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Setting up a video projector isn't as easy as you first may think. Leaving the settings on the default values may not give you the best image possible. by using Test Patterns along with the colour/brightness/contrast and other settings on your... Read This Article 
If you'd like to know about Scan Converters (or Down Converters) then take a look at our scan converter page. This talks about converting a computer signal in to composite video and how it can be mixed with other composite signals Read This Article 
Many times you want to mix a computer signal (eg a presentation or song words) with a set of video cameras and/or dvd players. Video cameras etc, generally use Composite video (the little phono connector) and a computer will use higher resolution... Read This Article 
Throughout 2006 High Definition has grown, and it's set to grow even faster in 2007/8. at the begining of 2006 you could by a High Definition TV, but there was noone broadcasting High Definition programs, by the end of 2006, you could purcase High... Read This Article 
We have used the Martox DualHead2go device at a couple of youth event in Reading - What this provided was a cheap and simple way to have a 16 by 6 foot screen! -that’s pretty wide. The reason behind all this is to provide a far cheaper alternative... Read This Article This is a table of the popular video formats and their resolution Read This Article
What is Feedback? Feedback is the screeching/squealing/hooting sound heard when there is an accidental loop in the PA system. That is when the sound from a microphone is amplified and fed to the speakers and then picked up again by the microphone,... Read This Article | Conecting a PC to a Video System |
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Page 1 of 7 AKA: Mixing computer and video signalsShouldn't it be easy to connect a PC to a video system? Well, it depends! Read more to find out the pro's and con's of the various was to connect a computer to a video system... OverviewIf you are wanting to mix computers with cameras or DVD players then there are serious things to realise and concider. This article will look at the difficulties in mixing these signals, and will look at various solutions form cheap and cheerful, to a mini-broadcast studio!
Overview/Conventions used in this document We are talking about 2 types of video signal in this article, and to keep things simple and easy to read I will call them XGA and PAL. XGA is the signal coming from your computer. The resolution of XGA is 1024x768 – pretty much all computers have this as an option, and is typically used on most 'normal' monitors and video projectors. Other names for this signal is DSUB, VGA, SVGA, data, etc. PAL is the signal used in most DVD players, video cameras, VHS players. Other names for this is Composite Video, Svideo, NTSC (used in USA), The 2 signals are very different, but it's all explained!
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