Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wasatch!uplherc!esunix!hcooper
From: hcooper@esunix.UUCP (Harrison Cooper)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: EGA card for composite output?
Summary: my experiances
Message-ID: <1376@esunix.UUCP>
Date: 17 Jul 89 14:56:23 GMT
References: <3972@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU>
Organization: Evans & Sutherland, Salt Lake City, Utah
Lines: 36

In article <3972@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU>, conan@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Robert B Carroll) writes:
> 
> Does anyone know if they make an ega card that drives a composite
> ega monitor???
> I want to connect the ega card output to my vcr so i can make
> titles and other stuff for tapes.
> Send mail directly to me at:
> -- 
> conan@vax1.acs.udel.edu OR conan@192.5.57.1
> *******************************************
> ****I only play DISC GOLF and drink tea****
> *******************************************

I am posting this for a couple of reasons, primarily because I am
not sure if anything I do post actually gets posted (someone, please
only one person, might post something to indicate I am getting out).
I had a project to use some graphics stuff and record to a vcr.  In 
calling around, I found out there are either *very* expensive methods of
doing this, or rather inexpensive ways.  Since I was working with a
limited budget, I chose to go with the latter.  This consisted of using
a CGA card with composite video output, and splitting it to a monitor
and vcr.  I will admit, the graphics, when transfered, is going to be
only CGA, so it does lack the pizaz of EGA or VGA, but it did do the
job.  Total expenditures were about $50.00 for the card, and $100.00
for the monitor.  The quality of the transfered image is due to the
qualtity of the vcr (which is a different subject on its own, and does
not belong here).  FYI, by using the proffessional wide video tape (such
as the systems many school districts once used), a nice image can be 
transfered.  Again, this does adds to the cost.  By the way, this set up
records what is on the screen, so what you see is what you get.  Use
one of the many slide show type programs (I have seen some PD types).

For what it is worth......

Harrison Cooper  N7KST
:wq