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Connecting video equipment
If you want to see video on your computer from a VCR,
laserdisc player, video camera, or other video equipment,
you need to connect the equipment to the ports on the
video input card.
You can connect one piece of equipment to the S-video
port or one piece to the composite video port on the video
input card.
Note: You can also connect two pieces of video equipment
to the video input card simultaneously—one to the S-video
input port on the card and another to the composite video
input port on the card. For example, you can view a
recording from a videocamera connected to the S-video port,
then switch—using the Apple Video Player application,
without having to disconnect cables—to viewing video from a
VCR connected to the composite port on the card. However,
you will hear sound only from that piece of equipment that is
connected to the audio input ports on the card.
Preparing to connect video equipment
Before you start, make sure that
m both the Macintosh and the video equipment are turned off
m you place the video equipment near enough your Macintosh
for easy connection
m you determine which type of video connector you need for
your video equipment (see the next section)
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Installing the Card and Software and Connecting Video Equipment