glad this conversation started..i have a cannon dv that i got specifically because i could convert my old 8mm (as well as vhs) onto dv but...i have no idea how to get it from the dv camera onto the computer-- niether my g3 or my imac seem to recognize the camera when plugged in i feel kinda stupid about that and wanted to figure it out myself instead of asking...oh well!
--- Martha Sadler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >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 > A good pci video card for analog input and output is > the DC30 Plus > miroMotion. You can find it on ebay for $50 - 100. > You would need a > video capture application like BTV > (http://www.bensoftware.com) > which is shareware. You could then edit with > iMovie. > > If you were to move up to Jaguar or Panther, There > is a terrific free > driver for the DC30 plus,DC30 Xact 1.5.2 > (http://www.alfanet.it/squared5/dc30xact.html). This > is the > description on the web site, "And the DC30/DC30plus, > now can deliver > professional, uncompressed video; with the included > LOSSLESS 4:2:2 > codec, it can be stored efficiently, saving 50% of > your disk space". > The audio is locked and stays synchronized even for > long movies. > > I use this card with the Xact driver and Panther and > get very good results. > > Martha > > > > > >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? > > > >I guess I could burn this video onto DVDs, but not > all of my relatives have > >DVD players yet, although EVERYBODY'S got a VCR. > Also, VHS videotapes are > >not only cheap but they're also erasable, so that > if I don't like a video > >"production" that I created with iMovie, I could > just erase it in the VCR > >and do it over. DVDs are NOT cheap, and I > understand that burning a video > >DVD is a one-shot gamble. I figure I can leave DVD > burning for later, after > >I perfect my video editing skills on videotape. > > > >I have a Quicksilver 733 Mac running 9.2.2., and it > came with iMovie 2.0.3 > >installed. This Mac has firewire ports, 1500 megs > of RAM, and plenty of > >hard drive space. So, can anyone advise me what I > need to get going? > > > >Thanks! > > > >Tom > > > -- > Martha Sadler > Redwinds - Working Bouviers > http://msadler.members.atlantic.net > > -- > 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 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover -- 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
