User guide

Matrox Rainbow Runner G-Series – User Guide 15
S-video and composite video
The Rainbow Runner G-Series has a composite
video input connector and an S-video input
connector. Most video equipment uses composite
video, but some devices (for example, S-VHS
VCRs) use S-video, which is a higher-quality
video signal.
If you have a video device with S-video
connectors, you should use the
S-VIDEO IN
connector on your Rainbow Runner G-Series card.
If your S-video device didn’t come with S-video
cables, this type of cable is available at most
electronics stores.
You can use the Rainbow Runner G-Series
S-video connector instead of – or in addition to –
the composite video connector. If you use
composite and S-video connectors, you can
connect two video input devices to Rainbow
Runner G-Series at the same time.
Both video input types may be connected at the
same time, but only one video input signal at a
time can be used by Rainbow Runner G-Series.
You need to select either the composite video
(
VIDEO IN) or S-video (S-VIDEO IN) signal in the
software (see page 23).
Rainbow Runner
G-Series card
S-video cable
Composite video
(RCA) cable
(Note: Using the Matrox composite
video and S-video connectors at
the same time is optional.)