[MacDV] Re: Video In

[Erica Sadun]

At 8:16 AM -0800 9/29/03, Jeff Fay wrote:
>Jamie Saunders/Montani Media wrote:
>
>>I have an old Roland rack-mount sampling/sequencer. I plan on using 
>>this with my band, sequencing a few songs from my ibook/500. the 
>>only problem: the sampler has composite (rca) video out to a tv or 
>>display, which happens to be the only way you can operate the 
>>sampler.
>>
>>Is there a USB or FW product that can let me use the ibook for a 
>>"display" for my sampler? My TV is too big to put on stage. I know 
>>there is the USB VideoBus II, but what i need to do is "monitor," 
>>or see what my sampler is displaying, and not to record. I'm afraid 
>>that tying-up the ibook for video record would be too hard on the 
>>processor, when all i want to do is watch my sampler's video in 
>>full screen.
>both EyeTV (http://www.elgato.com/eyeTV/) and MyTV 
>(http://www.eskapelabs.com/products.html) will do what you're trying 
>to achieve. both have analog composite video in.
>
>Jeff


If you have a Firewire box or a camera with passthrough,
you can just use HackTV to monitor.

-- Erica