Please Help..Matrox Marvel G400 out to VCR

Whats the secret to copying my latest DVD purchase out from my PCDVD player
via Matrox Marvel G400 out to be taped on my VCR...... I have connected
the breakout box out lines ...to my VCR in lines on my VCR as the Matrox
instruction book says....
and have set my VCR to "line in".........There is just some setting I have
not got right here.....Dual head is disabled ......Any help would be
gratefully appreciated....
Taki
NZ.

I have this same card (and unfortunately it won't work with the new WinXP
box that I have on order, so I'll have to move on to an ATI AIW 9000 Pro ...
I hope that one is as good as the Matrox).

Anyway, you don't say what you're using to playback the DVD on your PC. I
presume you use something like Power DVD or Win DVD? I use Power DVD.

With the Matrox in "DualHead Clone, DVDMax or Zoom" mode, the contents of
the Power DVD video window on the Windows monitor is duplicated on the TV
output. So that can be fed to a VCR to be taped.

- Right-click the Windows desktop and select Properties
- Choose the Settings tab.
- Click the Advanced... button
- Select the DualHead tab
- Click the "DualHead Clone, DVDMax or Zoom" box
- Click the "Use DualHead DVDMax" box
- Click the DVDMax Options... button
- Click the 4:3 (standard) button (VCRs expect "normal" 4:3 ratio TV format)
- Click OK
- Click Apply

You'll probably have to reboot at this point.

"takitimu" wrote in message
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Whats the secret to copying my latest DVD purchase out from my PCDVD
player
via Matrox Marvel G400 out to be taped on my VCR...... I have connected
the breakout box out lines ...to my VCR in lines on my VCR as the Matrox
instruction book says....
and have set my VCR to "line in".........There is just some setting I have
not got right here.....Dual head is disabled ......Any help would be
gratefully appreciated....
Taki
NZ.

Hi...I forgot to mention my OS is Windows 98SE....I use Power DVD to play
dvd,s but I ripped this particular DVD I want to put on video tape..so I
have different variants of it..
Surprisingly I had my settings exactly as you say so obviously theres
another problem....So could I ask a few questions.Please...
(1) With the Matrox in "DualHead Clone, DVDMax or Zoom" mode ...I presume
the breakbox should be hooked up to the VCR as in the manual ....
(2) I am using a Samsung Multi System for the VCR ..so its a good VCR I am
using BUT there is some funny things going on....EG..I initially used the
front inputs but never got anywhere till I used the rear inputs and I got
Audio through my TV ov the video clip I was playing (but no Video)
(3) Subsequently I cannot even get Audio ...and I tested by running the
audio leads direct to an amp speakers ..Nothing?
Now I am no expert here but I presume the output leads from the breakbox
should have Stereo L+R audio and a Video being fed in them and they go to
the input of the VCR........As I said I tested the audio output and I have
"lost "the audio I once had....I am beginning to wonder if I have a problem
in the breakout box.....

With the settings right and the breakbox out going to my VCR as
stipulated.....Can you suggest any tests to do ,just to try and figure out
whats going on ......
Thanks Takitimu NZ.




"horwinkle" wrote in message
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I have this same card (and unfortunately it won't work with the new WinXP
box that I have on order, so I'll have to move on to an ATI AIW 9000 Pro
....
I hope that one is as good as the Matrox).

Anyway, you don't say what you're using to playback the DVD on your PC. I
presume you use something like Power DVD or Win DVD? I use Power DVD.

With the Matrox in "DualHead Clone, DVDMax or Zoom" mode, the contents of
the Power DVD video window on the Windows monitor is duplicated on the TV
output. So that can be fed to a VCR to be taped.

- Right-click the Windows desktop and select Properties
- Choose the Settings tab.
- Click the Advanced... button
- Select the DualHead tab
- Click the "DualHead Clone, DVDMax or Zoom" box
- Click the "Use DualHead DVDMax" box
- Click the DVDMax Options... button
- Click the 4:3 (standard) button (VCRs expect "normal" 4:3 ratio TV
format)
- Click OK
- Click Apply

You'll probably have to reboot at this point.

"takitimu" wrote in message
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Whats the secret to copying my latest DVD purchase out from my PCDVD
player
via Matrox Marvel G400 out to be taped on my VCR...... I have
connected
the breakout box out lines ...to my VCR in lines on my VCR as the
Matrox
instruction book says....
and have set my VCR to "line in".........There is just some setting I
have
not got right here.....Dual head is disabled ......Any help would be
gratefully appreciated....
Taki
NZ.

I have the Marvel g400-tv, (TV turner card) PC-VCR has an option for out to
TV, I have use this option to copy DVD to tape, (Win 98se) if you have this
card, set up the option and then closed the PC-VCR and then open the DVD
player, With this option, any movie player will out put to the TV/VCR.

After done recording, I turn the this option off again...

Hope that helps..

DrSpider








"takitimu" wrote in message
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Whats the secret to copying my latest DVD purchase out from my PCDVD player
via Matrox Marvel G400 out to be taped on my VCR...... I have connected
the breakout box out lines ...to my VCR in lines on my VCR as the Matrox
instruction book says....
and have set my VCR to "line in".........There is just some setting I have
not got right here.....Dual head is disabled ......Any help would be
gratefully appreciated....
Taki
NZ.

Hi ..DrSpider ...Thanks for your reply....I found "output to video line
out" is this the TV out option you refer to......I have the same set up as
your self ...I run leads between the breakout out box (beside the monitor
and Power sockets) to my VCR inputs.....As I understand this is
correct.............Yet something is not right/happening......I have another
Matrox Marvel card /breakoutbox etc and wondering if I should try
it.................
I presume that the audio lines "out" from the breakout box should be
carrying Audio and if one feeds them into an amp and there is no
audio....this means that either I have a setting missed or the Matrox card
is no good.....The manual sure is a great help??????
Taki NZ.




"DrSpider" wrote in message
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I have the Marvel g400-tv, (TV turner card) PC-VCR has an option for out
to
TV, I have use this option to copy DVD to tape, (Win 98se) if you have
this
card, set up the option and then closed the PC-VCR and then open the DVD
player, With this option, any movie player will out put to the TV/VCR.

After done recording, I turn the this option off again...

Hope that helps..

DrSpider








"takitimu" wrote in message
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Whats the secret to copying my latest DVD purchase out from my PCDVD
player
via Matrox Marvel G400 out to be taped on my VCR...... I have connected
the breakout box out lines ...to my VCR in lines on my VCR as the Matrox
instruction book says....
and have set my VCR to "line in".........There is just some setting I have
not got right here.....Dual head is disabled ......Any help would be
gratefully appreciated....
Taki
NZ.