Philips CCD Camera on MXC Connector
NTSC Composite Video from Camera
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Philips CCD Camera on S-Video Connector
with S-Video to Composite Video Adapter
NTSC Composite Video from Camera
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Test Methods:
- Winnov Videum A/V PCI Capture Card
- Winnov Videum Capture Software Used to Capture Images
- Images Saved at 75% Quality
- Philips Color CCD Camera with NTSC Composite Video Output
- Overhead Incandescent Lighting
- VideoLabs S-Video to Composite Video Adapter (S-Video Female to RCA Male)
- Radio Shack 6' S-Video Male-to-Male Cable between Winnov Videum and S-Video Adapter
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Although the adapters below are designed to convert
from S-Video to Composite Video,
they also work in the reverse direction.
Your results may vary.
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S-Video to Composite Video Adapter Vendors:
- VideoLabs, Inc.
S-Video to Composite Video Adapter
Only available in a 5" S-Video Female to RCA Male "pigtail,"
this no longer seems to be avaliable direct from VideoLabs
Order online here.
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- Caution:
The Radio Shack 15-1510, 6' S-Video Male to S-Video Male cable's plastic
alignment pin is too large to fit into the female alignment hole on the adapter
from VideoLabs. Other 4-pin mini DIN male plugs fit fine. You either have to
carefully remove the plastic alignment pin in the Radio Shack cable or replace
the plug on the cable with a third party 4-pin mini DIN male plug.
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- VideoWare, Inc.
S-Video to Composite Video Adapter
Available in many configurations from 5" to 24'
Custom cables with the connectors of your choice
at various prices plus shipping for each configuration
Order online here.
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- Question sent to VideoWare:
I'd like to know if your S-Video to RCA Composite adapter that combines
the "Y" and "C" S-Video signals into a Composite Video signal will work
in the reverse direction to split a Composite Video signal into separate
"Y" and "C" signals.
Currently I have a Winnov Videum A/V PCI capture card that has three
inputs.
The first input is an RCA jack Composite Video input that I have an OEM
version of the VideoLabs FlexCam connected.
The second input is an 8-pin mini DIN (called MXC by Winnov) that I have a
Philips Color CCD Composite Video camera connected.
The third input is an S-Video, 4-pin mini DIN connector.
I'd like to be able to connect a third Composite Video camera to the S-Video
connector on the Winnov capture card.
- Answer received from VideoWare:
Our adapter was designed to go from S-Video to RCA, however, to our surprise
a lot of people began using it to go from RCA to S-Video. Some like the
results, others don't. It basically depends on your system configuration.
We've found that inputting the signal to certain video capture cards and
going from RCA to S-Video there's no noticable difference in quality.
However, when you hook up your system to the S-Video input on your S-Video
TV, you may see a faint criss/cross pattern on certain colors. That is because
of the "cross-talk" that happens when you mix the the brightness and colors
signals. Our adapter has a special filter to go from S-Video to Composite and
when it's used to go from Composite to RCA the filter will also kick-in, but on
some systems the cross-talk is still visible.
The good news is that our adapter works just as well as the $100
adapters.
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