Will you be editing? If not consider using a set-top DVD recorder, it would certainly be faster. On a G4 this could be enough work to keep you busy for a couple of years, one tape per day 200 work days a year. The only problem would be you would not be able to use one to make VCDs. Gerhard Kuhn suspice at hay.net P.S. This is an article that gives you a bit of insight as to what a set-top recorder can do. http://www.techtv.com/freshgear/print/0,23102,3405534,00.html On Sunday, July 27, 2003, at 11:13 PM, MrWitch wrote: > What I want to do is capture analog video from VHS tapes (about 500 of > them!) to a Mac, and then burn Video CD's, Super Video CD's, or D