Digital Music Video Channels

**jedmccar** · 09-21-2008, 02:56 PM

I have recorded music videos for a long time on analog channels but now I have digital cable with an analog TV tuner (NVIDIA NVTV) in my vmc. I want to be able to record segments from FUSE and encode them. Any ideas how to do this or if its even possible? Any help is appreciated.

**crash** · 09-21-2008, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by jedmccar

I have recorded music videos for a long time on analog channels but now I have digital cable with an analog TV tuner (NVIDIA NVTV) in my vmc. I want to be able to record segments from FUSE and encode them. Any ideas how to do this or if its even possible? Any help is appreciated.

What inputs does your tv tuner have? RF and/or Composite?

**jedmccar** · 09-21-2008, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by crash

What inputs does your tv tuner have? RF and/or Composite?

It has S-Video-IN, Audio-IN/OUT, CATV-IN, and FM-IN

**jedmccar** · 09-21-2008, 04:44 PM

Sorry about that....it has S-Video-IN, Audio-IN/OUT, CATV-IN, and FM-IN

**crash** · 09-22-2008, 12:27 AM

Originally Posted by jedmccar

It has S-Video-IN, Audio-IN/OUT, CATV-IN, and FM-IN

Any of the inputs match your digital cable decoder box? If no, then I guess you'll have to get a new capture card.

Or you can capture stuff but wanna know how to encode them?

**Frenchy** · 09-22-2008, 04:41 AM

Use S-Video, if your decoder doesn't have it complain to your cable provider. :P

**crash** · 09-22-2008, 06:06 AM

Originally Posted by Frenchy

Use S-Video, if your decoder doesn't have it complain to your cable provider. :P

Nice one Frenchy. Well most non-HD decoders should have it I guess.

**jedmccar** · 09-22-2008, 07:12 AM

Originally Posted by crash

Any of the inputs match your digital cable decoder box? If no, then I guess you'll have to get a new capture card.

Or you can capture stuff but wanna know how to encode them?

It does have S-video. I'll see if I can get that to work. Is it even possible to record the digital channels with a media center if they are encrypted? I have heard many people say no unless you have a cableCARD. I assume that FUSE, MTVJ, and MTVH are all encrypted. Thanks.

**crash** · 09-22-2008, 08:21 AM

Originally Posted by jedmccar

It does have S-video. I'll see if I can get that to work. Is it even possible to record the digital channels with a media center if they are encrypted? I have heard many people say no unless you have a cableCARD. I assume that FUSE, MTVJ, and MTVH are all encrypted. Thanks.

Well that's what the decoder is for. It decrypts signals from your cable point. So once it goes thru the decoder, its all good for capping from your S-Video port, I guess.

**jedmccar** · 09-22-2008, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by crash

Well that's what the decoder is for. It decrypts signals from your cable point. So once it goes thru the decoder, its all good for capping from your S-Video port, I guess.

I have successfully routed the video and audio signal from my stb to my media center pc. However, I could not finish the media center setup of this because I did not have an IR blaster to hook up. So I couldn't see how good the quality was since in the setup the video was 5x5 (small). Once I get the IR blaster ill let you know how it goes. Thanks for the help in figuring this out.

**crash** · 09-23-2008, 09:01 AM

Originally Posted by jedmccar

I have successfully routed the video and audio signal from my stb to my media center pc. However, I could not finish the media center setup of this because I did not have an IR blaster to hook up. So I couldn't see how good the quality was since in the setup the video was 5x5 (small). Once I get the IR blaster ill let you know how it goes. Thanks for the help in figuring this out.

What's an IR blaster? Haha. Some infrared remote? Also, i'm not very familiar with the media center OS cos I don't have it.

**jedmccar** · 09-23-2008, 09:40 AM

Originally Posted by crash

What's an IR blaster? Haha. Some infrared remote? Also, i'm not very familiar with the media center OS cos I don't have it.

Basically. One end hooks into your PC and the other end sits over the IR port on the stb. This allows your PC to control the stb. At least that's how I have interpreted it.

**crash** · 09-23-2008, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by jedmccar

Basically. One end hooks into your PC and the other end sits over the IR port on the stb. This allows your PC to control the stb. At least that's how I have interpreted it.

Fair enough.

**VampYre** · 09-24-2008, 04:19 PM

Hmm, I just got digital cable (thru charter) without paying extra for it. Looks like the only outputs on it are coax and rca. Tho shouldn't you be able to use an output on your tv if its ditigal/hd ? TV is a NEC PV32.

**crash** · 09-24-2008, 04:34 PM

Originally Posted by VampYre

Hmm, I just got digital cable (thru charter) without paying extra for it. Looks like the only outputs on it are coax and rca. Tho shouldn't you be able to use an output on your tv if its ditigal/hd ? TV is a NEC PV32.

The coaxial output's picture quality is worst than rca, so not really recommended.