How to use x800xl AIW inputs?

[hat]

I just got an ATI x800xl AIW, and it looks like it has inputs for a video feed from an outside source. I've succeeded in piping out my computer's video to the TV already, but now I'm looking to do it the other way around by feeding my PS2's output into my AIW so I can get the video from it up on my computer. There's a dongle coming out of the back of the ATI card with two spots to plug video adaptors in, one in and one out. I have the input adaptor plugged into the input slot, with my PS2 hooked up to it, but I'm not sure what to do from here.

 

[hat]

Well I downloaded ATI Multimedia Center, and I was able to use it to point to my composite capture input, but it didn't work very well. I got a flickering green screen showing pieces of the screen I wanted to see (my PS2 output). I also tried hooking the PS2 up to a VCR and piping out the VCR's output over coaxial cable into the AIW's input, and that didn't work very well either... got the same effect. I wonder if maybe the OS is to blame? That machine is running XP Pro x64, not the most widely supported OS...

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Is it All in Wonder or VIVO (Video In, Video Out)? Most likely it is effectively a capture card so you'll need to use software that has a capture function. The card should show up in the list of potential capture devices.

XP Pro x64 should be fine. Might want to try different (read: older) drivers and make sure to install the VIVO driver (I forget what they called it).

 

[hat]

It's an AIW x800xl.

I installed the 10.2 drivers here, as well as the WDM drivers:
http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownlo...px?type=2.4.1&product=2.4.1.3.13&lang=English

And everything on this page, except the language packs:
http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/mmc9-16.aspx

I noticed there seemed to be some issue with the DAO/MDAC component... when I ran the installer, setup loaded/unpacked the files, and then the window just went away. It didn't seem to actually install anything.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Try 9.# drivers (or was it 8.#?). I think those were of the era of the X800.

 

[hat]

I uninstalled everything, installed 9.3 drivers, and then reinstalled the multimediacenter 9.16 from this link, and all I get is a green screen again.

http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/mmc9-16.aspx

 

[95Viper]

Still looking through boxes for the materials.
The shed is next, however, I believe it may be a lost cause.

However, I have found this site (The Digital FAQ - ATI All In Wonder Hacks, Drivers, Codecs and MMC) and it has a wealth of drivers and info on the All-In-Wonder.

 

[hat]

I read somewhere that catalyst 8.12 was incompatible with multimedia center 9.16, so I dug up some old drivers and am gonna try using 8.10 drivers later.

 

[hat]

I'm getting a little closer. With the 10.2 drivers, I got a green screen with small flickers of what I was supposed to be seeing. With 9.3, I got a solid green screen. With 8.10, I got a flickering green screen, but I saw a lot more of what I was supposed to be seeing than with the 10.2 drivers.

Small edit: I am getting audio, but just as the video is flickery with bits and pieces of what I am supposed to see, the audio is quite skippy, like bad radio reception.

A bit of an update...

I had a thought about the 8.10 drivers working better than the others, then I thought about how older technology tends to get screwed over as drivers progress to support new hardware, then I looked up the release date of the AIW x800XL... somewhere in 2005. I downloaded the 8.1 drivers from amd's site, which were released in 2008 and tried again. This time I got perfect video and audio reception. No green screen bullshit, no flickering, but the video was a bit dark. One more problem to knock down, though... there's a lag between me doing stuff on the controller and it happening on my screen. It's about a second or two before I do something and I see it happen. Is there a way I can reduce this lag? Another viewing program other than ati multimedia center, perhaps?

 

[hat]

So, any ideas about a faster way to capture ps2 input to reduce that lag?

 

[Jstn7477]

I've dealt with that stuff years ago (TV tuners and consoles) and in the end it wasn't worth it. The only cards I had minimal lag on were the Hauppauge WinTV-Radio cards from the late 90s, but the picture was horrible. I eventually gave up and bought a small HDTV with legacy inputs, only to have my PS2 crap out shortly after.

 

[hat]

The idea here is so I can get the game up on my computer screen so I can stream it. If I wanted to just play the game, I could just run it through my TV.

 

[Law-II]

Hi

do not double and tripple post, use the edit button

atb (all the best)

Law-II

 

[hat]

I bumped 4 days after my last post with no other replies, I don't think there's any rule against that.

 

[Jstn7477]

I have an idea. How about splitting the composite video/audio signals and sending one set to your TV and the other to the AIW? Then, you could just turn your stream on and play through the TV with no latency. Is your TV anywhere close to your PC?

 

[redeye]

ah, the memories... i paid 500 for an aiw800xt agp in canada...


the problem with the aiw800's (if it is a problem) was they only recorded, at best, s-video.(i think it could record Component but I never found out how for color) the problem as i remember it was that the deinterlacing was not very good. (compared to avsythn's deinterlacing modes)...you could do progressive... but then you need to add the frames together if you were recording VCR.
i gave up on it when motherbords switched from AGP to pci-e (or win XP)


not much help, but...a better choice is the hauppauge hd pvr usb box... (hd1212 and the like) the newer one record non-hdcp protected hdmi, and some/all can record component (hdtv 13.5Mbps mp4, avc (playstation format)

 

[hat]

Yeah, I'm probably gonna end up splitting it...

 

[Steve-007UK]

I remember a good few years ago when connecting the gpu to my tv, I had to make sure i had the right cable or i would just get a grey or green screen on the tv, I wounder if the same applys to the input on your card.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-Video the pic on the right of the page is what i mean. These cables are not made equal. you have 4 / 7 and 9 pin layouts and some devices are fussy on what cable is used.