Capturing stuff from Sky+

cdd · Mon 08 Jan, 2007 18.54

Hi,
I am at my wits end here.
I have an S-Video Input port on my computer (using AVerMedia BDA capture device) and wanted to save some of my Sky prorgams onto my computer.
I plugged my scart cable into the Sky+ Output port, and the S-Video end into my computer, loaded up virtualdub and all seems to work fine. EXCEPT the bloody image is in black and white!
Just wondered if anyone here knew why the hell this was.
Thanks very much
Chris

cdd · Mon 08 Jan, 2007 19.08

nodnirG kraM wrote:Do you have your TV card set up to receive RGB, Composite or S Video? It needs to be S Video to receive the colour picture.

Yes, it's set to receive S-Video. I tried setting it to RGB and Composive, incidentally, and it receives nothing.
I suspect it's something to do with the Sky output...
any ideas?
Chris

cdd · Mon 08 Jan, 2007 20.24

nodnirG kraM wrote:Well the only output options are RGB and PAL; what does setting to the latter do for you? My Sky+ to TV Card is SCART -> RCA composite, from RGB output, but only cos I'm too lazy to look for my S-Video cable.

Apparently it changes nothing (not that I can see anyway)... seems to look the same.
I've found a workaround anyway - plugging into the S Video Out port of the DVD recorder set to Monitor mode. A pain but it does the job

Reeves · Tue 09 Jan, 2007 19.09

I would've thought that lonely USB port on the box could do something along the lines of transferring things.

cdd · Tue 09 Jan, 2007 22.31

Reeves wrote:I would've thought that lonely USB port on the box could do something along the lines of transferring things.

Sadly it would seem not,
http://www.tvforum.co.uk/forum/viewtopi ... 82&start=0

Bail · Thu 11 Jan, 2007 22.11

Are you / have you used one of these?

cdd · Thu 11 Jan, 2007 23.16

Bail wrote:Are you / have you used one of these?

Hi,
I'm actually using a strange device which goes from a SCART cable to an S-Video socket and LR audio plugs (and a LR to Phono converter).

This thing

It has a 'direction' switch on the scart lead meaning which way the signal goes.

Is that device you showed me any different?

Chris

superguy · Fri 12 Jan, 2007 03.13

I still prefer Betamax.

Bail · Fri 12 Jan, 2007 13.29

cdd wrote:
Bail wrote:Are you / have you used one of these?

Hi,
I'm actually using a strange device which goes from a SCART cable to an S-Video socket and LR audio plugs (and a LR to Phono converter).

This thing

It has a 'direction' switch on the scart lead meaning which way the signal goes.

Is that device you showed me any different?

Chris

Essentially no, but it seems the on you are using is better. Just to check, I assume you can get a normal picture if you just use a normal scart to scart lead? Perhaps it might be worth going into the box's menu and playing about with the output as well as the input on the PC...