I can’t believe it took a whole month of trial and error just to find the right hardware… There’s also an audio cassette player and a VCR incoming. Meanwhile:
The piece that actually does the analog to digital conversion: a composite video to HDMI adapter and converter. The SCART head in the back can take RCA or S-video contacts. The weakest link in the whole setup, because a professional person would probably use an expensive expansion card inside their computer or the likes…
The capture card. It takes digital video and/or audio signals through an HDMI connection and sends it to the computers via USB-C. Perhaps the second weakest link, since - again - a pro would probably do the conversion with a fancy PCIe card.
My beloved TASCAM. The only piece that I already had in my possession. Instead of letting the above capture card capture the analog audio, I let this do that. Do read up on TASCAM! They have a pretty long and reputable history within audio.
This little handheld video camera will playback Mini DV cassettes. I have already captured two of them successfully. Oh boi, do I love the second hand market.
Yay for converting video and audio to digital!
[A project for another year: converting slides, negatives, and family photos to digital. It’s a long process!]
Heh, I’ve already started that project too. Sometimes I meet up with mom, sit down with her, I bring my laptop and Canon scanner (LiDE 400), and I let her tell about the photographs that we scan and save. Give the filenames some representative name and date. 😊
Placing the PC the other way around was an interesting choice. I am in no way saying it was the wrong one. I am kinda considering it myself now
It actually came naturally, as I got tired of reaching all the way every time I need to plug in or unplug something. It probably also gives better ventilation? And pushing the power-on button in the back isn’t as inconvenient as plugging and unplugging cables. xD
At least you have the forbidden power-off button closeTwo things:
- Actually, I don’t, because ASUS decided NOT to have any surface of the PSU to be reachable from the outside, so the magic button is inside the fucking chassi. xD
- I just LOVE this image. It has that 120/230 volt swtich. I can’t. xD
When I was a kid and had my first computer, I found that red switch. I did it when my computer was running, and then there was some smoke. Fortunately, it was a really cheap PC
Dude, EXACT same thing happened to me. It said BLAM, there was smoke and no more computer. :)))
Oooh, portapros! Absolutely love mine
Heh, yeah, I love them for their “retro factor”, but as for the sound, they are waaay too bassy for my taste. xD I just use them to monitor what I’m converting. ˆˆ
Hi, sorry for being so late to the party, but I wonder what is the breadboard on the right of the display? It has 2 batteries and a LED. Just curious.
Also congrats for the floppy disks (Scotch on the right), I haven’t seen those things in a billion years.
A wizard is never late…
Heroes always arrive late
etc.Oh, that breadboard was just me wanting to see with my own eyes the process of the “arm/lever” of a relay being actuated by electromagnetism.
Thanks, he he. My dad gave them to me before moving to another country (long story). I tried reading the floppys with his Commodore 64 (the story was shared here ) to no avail… I sold all the hardware but kept the floppys in case I someday find the inspiration to buy this.
Thanks for the answer, you rock!
