the osprey-50 usb cable has two inputs, one composite (rca) and one s-video. see figure 2-10.

   

    figure 2-10: osprey-50 usb video capture device video inputs

    there are many types of video sources. these include:

    1 camcorders

    2 vcrs

    3 dvd players

    these types of devices usually come with connections known as rca style. rca style connections are also referred to as composite video. your device may also have an s-video connection.

    s-video signals provide a sharper image with better color separation. however, a composite input also provides a very high quality image.

    to connect your video input device to the opsrey-50 usb cable:

    1. connect the cable to the video out port on your video source.

    2. connect the same cable to the input on the osprey-50 usb cable.

    you can use either an rca style or s-video cable to connect the video input device to the osprey-50 usb cable.