[MacDV] Re: Capturing a signal intended for a monitor

[CFlatow]

On Friday, January 2, 2004, at 05:08  PM, James Asherman wrote:

> On Friday, January 2, 2004, at 04:45  PM, CFlatow wrote:
>
>> Does anybody know of a way to capture a signal that is intended for a  
>> monitor through a D-sub 15pin?
>>
>> Carl
>>
>> Something like this?
>
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The short answer is, yes, kinda, Thanks.

That would be a way to capture the output, but I guess I don't really  
know what come OUT of that D-sub 15pin!
In my case that connector would display an XGA (1024x768) image on the  
monitor, which when converted to video, is a step (or two) down.

I haven't really worked this thing through, completely.

I had asked the other day if anyone knew where I could find an XGA  
video camera.
Well I found one and it outputs to a D-sub 15pin, which when connected  
to a monitor will display a 1024x768 image which refreshes 15 times/   
second. Which is exactly what I bargained for.

So, can anyone tell me what exactly is coming out of the D-sub 15pin,  
in this case?

Ideally, I want to save a frame of a 1024x768 image (or even multiple  
frames).

I am a little muddled, still.

Does anyone understand this?

Sorry!
Carl