[MacDV] DVD Import?

[Jim Asherman]

On Sunday, March 9, 2003, at 04:00  PM, Robert Schoenburg wrote:

> I have a lot of Beta, 8mm and VHS tapes that need to wind up as DVDs 
> using
> iMovie and or FCE with iDVD.
>
> If I were to transfer the raw video to DVDs using a DVD recorder, I 
> assume
> that there is no direct way to import the DVDs into iMovie or FCE 
> unless I
> connect a DVD player through a A to D bridge such as Canopus to capture 
> the
> video.
>
> I also assume that the quality of the video would degrade by doing this.
> Yes, I know I could just capture the original tapes one at a time and 
> make a
> project. But the method above would at least preserve the originals on 
> DVDs.
>
> Comments anyone?
>

You could try capturing the video to iMovie or FCE at the same time as 
you make the raw DVD's.
Jim