That's ok! I removed the HDMI switch & was still getting normal video on my main monitor & messed up video coming out of the capture cards USB port.Hey @r66f - welcome to CF. Apologies your post took a while to go live, the spam filter can be a little overzealous sometimes.
Windows Me... what a throwback.
I imagine something somewhere is getting confused with the switching going on. Just to confirm, have you tried to go direct from Me PC > video converter > capture card and if so are you getting the right resolution?
Hey r66f,I removed the HDMI switch & was still getting normal video on my main monitor & messed up video coming out of the capture cards USB port.Hey @r66f - welcome to CF. Apologies your post took a while to go live, the spam filter can be a little overzealous sometimes.
Windows Me... what a throwback.
I imagine something somewhere is getting confused with the switching going on. Just to confirm, have you tried to go direct from Me PC > video converter > capture card and if so are you getting the right resolution?
Couple more things to check (other than the suggestions from ChatGPT which is still currently in training on this site)That's ok! I removed the HDMI switch & was still getting normal video on my main monitor & messed up video coming out of the capture cards USB port.
Couple more things to check (other than the suggestions from ChatGPT which is still currently in training on this site)That's ok! I removed the HDMI switch & was still getting normal video on my main monitor & messed up video coming out of the capture cards USB port.
Are you able to directly feed the Windows Me PC into the capture card with no other video output being split etc? i.e just record a capture for a couple of minutes with nothing in the chain but the Me PC's video card > converter > capture card
If it's still producing the bad video, I would start considering getting a separate VGA capture card to eliminate as many steps in the process as possible, so it's only 'one step' from analog to digital. Or even potentially a graphics card that's a) compatible with Me and b) has a HDMI output - I'm not too sure if something like this exists though to be honest as HDMI wasn't really a 'thing' until after Windows 98/Me had had it's day.
Thanks for your input, root!Couple more things to check (other than the suggestions from ChatGPT which is still currently in training on this site)
Are you able to directly feed the Windows Me PC into the capture card with no other video output being split etc? i.e just record a capture for a couple of minutes with nothing in the chain but the Me PC's video card > converter > capture card
If it's still producing the bad video, I would start considering getting a separate VGA capture card to eliminate as many steps in the process as possible, so it's only 'one step' from analog to digital. Or even potentially a graphics card that's a) compatible with Me and b) has a HDMI output - I'm not too sure if something like this exists though to be honest as HDMI wasn't really a 'thing' until after Windows 98/Me had had it's day.
I tried it that way & was still getting the same problem. I think I will try getting a better VGA to HDMI adapter & see what happens & if that doesn't work, I'll try looking to see if there are any GPU's with HDMI ports that support Windows ME.Couple more things to check (other than the suggestions from ChatGPT which is still currently in training on this site)
Are you able to directly feed the Windows Me PC into the capture card with no other video output being split etc? i.e just record a capture for a couple of minutes with nothing in the chain but the Me PC's video card > converter > capture card
If it's still producing the bad video, I would start considering getting a separate VGA capture card to eliminate as many steps in the process as possible, so it's only 'one step' from analog to digital. Or even potentially a graphics card that's a) compatible with Me and b) has a HDMI output - I'm not too sure if something like this exists though to be honest as HDMI wasn't really a 'thing' until after Windows 98/Me had had it's day.
Good luck - let us know how you get on in case someone in the future has a similar issue.I tried it that way & was still getting the same problem. I think I will try getting a better VGA to HDMI adapter & see what happens & if that doesn't work, I'll try looking to see if there are any GPU's with HDMI ports that support Windows ME.
Nice one, love a bit of classic Sim City 2000/3000 along with Cities Skylines. Subscribed!Will do! My YouTube channel is R66F Plays Games. Currently, I am mostly playing newer games (Mostly driving\racing & simulation games.), but once I get this setup to working properly, I will start playing some older games like SimCity 2000 or some of the 90's Carmen Sandiego games.