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06-08-2003, 06:15 PM
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Is there such a cable?
I need to know what to look for, when I go to Circuit City et al. What I need is to connect my VCR to my capture card. Now, the card has a regular video input but only one audio input. The cable I was provided with has a video jack and a stereo jack on one end, and on the other it has standard 3 RCA jacks. The problem though is that the VCR I have also has just a video and an audio out, no stereo. So I'm looking for a cable that has stereo jacks on each end. Am I making sense? Sorry, I'm not too well-versed in a/v cables.
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06-08-2003, 08:30 PM
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The cable I was provided with has a video jack and a stereo jack on one end, and on the other it has standard 3 RCA jacks.
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So you have 1 cable with 3 RCA plugs on each end - right? What do you mean by "video jack"? Is it a SVideo plug (looks like a PC keyboard plug)?
Generally you just need 2 video cables or 1 video and 1 audio cable. The AR brand or the Radio Shack Gold series should work well and not cost too much. |
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06-08-2003, 09:40 PM
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So you have 1 cable with 3 RCA plugs on each end - right?
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No. Sorry I'm not being clear, but like I said, I know very little about cables. So here goes. My capture card has a video in jack and only a single audio in jack. My VCR is the same: it has a video out and only a single audio out. The cable that came with the card has 3 RCA plugs on one end (the ones that presumably go into the VCR), and the other end has 2 plus (which go in the card), a video plug and a single stereo one. But since my VCR has no L/R audio out, I need a cable that has these stereo plugs on each end. Since I can only plug in either the right or the left RCA into the VCR, I can't get stereo out of it. Now I'm confusing myself... But it's really simple in reality, but I guess I can't explain it right. |
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06-08-2003, 10:10 PM
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you won't be able to capture a stereo signal from your vcr if is a mono ouput. you can go to radio shack and buy a mono splitter cable- one rca male plug on one end and two rca female plugs on the other. that way you can connect your supplied cable into the splitter into the vcr. again, it won't be a stereo signal. the other choice is use a standard rca cable and buy an adaptor that converts rca to 1/8 inch jack.
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06-08-2003, 10:50 PM
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I don't think it's a mono output VCR. If I plug in either the left or the right RCA plug, I get sound from either the right or the left. So it's a stereo signal. I think. Or am I wrong?
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06-09-2003, 12:02 PM
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paul, i'm confused. you just said in your previous post that your vcr does not have a L/R audio out. why don't you post a picture of the cable. the easiest thing might be to just take your vcr, pc card, and cable to radio shack. they have a million different connectors and adaptors.
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06-09-2003, 03:08 PM
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you just said in your previous post that your vcr does not have a L/R audio out.
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It doesn't. It's only a single audio out jack. Yet when I plug in either the left or the right audio RCA plug, I get either the left or the right sound. So basically I need a cable that has a stereo plug on each end, that would take stereo from a single jack. I have no pictures, and couldn't find any using Google. |
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06-10-2003, 10:24 AM
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First off your VCR is mono. It has one output. That is the definition of mono. You can split it and get a left and right signal but it is not true stereo. You will not get distinct signals going to each speaker. They will both be identical.
From what I can tell we are your card had two RCA jacks right? So the cable you have would just be summing a stereo signal to mono anyway. Just use the cable you have and do not connect one of the audio connection to you VCR.
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06-11-2003, 07:26 PM
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Just use the cable you have and do not connect one of the audio connection to you VCR.
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That's what I did, but then I get sound from just the right or the left, which sounds bad. If it's fake stereo, that will do fine, but I need a stereo output from the mono jack.
I guess I can always find a normal VCR somewhere... I would just prefer not to. |
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06-11-2003, 07:51 PM
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Most audio recording software should have an option to record in mono; if you can find an option for that you won't have to buy anything. Otherwise you need to buy an audio Y-adaptor, 1 male to 2 female to get the mono sound from the VCR to play on both channels, or a new VCR if you want stereo.
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06-11-2003, 10:10 PM
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