vcr first
thanks

[andyms18a]

yes it has to go the svideo and sound on the vcr to recorde it

[newme]

Okay thankyou,im going to pick up a cable to run it through the vcr,im going to figure this out eventually:D

[newme]

Well thought i would let the people know who helped me that i completed the task and got it mailed offf today its there anniversary tomorrow,hopefully it arrives in time and it turned out really well,special thanks to hobey19 and andyms18a for their help.:)

[andyms18a]

happy to help

[hobey19]

same here, glad to hear all is well

craig