# Trouble converting ETC video to component **URL:** \ **Category:** ETC\ **Created:** [November 24, 2018, 2:19am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/trouble-converting-etc-video-to-component/3549 "2018-11-24T02:19:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![seanomenon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@seanomenon](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/seanomenon)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2018, 2:19am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/trouble-converting-etc-video-to-component/3549/1 "2018-11-24T02:19:59Z")
I’m trying to run video from my ETC through an analog video effects unit. This means ETC -\> an HDMI to component video converter box -\> the unit -\> a component to HDMI converter -\> monitor. When I try this, I get no signal. (The ETC is working if HDMI is plugged directly into the monitor.) This setup works with video out from my iPad, with reduced video quality at the end. (Which I expected.) So I don’t think it’s a failure of either converter, or any of the cables. Does anyone have any thoughts on why this isn’t working, or ideas on how to better rig this? Thanks for any help you can offer. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/chrisk/32/11_2.png) [@chrisk](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2018, 6:48am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/trouble-converting-etc-video-to-component/3549/2 "2018-11-24T06:48:24Z")
Does your _HDMI-to-component_ converter support the ETC’s resolution (720p)? ---
**Author:** ![fanwander](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/fanwander/32/5076_2.png) [@fanwander](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/fanwander)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2018, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/trouble-converting-etc-video-to-component/3549/3 "2018-11-24T10:10:06Z")
There are two conversions which may fail. HDMI-\>composite and composite-\>HDMI. Are you able to check the composite signal on an analogue monitor? Do you have any other analogue composite signale to check whether the second conversion composite-\>HDMI works? ---
**Author:** ![seanomenon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@seanomenon](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/seanomenon)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2018, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/trouble-converting-etc-video-to-component/3549/4 "2018-11-24T12:25:30Z")
It looks like it’s factory set at 1080p. Maybe that’s it, I’ll see if I can find a 720p converter. ---
**Author:** ![seanomenon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@seanomenon](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/seanomenon)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2018, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/trouble-converting-etc-video-to-component/3549/5 "2018-11-24T12:27:46Z")
Sadly, I don’t have an analog monitor here. The whole chain produces results with video from my iPad, but it looks like I didn’t take the ETCs 720p resolution into account. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/chrisk/32/11_2.png) [@chrisk](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2018, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/trouble-converting-etc-video-to-component/3549/6 "2018-11-24T17:10:00Z")
@seanomenon: > [@HDMI to Composite](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/hdmi-to-composite/2559/5): > > @shreeswifty, We used the KanexPro HDRCA HDMI-to-Composite converter with the ETC in this video: ---
**Author:** ![seanomenon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@seanomenon](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/seanomenon)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2018, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/trouble-converting-etc-video-to-component/3549/7 "2018-12-01T23:21:31Z")
thanks for your help! ---
**Author:** ![Wannop](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/wannop/32/328_2.png) [@Wannop](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/Wannop)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/trouble-converting-etc-video-to-component/3549/8 "2018-12-05T15:49:14Z")
In my experience converting the hdmi out to composite always failed until I used a _powered_ 5v hdmi to composite converter box, not one relying only on the power from the hdmi out. I don’t know if the one you are using actually is powered, but it’s something worth a try if not. ---
**Author:** ![seanomenon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@seanomenon](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/seanomenon)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2018, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/trouble-converting-etc-video-to-component/3549/9 "2018-12-16T19:13:40Z")
Thanks - the issue for me was the first converter I tried didn’t support 720p. It works now with a powered converter that supports 720p.