On Mon, 10 May 2004, Thomas Baker wrote: > The Sony DV camcorder that can also play old tapes into a Mac via Firewire > sounds like a good solution. But I'm also interested in getting the edited > video back out onto videotape and/or DVD without a lot of hassle. So I'm
The Sony can act as a "thru" device: Mac -> Sony -> video recorder (Firewire and S-VHS/Composite I/Os) DVD should be self-contained (within the Mac itself). > looking at these two video Firewire video converters that OWC sells: > http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Item.cfm?ID=6339&Item=MIGDC2INTL and > http://eshop.macsales.com/Item_MailList.cfm?ID=5593&Item=ADSAPI550. One > costs nearly twice as much as the other ($165 vs. $300) but the more > expensive one has lots of input and output ports and it looks like you can > hook your old alalog camcorder up to it and run a cable both to the Mac and > to other items like monitors, VCRs, etc. and do lots of video importing and > exporting in different formats. I'm still open to all options, but I'm sort > of leaning towards that right now. > > I'd love to hear from anybody who has one or the other of the above > gadgets and/or who can compare the two technically. > > Tom > > > > At 1:21 PM -0600 5/10/2004, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I had a similar situation about a year and a half ago. I decided to sell > >my old Canon 8mm camcorder and buy a Sony Handycam Digital8 model. I sold > >my Canon on eBay, and bought a new Sony trv-330 on eBay, for a net > >exchange cost of about $280. The 330 will play the old 8mm tapes and has > >firewire, so I can just plug it into the back of my B&W G3 and import it > >into iMovie. Very easy, with no cards, converters, or extra software. > > > >John Black > >Nashville, TN > > > >> Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Date: Sun, 9 May 2004 15:13:11 -0600 > >> From: Thomas Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: Hi-8 camcorder to Mac/iMovie to videotape? > >> > >> Ten or twelve years ago I spent thousands of dollars on a really nice > >> professional Canon Hi-8 camcorder (if you saw the movie Titanic, it's the > >> same camcorder that the guy was filming the shipwreck with on the ocean > >> floor through the portholes of the submarine). So now I've got this big > >> collection of Hi-8 videotapes of family and other events that I'd like to > >> get onto VHS videotapes, so I can put them into a VCR and view them on a > >> TV, and also make copies for relatives to see. The hi-8 camcorder still > >> works fine, too, and I hate to replace it with a cheap DV one. > >> > >> My question: what equipment would I need to get these Hi-8 tapes (in analog > >> format I assume) into the Mac where I could edit it in iMovie, and then > >> send it back out to a VCR? > > Art website at http://www.ThomasBakerPaintings.com > Archaeology website at http://www.nmia.com/~jaybird/AANewsletter/ > > > > -- Non Illegitimi Carborundum -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
