Native S-Video and Composite Cores on MiSTer FPGA

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Published on May 7, 2022 8:02:09 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBy_XPmieKc

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Mike Simone has developed some custom MiSTer cores that output composite and s-video natively. I go over how to set these cores up.

Links
GitHub downloads: https://github.com/MikeS11/MiSTerFPGA_YC_Encoder/tree/main/YC%20Builds
Zez Retro Video about these cores: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTwUiqKNV2E
Zez Retro RetroRGB blog post: https://www.retrorgb.com/how-to-hook-up-mister-fpga-s-video-composite.html
Instructions: https://mister-devel.github.io/MkDocs_MiSTer/advanced/crt/#ini-settings
GitHub: https://github.com/MikeS11/MiSTerFPGA_YC_Encoder
Misterfpga.org forum posts:
https://misterfpga.org/viewtopic.php?t=4436
https://misterfpga.org/viewtopic.php?t=4434
Twitter posts:
https://twitter.com/MikeSimone3/status/1509006474508263426
https://twitter.com/MikeSimone3/status/1509007116274569225
https://twitter.com/MikeSimone3/status/1509028435783430146
Antonio Villena’s adapter: https://www.antoniovillena.es/store/product/vga-composite-s-video-adapter/

Cables and adapters I used (amazon affiliate links):
Keep in mind that Mike Simone is also creating an adapter that will give you better image quality and you wont need these below cables:
Svideo to Composite: https://amzn.to/3OZYgol
RCA couplers: https://amzn.to/390GAZd
S-video to RCA: https://amzn.to/3ylsw6V
VGA to component: https://amzn.to/3waMpeq
S-video coupler: https://amzn.to/37uvH1m

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:32 Installing the s-video/composite cores
1:34 Editing the MiSTer.ini file
2:48 Connecting cables
4:38 Enabling S-video on the cores
5:39 Testing games on the core
8:55 Comparing the Antonio Villena adapter