[masons247]

Hi. I have a G3/300 B&W running os 9.0. I have an XClaim VR Pro video card. I have a VHS hooked up to it, but I cannot get sound. There is no place to plug the sound into the video card. I have a converter from radio shack that converts the audio cord to a headphone jack cord. I plugged it into the sound card's microphone place and plugged the VHS sound cord into that, but it didn't work. How the heck do I get sound onto this thing so that I can record my VHS tapes and they will have sound?

[Tuoder]

Originally Posted by masons247

Hi. I have a G3/300 B&W running os 9.0. I have an XClaim VR Pro video card. I have a VHS hooked up to it, but I cannot get sound. There is no place to plug the sound into the video card. I have a converter from radio shack that converts the audio cord to a headphone jack cord. I plugged it into the sound card's microphone place and plugged the VHS sound cord into that, but it didn't work. How the heck do I get sound onto this thing so that I can record my VHS tapes and they will have sound?

Try "line in" instead of "mic"

[masons247]

Originally Posted by Tuoder

Try "line in" instead of "mic"

i have no line in on my macintosh.

[AC Rempt]

But your card should have S-video in. Does your VCR have an S-vid port?

[masons247]

Originally Posted by AC Rempt

But your card should have S-video in. Does your VCR have an S-vid port?

I don't believe it does, but I might be able to find one that does. If I use an S-video port will I have video AND sound?

[AC Rempt]

Sure will. S-Video carries both.

I'd Google the card, too, and find some of the spec and FAQs. ATI still has some on their site.

[BigBadBiologist]

svideo does not carry audio signals:
http://www.interfacebus.com/Design_Connector_Video.html

[MichiganRich]

Second the motion, S-video does not carry audio. Furthermore, the XclaimVR card has no audio in or out capabilities.

I had the exact same B&W system --- you use the Mac's built-in 1/8" stereo jacks on the back panel for audio in and out. Mic jack for in, speaker jack for (yup you guessed it) out.

[masons247]

Originally Posted by MichiganRich

Second the motion, S-video does not carry audio. Furthermore, the XclaimVR card has no audio in or out capabilities.

I had the exact same B&W system --- you use the Mac's built-in 1/8" stereo jacks on the back panel for audio in and out. Mic jack for in, speaker jack for (yup you guessed it) out.

when i do that I only hear static. I know the VCR works I did the same thing with my laptop and the sound worked....

[tooki]

The audio out from the VCR to the mike (really line-in) input of the G3 should work. Perhaps just the wrong audio settings are preventing audio capture.

tooki