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[peterlim]

I am using Roxio Creator 2011 Special Edition and the accompanying USB capture device and using the composite video input. I see the preview fine using Roxio Media Import but it's a small window. I just want to use my laptop screen to see composite video monitor. Does anyone know any *free* software that will be able to show my composite video in full screen?

[peterlim]

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Success! I was able to install and use my old K-World PlusTV USB ($10 or so after rebate) with their Hypermedia software on my i7 using Win7 and I can now get full screen live video/audio from RF on my laptop screen. It's a shame that I can't do this with my Roxio USB capture dongle through composite video (RCA)... now I have to use a Coax and modulate the signal instead of straight from an analog camcorder. Come on Roxio, how about providing full screen video preview capability? It can't be all that hard, right?

Edited by peterlim, 15 November 2011 - 07:46 PM.

[myguggi]

peterlim, on 08 November 2011 - 09:33 PM, said:

I am using Roxio Creator 2011 Special Edition and the accompanying USB capture device and using the composite video input. I see the preview fine using Roxio Media Import but it's a small window. I just want to use my laptop screen to see composite video monitor. Does anyone know any *free* software that will be able to show my composite video in full screen?

I don't quite understand what you are asking.

You can only see the video in "full screen" after it is captured.

[peterlim]

Thanks for replying. That's exactly what I'm trying to do... just be able to see the video in full screen without having to wait until capturing. Basically I just want to be able to see the signal that I'm feeding through the composite input, such as from a game machine or a VCR or an old analog camcorder... just like the title says, I want to use my laptop screen as a video monitor.

[Jim_Hardin]

I have never looked for any that would do that and I would be suspicious of any that claims it can...

Problem is, there is a lot going on during capture and if you divert the CPU to producing a Full Screen image, you are bound to lose frames of capture while it is kept busy painting your screen

If anyone knows of any, please post your results.

[peterlim]

Thanks Jim. I'm not actually trying to capture video... just to display it in full-screen in real time, so there should be no throughput issues. Perhaps me posting on this part of the discussion group is confusing. I only did that because the only way that I know how to display video without capturing is through the Roxio Media Import module, ironically enough. Years ago, on WinXP, I used to use a product called K-World Hypermedia to do exactly this except that product only allowed me to use an RF input rather than composite video. Hmmm, I think I'll try to dig that up and see if it runs on Win7.

[gi7omy]

If I can dive in here.

I've a digital tuner/hard drive recorder here and I also tried using the capture device for full screen working (and it won't work).

You need a dedicated TV card with A/V inputs to actually grab the full screen video and all my older ones (Hauppage, Avermedia, etc) will NOT work in Windows 7 so the chances of the Hypermedia card working are extremely slim (all the TV capture cards from that era used basically the same decoder chip)

[Jim_Hardin]

peterlim, on 09 November 2011 - 06:44 AM, said:

Thanks Jim. I'm not actually trying to capture video... just to display it in full-screen in real time, so there should be no throughput issues. Perhaps me posting on this part of the discussion group is confusing. I only did that because the only way that I know how to display video without capturing is through the Roxio Media Import module, ironically enough. Years ago, on WinXP, I used to use a product called K-World Hypermedia to do exactly this except that product only allowed me to use an RF input rather than composite video. Hmmm, I think I'll try to dig that up and see if it runs on Win7.

Ahhh, I see what you are after, just use the Lap Screen in place of a TV or other Monitor...

I tried another capture software I have and it doesn't do any more than about 60% of screen size...

I have an AverMedia capture card that will play full screen in my PC. But that is a $300 PCI Card which is not what you are after

[Jim_Hardin]

peterlim, on 15 November 2011 - 07:44 PM, said:

Success! I was able to install and use my old K-World PlusTV USB ($10 or so after rebate) with their Hypermedia software on my i7 using Win7 and I can now get full screen live video/audio from RF on my laptop screen. It's a shame that I can't do this with my Roxio USB capture dongle through composite video (RCA)... now I have to use a Coax and modulate the signal instead of straight from an analog camcorder. Come on Roxio, how about providing full screen video preview capability? It can't be all that hard, right?

I am happy you found a solution...

I doubt you will even see what you are after from the Roxio USB Device, it requires so much more than you realize

As gi7omy pointed out, the computer CPU simply cannot keep up with this and it requires dedicated hardware to reduce its' load.

I capture and/or watch full screen HDMI (1980 X 1080) and I have a $300 card that handles the load. Even then there are glitches