[MacDV] Re: Capturing DV Right To mac

[James Asherman]

On Wednesday, May 26, 2004, at 01:10  PM, Robert Rothgery wrote:

> Do it all the time.  Our interview shows are recorded as separate 
> streams onto to 3 macs with external drives.  Each records through a 
> deck or media converter.  Regretfully, analog input is Y/C but our 
> community media facility can work with it.  Each camera is linked to a 
> hard drive and the combined streams are posted in Final Cut Pro.  
> There is only one audio recording.  The combined streams are edited 
> like a banana.  Peeling away the top layers reveals the interviewer or 
> another camera position.  When the edit is complete a self contained 
> QuickTime® movie is made and the original media deleted.
>
> Sounds like you just need to record one stream. Just plug your DV 
> camera into a VCR output.  Use S if you can.  If you are using FCP 
> then choose the "Non Controllable Device" setting in the log and 
> capture window.
>
> Expect to consume 25GB.
>
> Robert Rothgery
>

If you read the post again you will see the implication of this being a 
straight in the crowd street shoot. To most of us this dictates a 
simple DV camera w/ tape and maybe an external or boom mic.
However, if I can assume a reliable laptop (Power BIG issue) and 
assistant, then a firewire connection is preferable, and as to control 
I would want to test. Non-controllable with assistant pressing capture 
now is good but what if it DOES respond to the red camera button?
Then you're good to go.
If I were investing then one of those belt-clip DV firewire Harddrives 
would be just the thing and eliminate the assistant.

Jim




>
>
> On Wednesday, May 26, 2004, at 05:42 AM, Scott Wm Eastman wrote:
>
>> Hey Everyone!
>>
>> Is it possible to capture video LIVE right to a Mac?
>>
>> I wrote earlier about having to video tape a Run/Walk finish and then
>> convert that video into bite size (5 minute) segments.  I would think 
>> it
>> would take one whole step out of the process if I could capture right 
>> to the
>> Mac.
>>
>> Is that possible?  How much disk space would I need for 2 hours of 
>> footage?
>> Is there something I'm not thinking of?
>>
>>
>> :o)
>> Scott
>>
>>
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