Hi all Here's a report of a success for a change! I stuck the cheap firewire card that came with my PC digital video edit package (total crap!) into the OS 8.6 equipped J700, stuck in the firewire 2.4 package from Apple, et viola! It found both the iBot and the JVC DVcam on the first try! Using BTV Pro to watch them on for the moment..
So now, being bolstered by my success with that, I'm thinking of doing an ATA controller and USB card next. Any suggestions of PC or other cards which have worked well for you? What I'd like to do is get a firewire/USB combo and an ATA card, thus using two slots instead of three, or else getting a Tempo card which has all three onboard! My question with the Tempo card, is how intellingent were they with it? Does it have a controller which is run by the OS or the firmware itself, which allows DMA from e.g. the firewire controller right to the ATA controller? There's no reason for that to ever leave the card except for the preview. At least not during capture. I'd be interested in some benchmarks of how fast that puppy is at captureing from firewire to ATA, while hitting the USB bus and playing a CD on the other ATA channel. Anyone tried this card yet, and/or loaded it up good to see how much it can take before falling over? Bolton -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
