O2 Video OUT - Recording an Animation from the Computer to VCR Video Tape

• Turn on the VCR (and Monitor), insert Video tape (VHS or S-VHS tape).
  
• Check that the cabling between the computer and VCR is correct.
  Cables go from the O2 Video Output to the VCR Video Input to enable recording from a computer application to a video tape. Both the O2 and the Onyx2 use the VCR Video Input for video production. Thus, make sure that the O2 cables (S-Video and Audio - if used) are connected to the VCR's Video Input. The Onyx2 S-Video and Audio Cables are bound together with a wire tye - The O2 cables are not. The Onyx2 S-Video cable has a green stripe on it. Buttons and switches on the Front panel of the VCR should be set as visualized in the Cables, Switches, Buttons page.

On the SGI subgum:

• Copy applications and movies to the /subgum.tmpa disk.
  
  Running the video application from this dedicated disk will give the smoothest possible visualization.
  
• type:
  setenv DISPLAY :0.0
  /usr/gfx/setmon -Fg 60
  
  This will frame lock the video signal and graphics.
• The first time you use the video equipment, copy /tools/aml-estarose/video/videopanelrc to .videopanelrc in your home directory
  
  This file contains the settings for reading from and writing to the VCR - S-Video Input & Output.
• type: videopanel
  
• select file/"restore Setting" from top menu bar
  
  This will load the .videopanelrc file from your home directory containing the settings for the VCR - S-Video Input & Output (The default settings are for the O2 Camera).
  
  
  
  The videopanel will then have the settings shown in these illustrations:
  
  
  
  
• Select Utilities/"Live Video Output" from the top menu of the videopanel
  If you have previously used Utilities/"Live Video Input" , close that window since only one of the two applications can be used at a time.
  A rectangular frame will appear which is the size of NTSC video (645x484 pixels). This frame can be moved by dragging it by the corner or edge to fit over your application. The O2 can capture video in this screen or from the entire console window. To change the size to the full console window, press the right mouse button while the arrow is over the solid rectangle which appeared with the frame (Live Video Output), then you will have the option to switch to the full screen. If the Monitor is on, you will see the contents of the video frame / or full screen in it. The solid rectangle marked "Live Video Output" can be repositioned by pressing alt key and right mouse button (a menu will appear).
• To record the video press the rec button on the VCR
• Run your movie with movieplayer or another application.
  (The movie can be created from rgb image files with makemovie).
• When finished close the "Live Video Output" rectangle and frame by pressing the middle mouse button.