I can’t believe it took a whole month of trial and error just to find the right hardware… There’s also an audio cassette player and a VCR incoming. Meanwhile:

The piece that actually does the analog to digital conversion: a composite video to HDMI adapter and converter. The SCART head in the back can take RCA or S-video contacts. The weakest link in the whole setup, because a professional person would probably use an expensive expansion card inside their computer or the likes… TekJ2blWAjNfK1j.jpg

The capture card. It takes digital video and/or audio signals through an HDMI connection and sends it to the computers via USB-C. Perhaps the second weakest link, since - again - a pro would probably do the conversion with a fancy PCIe card.
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My beloved TASCAM. The only piece that I already had in my possession. Instead of letting the above capture card capture the analog audio, I let this do that. Do read up on TASCAM! They have a pretty long and reputable history within audio.
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This little handheld video camera will playback Mini DV cassettes. I have already captured two of them successfully. Oh boi, do I love the second hand market.
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  • one_old_coder@piefed.socialEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Hi, sorry for being so late to the party, but I wonder what is the breadboard on the right of the display? It has 2 batteries and a LED. Just curious.

    Also congrats for the floppy disks (Scotch on the right), I haven’t seen those things in a billion years.

    • printf("%s", name);@piefed.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      A wizard is never late…
      Heroes always arrive late
      etc.

      Oh, that breadboard was just me wanting to see with my own eyes the process of the “arm/lever” of a relay being actuated by electromagnetism.

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      Thanks, he he. My dad gave them to me before moving to another country (long story). I tried reading the floppys with his Commodore 64 (the story was shared here ) to no avail… I sold all the hardware but kept the floppys in case I someday find the inspiration to buy this.