Route video playback application to Modul8?
  • seething
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    Route video playback application to Modul8?

    by seething » Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:43 pm

    Hello. I am wondering if there is any program out there that would take the output of a video playback program i.e. quicktime player, dvd player, VLC, and route that into the video in of Modul8?

    Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

    seethings
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    by Vibber » Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:18 pm

    The only option as far as I know is using a screen grabber. that means recording the screen. So it's possible but you need enough space on the screen + it takes some cpu power. Don't expect full framerate.
    I don't know all of the apps that do this but check out grabberraster
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    by VjKg » Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:20 pm

    Can you explain why and under what circumstances you would prefer an outside program and not just Modul8?
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    by seething » Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:13 pm

    The reason I seek this functionality is so I can route dvd playback or longer avi files via quicktime player(that are too big to import) as a video-in signal to manipulate. I know it would tax my cpu running another program in the background, but in some cases I cannot bring the hardware necessary to a gig (dazzle analog/digital video encoder and DVD player). Basically, it's just a simple setup option I'm exploring.

    Any advice is appreciated.

    Thanks!
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    by vanakaru » Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:18 pm

    Sounds like a bad idea. Just bring your stuff. Or use DV cam as a player to have just one device and one cable.

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