anyone know a inexpensive way to hook up a tv monitor to my computer? without buying a new video card?

[Ed Dooley]

My first suggestion would be to change your tag-line until you have a monitor. 🙂
Do you have a camera? You can run it through that if you do.
Ed

[Gunleik Groven]

Note

If you’re editing DV – you’ll be able to monitor through the camera. If not, you’ll have to shel out for a card and a production monitor.

Gunleik

[Tony Manolikakis]

Take a look at the MXO from Matrox.

Tony

[Tony Manolikakis]

Take a look at the MXO from Matrox.

Tony

[Shane Ross]

As others said, use your camera:

#8 External Monitor Viewing.

Shane’s Stock Answer #8:

A simple path is mac > firewire > camera or deck > rca cables > tv

Then start up your camera and tv, then open fcp.

Then go View > External video > all frames
Video playback should be Apple firewire NTSC (If you are using an NTSC set)
Audio playback should be Audio follows Video

Techinially, this should send synched video to your TV

If for some reason you can’t view your timeline on your external monitor, there are a few things to try:

1) Make sure that the camera/deck is connected and powered on BEFORE you open FCP.

2) In the Final Cut Pro menu select AUDIO/VIDEO Preferences and make sure your signal is being sent out thru Firewire DV.

3) Go to the menu and select VIEW>EXTERNAL>ALL FRAMES.

4) Click in the % box above the image and select FIT TO WINDOW.

5) Go to VIEW->refresh A/V devices

6) Make sure the Log & Capture window is closed

If you want it to play in both the canvas and the external monitor you need to go to the FINAL CUT PRO menu and select AUDIO/VIDIO settings and make sure MIRROR ON DESKTOP is selected under the PLAYBACK OUTPUT section

Shane

Littlefrog Post
http://www.lfhd.net

[Milton Hockman]

too expensive for me, but is exactly what i was talking about. i could get a video card for that much.

Motion Graphics Artist and Non-Linear Editor
Software expertise include: After Effects, Avid Xpress Pro, Final Cut Pro, Dvd Studio Pro, Photoshop, and more.

[Milton Hockman]

i dont have a camera.

and the mxo matrox is too expensive. it said $995. i can get a video capture card for around that price.

i was thinking something cheap like a analog to digital converter box. or something????

Motion Graphics Artist and Non-Linear Editor
Software expertise include: After Effects, Avid Xpress Pro, Final Cut Pro, Dvd Studio Pro, Photoshop, and more.

[Dan Riley]

I don’t know what you want to spend, but go on eBay and find a used
Sony (or other) consumer DV camera, making sure it has s-video out.
You feed it with firewire from your G5 and take the output video to
your monitor and the output audio to your mixer-out to your speakers.
The video quality will be pretty much the same as any card.
This should cost you very little.

Dan

[Shane Ross]

Canopus ADVC 110, or 300 will work for you. about $300-$500.

Shane

Littlefrog Post
http://www.lfhd.net

[Dan Riley]

I went to ebay and found this, which should work just fine:
https://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-Handycam-DCR-HC30-camcorder-mini-DV-video-camera_W0QQitemZ270033183597QQihZ017QQcategoryZ20333QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

dan