PC to DVD recorder

i was just wondering how to connect my pc to my dvd recorder and record games? and other things?

 

Are you asking how to copy games? Or playing some games and making a video of your gameplay?

Is this DVD recorder installed in your computer, is this a DVD recorder that is part of you home entertainment center?

 

yes, the dvd recorder is in my lounge room, my computer is in my room. i want to record the gameplay of my games.

 

You could also use FRAPS.

Cheers

 

There are 2 easy ways to do it. You can use FRAPS, then burn the video file to a DVD, which would probably be the easiest way.

Or, you can send your video signal out through the S-Video port on your video card and hook up your recorder to it.

 

is there any other way to record instead of using the s-video port?

another thing is i have tried the trial version of FRAPS and i recorded my file but the frame rate of the game recording is slow even at higher frames per second.

would the file work when burning it as a dvd video? because it says in the fraps website you need to have fraps installed in order to watch the recording?

please help

cheers!

 

FRAPS must convert the file to some type of video... As long as you have a codec for it, you should be able to convert it to some other type of compression. Namely MPEG-4.

 

thanks for the help with fraps!

so there is no other way of recording my games? just through the s-video port?

 

You can buy an adapter, and change it to a more standard composite video connection, if your recorder doesn't have S-Video in.

 

hey again guys,

ive just connected my computer to the tv (s-video port) in the lounge room and it worked fine but there is no sound coming from the tv? what could be the problem? i want to record something while connected to the tv, will the sound be recorded even though i cant hear it?

also i connected the computer to the s-video port of the dvd recorder and the picture was really bad, the coolur was going nuts, and you could hardly read the writing on my desktop. is there a way of making it clearer just like it was through the tv?

JOE!

 

mbvvcb

 

hey guys,

i just connected my computer to the svideo port of my tv and the picture came fine. the writing was a little blurry, is there a way of making it better? there wasnt any sound coming out of the tv will it have sound when i record something?

also i connected the computer to the s-video port of my dvd recorder and the picture was even worse! the colour was going nuts and the picture was impossible to read and see clearly, is there a way of making it better?

let me know

JOE!

 

Have you got a digital video camera, they can record from PC or TV?

 

no i dont

do u know how to answer my question, please i'd like to know.

cheers for the help

joe

 

If I did I would have posted it.

I've only done this via my digital video camera. That's all I know sorry.

 

There is a seperate connection that has to run from the audio card on the computer, to the audio inputs on the DVD recorder. The bluriness of the writing is an effect of improper screen resolution. Try resizing the display resolution on the computer, to 1024x768. That's what most TV's run, though yours might be different.

The color problems through the recorder, are because of the extra step. I've had a DVD player connected to my TV through the VCR, and it would fade in and out. Eliminating the extra step, stopped the fading problem. Yours should record acceptably, though without those audio inputs it's going to look wonky.

 

thanks for the help guys, i'll give your advice a go when i have spare time again.

catch ya

Joe

 

how would i get those audio inputs from my computer to the tv?

and what do you mean about eliminating the extra step?

 

Eliminating the extra step is basically connecting the DVD player directly to the TV, instead of through a VCR.

The audio outputs should exist on the back of your sound card, but not all computers have them, and you certainly don't if your sound is onboard.

 

damn! i have an onboard sound card!

what are my other alternatives i can take to get sound?

 

Chances are, you'll need something like this:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103855&cp=&pg=5&kw=rca&parentPage=search

One end will plug into your line out port on the back of your computer. The other end will plug into your recorder.

 

And that's the great thing about geeks, if one doesn't have answer, another one will.

 

thanks for the advice.

i have a stereo line-in cable that connects my portable casette walkman to the computer to record from the radio. can i use that cable for my dvd recorder to record games with sound?

 

anyone gonna answer me?

 

Only if the DVD recorder has as standard microphone connection, which is doubtful.

 

cheers

 

So you got it to work?

 

nope