[MacDV] New to list: Questions about DV components

[Mark M. Florida]

If you're dead-set on getting a converter rather than a miniDV or Digital8
camcorder with pass-through, then I'd highly recommend the Canopus ADVC-100.
I know MacMall has them 'cause that's where I got the one I use at work.
I've had absolutely no problems with it, and the results have been good.

As far as the conversion from DV to DVD, if you have a G4 tower, you can get
an internal ATA Pioneer DVR-106 drive (or any model 103, 104, 105 as well)
and use iDVD.  Or if you are limited to an external FireWire drive, any
drive with the Pioneer mechanism should do, and you'll need something like
Toast Titanium 6.0 to help you with the conversion to DVD video.

One last option would be something that would go straight from analog to
MPEG-2 like the Elgato EyeTV 200:

http://www.elgato.com/products/eyetv200.html

Looks like you'll still need Toast Titanium to create the DVDs, though.

Hope that helps

- Mark

On 2/24/04 11:14 AM, Paul Miller at pauljosephmiller at yahoo.com wrote:

> Bruce-
> What issues came up with Dazzle?  I realize it is a
> "first generation" attempt at an analog-to-dv bridge
> so something had to be wrong with it, but then again I
> hear mixed reviews for a few of the sub $500 models.
> I realize that I'm not using a cutting-edge computer
> to begin with but I still would like to avoid any
> additional/possible problems.
> PS: I read that Lacie's FW DVD burner (taost lite
> included) will be compatible with my system as does
> their FW D2 HD.
> 
> TIA,
> Paul
> --- R B Williams <brucewll at comcast.net> wrote:
>> I began editing in OS 9 using iMovie. There were
>> many issues that I struggled through,
>> but I was able to complete several projects. I later
>> tried Final Cut Express and was
>> amazed at how much easier the work became. It simply
>> works better in all respects
>> without the slow response that iMovie gives as it
>> manipulates video files on disk.
>> 
>> I don't have any first hand info on getting DV into
>> a twentieth anniversary Mac, but I
>> suspect that will be tricky since your main
>> processor is on a daughtercard. I wasn't
>> happy with Dazzle on a B&W system.
>> 
>> There's another hurdle to jump for burning the DVD's
>> too. Have you found some program to
>> do that on your system? Not much point in digitizing
>> and editing if you can't print the
>> disc.
>> 
>> R.B.
>> 
>> 
>> Paul Miller wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello to Everyone on the list!
>>> 
>>> I'm new here.  This will be my first post.  Sorry
>> for
>>> the basinc type question as I'm sure most are past
>>> this point so I'll make it quick.
>>> 
>>> Although I have a USB iBook for daily work, my
>> most
>>> commonly used/liked machine at home is an Apple
>> TAM
>>> upgraded with a Sonnet 500mhz G3, Firewire and
>> USB.
>>> It runs 0s9.1 (can upgraqde to 9.2). I have iMovie
>> 1.0
>>> loaded.
>>> 
>>> I'm interested in joining the trend of
>> transferring
>>> VHS family video to DVD.  I've narrowed it down to
>>> these components
>>> 1. Dazzle Hollywood DV Editor for mac (now
>>> discontinued but available).
>>> 2. Lacie FW D2 HD (120mb seem fine)
>>> 3. Lacie FW dvd. (has roxio lite included?)
>>> 
>>> I know there is Formac and other brand
>> alternatives
>>> but would anyone recommend against the combo
>> listed
>>> above?  I've read mixed review of Formac.  I also
>>> cannot invest alot of money even though it is for
>> an
>>> important use (family videos are priceless, I'm
>> sure
>>> many will agree...many relatives have passed on).
>> And
>>> I want eqiupment that will work with the TAM/os9.
>> I
>>> have read some basic info and realize that I need
>>> Quicktime Pro to convert .mov file to the
>> importable
>>> .dv file to use in 1.0.  And one more question.
>> Does
>>> anyone know if the is a source for iMovie 2.0 or
>> the
>>> most recent iMovie that will still work in os9?
>>> 
>>> Thanks so much in advance!!
>>> (Sorry to those who have probably had to explain
>> this
>>> before)
>>> Paul
>>> 
>>> __________________________________

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