[G4] Analog to Digital Video Help

[Mel Krewall]

Wade,
I don't know anything about the Belkin device, but the InterView USB  
device from Daystar  
(http://daystartechnology.com/products/xlr8_products/ 
b_ps_usbivosx.html) will allow you to take composite video out and  
converts it to Quicktime video, which you can then convert to DV with  
Quicktime Pro. The converted video will work in iMovie. This is not a  
high quality solution but it is only about $50 (plus QT Pro), which is  
a lot less than the DV bridges (about $300) or DV video cameras. It  
comes with some nice capture software and also some software that will  
let you use your video camera as a webcam. I have used this method to  
take Sony 8mm video into iMovie and it works fairly well. The capture  
and conversion is a lot more tedious than just plugging your DV camera  
in and having iMovie control it, but it is inexpensive.
HTH,
Mel


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On Dec 1, 2003, at 12:35 AM, Wade Perry wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> Somewhat off topic. When in need of real advice, I always turn here.
> My daughter is a Film development class and I am looking for solutions  
> or
> suggestions for  analog video input into my DA 533 for use in iMovie. I
> don't want to purchase a new video camera. Most of the choices I have  
> seen
> involve very good, but expensive (Canopus ADVC-1394) or unreliable
> conversion (Dazzle bridge). Belkin makes an inexpensive  cable set  
> that will
> allow import NTSC video to be dropped onto the hard drive via a USB  
> port.
> Will this work in iMovie ? I know that some of you have opinions and
> expertise to share. Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Wade A. Perry