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Old 13th August 2011, 14:35
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I purchased PC from Dell and there are no DV inputs. Only USB. Has anyone tried the RCA jacks to USB converter to feed the camcorder into the PC?

Is there a new PC with DV inputs?

Is the PC industry doing away with DV inputs?

How will the RCA to USB converter work with Procaster?
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Old 13th August 2011, 14:58
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bmorisoli,

If your camera has composite outputs (RCA), we recommend using a Canopus ADVC-110 to bring your video source into your computer via Firewire. At this time no composite to USB devices are officially supported by Livestream.

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Old 18th August 2011, 15:19
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That is a problem. My new computers do not come with DV inputs (firewire).

Do you know if the Procaster 20.3 version may have the software?
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Old 18th August 2011, 15:26
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In addition, I installed WinTV v7 in my laptop. It has a RCA to USB converter that works with the WinTV software. From this I get an display image of my live feed through from the camera with audio. I then tested with Procaster desktop and was able to broadcast the image live.

When I was setting up Procaster, there were three camera options listed:

1) my webcam
2)VDP source
3) No camera

What is a VDP source? I could not find it in the users guide.
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Old 18th August 2011, 16:04
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bmorisoli,

We do not have an ETA on if or when Procaster would support a composite to USB capture device. Is your computer a desktop model or a laptop? Perhaps you could purchase a PCI FireWire card which would allow you to capture your feed with a Canopus.

The Pinnacle 710-USB device has been known to work with Procaster on the video side - however you'd need to capture the audio through your computer's line in port. It's possible that this could cause a minor synch issue. This is not a recommended workflow, but it is a workaround that you could use.

The "VDP source" is likely Procaster detecting one of your peripherals.

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Jason
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Old 18th August 2011, 17:03
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If I could ID what the VDP source is I might be able to come in through its' port.

Any thoughts on how to Id it?
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Old 18th August 2011, 17:09
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If I could ID what the VDP source is I might be able to come in through its' port.

Any thoughts on how to Id it?
I would doublecheck the peripherals connected to your computer.

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