On Thu, 29 Nov 2001, Adam wrote: > > hello, > are bttv cards capable of processing signal in EIA standard > (whatever that means). I tried to setup bttv chip even into > raw mode, but couldn't get any sort of signal output. (I tried > it over RCA video input). > > the cam in question is : > http://www.groupm7.net/csispeco/product.asp?P=284 Looks like it should work fine. "EIA" there simply means 1-volt standard video, with negative sync - essentialy the black&white north american 525/60 standard before NTSC color was added. I suppose its conceivable that the Bt chip doesn't like true black & white video (no colorburst, 60Hz instead of 59.94Hz field rate, 15.75KHz instead of 15.734Khz line rate). But I'm sure I've heard of folks using B&W cameras with bttv cardsfor security applications. first things first though (appologies if you've already tried this): do you get a picture when connecting the camera directly to a composite video monitor or a VCR? Does the bttv card work with a color camera? -- Steve Tell tell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
