bilensb
Hi there . i have a white 13`` late 2008 macbook with 2.1ghz cpu , 500gig 7200rpm hdd , 4gb ram , shitty nvidia 128mb graphics running on bootcamp . My first question is , would this pc be enough for video mixing ? im not keen on doing fancy effects clips etc , i will only mix extended video mixes i made myself with simple transitions .
my second question is , i play in a club which has a L63AB A/V source selector connected to 2 lcd tvs and a projector , and that source selector has composite/s-video and scart inputs . I bought a mini dvi to vga converter , and routed that into a kworld pc to vga converter i bought from maplins . When i try routing the s-video out from the converter to the source selector i only get a black screen and when i use the composite out its very blurry . Am i doing something wrong ? i have a feeling that i've bought a crap converter , should i buy a better converter ?
my second question is , i play in a club which has a L63AB A/V source selector connected to 2 lcd tvs and a projector , and that source selector has composite/s-video and scart inputs . I bought a mini dvi to vga converter , and routed that into a kworld pc to vga converter i bought from maplins . When i try routing the s-video out from the converter to the source selector i only get a black screen and when i use the composite out its very blurry . Am i doing something wrong ? i have a feeling that i've bought a crap converter , should i buy a better converter ?
geposted Fri 18 Mar 11 @ 9:07 pm
bilensb
One more question , Im planning to sell my macbook and get a laptop with 8gig ram and a decent graphics adapter , i want one with hdmi out but as far as i know most clubs use composite video , is it possible to get a hdmi to composite converter or something ? or should i just buy one with s-video out .
geposted Fri 18 Mar 11 @ 9:40 pm
bilensb
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geposted Sat 19 Mar 11 @ 4:04 pm
DJ Andrey Seagull
You don't need HDMI converter because any laptop has VGA out (on Mac with adapter). So you just need quality VGA to composite converter. Looks like you have a bad converter right now.
geposted Sun 20 Mar 11 @ 4:58 am
bilensb
just bought a dell xps 15 i7 laptop which has a hdmi and mini displayport out . i used a mini dvi to vga adapter with kworld vga to composite converter i bought from maplin . whatever resolution i tried its very blurry . i tried playing the same video file on the laptop and the dvd player which has usb option , and the laptops quality is nowhere near the dvd player . does this mean my vga to composite adapter is rubbish , or this is the best quality i can get by using composite ? the dvd player is also connected to the same a/v source selecter via composite but the difference is huge ! or should i just use a hdmi to composite converter ?
Any help will be appreciated .
Any help will be appreciated .
geposted Sun 20 Mar 11 @ 9:11 pm
DJ Andrey Seagull
I'm almost sure its a shabby converter. I use an older model of this:
http://www.aitech.com/products/maxview.htm
The quality is great (for composite). At least it should be the same as DVD player.
You should send 800x600 or 1024x768 signal from computer.
http://www.aitech.com/products/maxview.htm
The quality is great (for composite). At least it should be the same as DVD player.
You should send 800x600 or 1024x768 signal from computer.
geposted Mon 21 Mar 11 @ 12:58 am
bilensb
ok will return this one and but a decent converter . thanks a lot for the help . will post results here in case someone uses the information in the future .
geposted Mon 21 Mar 11 @ 1:59 pm