Linux and SVHS Outputs

Gerr asks: "I'm looking into building a project that uses S-Video output to display a simple menu system onto a television/monitor (or going through a stereo to display output to a device). Are there any Linux projects currently working on S-Video or anyone in the world of Linux hacking who has some technical information about displaying information via this protocol? "

Get a Riva TNT!

[Andrew Lockhart]

Well I noticed on my Canopus Spectra that it mentions NTSC in the bios message, so I figured that if I unplugged the monitor while booting up that it would use the composite and s-video outputs. Well, it did. So, since I couldn't get any sleep I decided to get it to work under X. Anyway, I did get it to work, but only at 640x460 (I used that res. to get everything to fit on the TV). If anybody want's the modeline, you can email me. Also if anyone has gotten it to work at 640x480 or 640x485 please email me.

Re:STOP CALLING IT S-VHS! It's S-Video

[Gerr]

That's what I said when I posted my message -- I asked about SVideo, not SVHS. Apparently, Malda thinks he knows more than we do about this subject and had some sort of calling that the true subject line should read SVHS and not SVideo.

STOP CALLING IT S-VHS! It's S-Video

[ZorinLynxie]

S-VHS is a format for recording high resolution video on a VHS tape. S-Video is a method of transmitting video that seperates chroma and luma for a clearer picture. S-VHS decks have S-video outputs on them, but there are many other things out there with S-video outputs, so calling them "S-VHS" is misleading.

Remember:

S-VHS == video recording format on a tape
S-Video == video transmission method.

Sorry to nitpick, but this confusion drives me nuts!

v3

[pNutz]

I imagine someone has pointed this out already, but the new voodoo3 3000s have an svhs out that people are working on drivers for. At the moment, there is the 3dfx.glide.linux and 3dfx.linux.apps.games newsgroups for relevant
articles, as well as

http://www.netroedge.com/~lm78/

with the lm sensors project, including a driver for the bt869 chip that {will, may} run the v3's svhs out.


good luck
jeff

ATI

[DgWatters0]

I've got phono and SVHS on my ATI Xpert@Play card. When I used Windows I just had to tick a box, can it be turned on under Linux?

Re:ATI

[zentena]

I've got a Rage Fury using the framebuffer. Video out works fine up 800X600. Well fine is being nice. It's looks like a vic20-) But it works. Just set the card to either 640X400 or 800x600. Turn off the system and plug the video cable in. Then boot the system.