Re: So many Missing Match Videos
 

The devices I had mentioned, the pinnacle video transfer hooks up to the composite video and audio (yellow-red-white) and a power adapter to AC power. Then a USB drive hooks to the USB port on the device. This USB drive can be a thumb drive (4GB minimum for timing purposes) to a full external harddrive formatted to FAT16 or FAT32, It WILL NOT work with ntsf formatted hard drives.

I haven't been to a regular regional in years being in Michigan districts, but usually there is a breakout box with all the A/V connections, usually this has an amp built in to give a good quality video to 10-20 outputs. In the Michigan districts they have been a little... less providing. I had issues in Traverse City (which I should be getting fixed soon) in terms of being allowed to connect to the main feed. Contrary to popular belief the main screen does not need to be HD quality so a slight signal degradation wont hurt. In 10yrs of going to regionals and recording this way I have not seen any degradation of the main feed by being split off so people could record. This is a great promotional tool but if we can't record it makes it impossible to let our sponsors see what is going on.

Normally there are as many receptacles as there are A/V jacks. I usually bring a power strip and plug in right away and allow others to plug in also. I now also bring an A/V amp/splitter so I can hook up-to 4 recorders.