From nickscalise at cox.net Thu May 8 19:08:33 2008 From: nickscalise at cox.net (Nick Scalise) Date: Thu May 8 19:10:33 2008 Subject: [MacDV] Capture Video from Camera in FCE Message-ID: <9D5D9AD9-8A82-4B99-BB24-CA3C1D3E21A9@cox.net> Hello, I've looked in the manual for Final Cut Express and I can't seem to find what I am looking for. In iMovie, I can capture the live feed from a camcorder over the firewire connection. No need to go to tape first. Is there any way to do this in Final Cut Express? -- Nick Scalise nickscalise@cox.net From videovideo at mac.com Thu May 8 19:18:20 2008 From: videovideo at mac.com (sb) Date: Thu May 8 19:18:43 2008 Subject: [MacDV] Re: Capture Video from Camera in FCE In-Reply-To: <9D5D9AD9-8A82-4B99-BB24-CA3C1D3E21A9@cox.net> References: <9D5D9AD9-8A82-4B99-BB24-CA3C1D3E21A9@cox.net> Message-ID: <0C942ADB-2893-4E72-A11B-238D6B852BA0@mac.com> Yes, it's called Capture Now. Go to File>Capture Make sure you use the DV Converter setting, under Easy Setup, so it doesn't look for timecode. hth, regards, sb On May 8, 2008, at 7:08 PM, Nick Scalise wrote: > Hello, > > I've looked in the manual for Final Cut Express and I can't seem to > find what I am looking for. > > In iMovie, I can capture the live feed from a camcorder over the > firewire connection. No need to go to tape first. > > Is there any way to do this in Final Cut Express? > > -- > Nick Scalise > nickscalise@cox.net From jimash at optonline.net Thu May 8 20:00:16 2008 From: jimash at optonline.net (James Asherman) Date: Thu May 8 20:00:33 2008 Subject: [MacDV] Re: Capture Video from Camera in FCE In-Reply-To: <0C942ADB-2893-4E72-A11B-238D6B852BA0@mac.com> References: <9D5D9AD9-8A82-4B99-BB24-CA3C1D3E21A9@cox.net> <0C942ADB-2893-4E72-A11B-238D6B852BA0@mac.com> Message-ID: <927E961C-7030-4247-BCA3-A43F393B49DD@optonline.net> You want too set it up so that the camera is idling with no tape in camera mode and the Audio/Video Setting is for non-controllable device too. On May 8, 2008, at 10:18 PM, sb wrote: > Yes, it's called Capture Now. > Go to File>Capture > > Make sure you use the DV Converter setting, under Easy Setup, so it > doesn't look for timecode. > > hth, > > regards, > > sb > On May 8, 2008, at 7:08 PM, Nick Scalise wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I've looked in the manual for Final Cut Express and I can't seem to >> find what I am looking for. >> >> In iMovie, I can capture the live feed from a camcorder over the >> firewire connection. No need to go to tape first. >> >> Is there any way to do this in Final Cut Express? >> >> -- >> Nick Scalise >> nickscalise@cox.net > _______________________________________________ > MacDV mailing list > MacDV@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/macdv From videovideo at mac.com Thu May 8 21:00:40 2008 From: videovideo at mac.com (sb) Date: Thu May 8 21:00:54 2008 Subject: [MacDV] Re: Capture Video from Camera in FCE In-Reply-To: <927E961C-7030-4247-BCA3-A43F393B49DD@optonline.net> References: <9D5D9AD9-8A82-4B99-BB24-CA3C1D3E21A9@cox.net> <0C942ADB-2893-4E72-A11B-238D6B852BA0@mac.com> <927E961C-7030-4247-BCA3-A43F393B49DD@optonline.net> Message-ID: <33F8FFB8-FAD8-471B-A7D0-514B9936A54F@mac.com> Audio/Video Setting - non controllable device is the nomenclature for Final Cut Pro and is NOT used in Final Cut Express. Nick says he's using Final Cut Express, which is set up as I described. regards, sb On May 8, 2008, at 8:00 PM, James Asherman wrote: > You want too set it up so that the camera is idling with no tape in > camera mode and the Audio/Video Setting is for non-controllable > device too. > On May 8, 2008, at 10:18 PM, sb wrote: > >> Yes, it's called Capture Now. >> Go to File>Capture >> >> Make sure you use the DV Converter setting, under Easy Setup, so it >> doesn't look for timecode. >> >> hth, >> >> regards, >> >> sb >> On May 8, 2008, at 7:08 PM, Nick Scalise wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I've looked in the manual for Final Cut Express and I can't seem >>> to find what I am looking for. >>> >>> In iMovie, I can capture the live feed from a camcorder over the >>> firewire connection. No need to go to tape first. >>> >>> Is there any way to do this in Final Cut Express? >>> >>> -- >>> Nick Scalise >>> nickscalise@cox.net >> From cflatow at optonline.net Mon May 12 15:16:13 2008 From: cflatow at optonline.net (CFlatow) Date: Mon May 12 15:16:35 2008 Subject: [MacDV] Render File Location Message-ID: <9DC9C6A4-244C-49FC-B4A7-5C014E9F90D3@optonline.net> Hi, I've just joined this list. I have been using FCE for a few months. I have a 500GB external drive designated as my render disk for all, yet whenever I render, FCE creates a new Render folder on my System drive (which does not have enough space left). So, when it tells me my drive is full I quit the program, copy the files to my big, external drive, delete the whole render folder from my System drive and restart it. FCE tells me it can't find my render files, I show it where they are, reconnect and move along to make changes and render again. Unfortunately, the new render files are once again in a brand new folder on my System drive. I have checked a dozen times in the System Preferences from within FCE where, indeed there are checks in the right boxes specifying the large external drive as my render drive, and, clearly it can talk to that drive since, once I "reconnect" to the files I've moved, it knows where to find them. Anyone know what's going on??? TIA, Carl -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/macdv/attachments/20080512/f665ac2b/attachment.html From fnjaf at uaf.edu Mon May 12 16:52:15 2008 From: fnjaf at uaf.edu (Jeff Fay) Date: Mon May 12 16:52:28 2008 Subject: [MacDV] Render File Location In-Reply-To: <9DC9C6A4-244C-49FC-B4A7-5C014E9F90D3@optonline.net> References: <9DC9C6A4-244C-49FC-B4A7-5C014E9F90D3@optonline.net> Message-ID: <4828D82F.80109@uaf.edu> Carl- I'm a Final Cut Pro user, so there may be differences between it and FCE (I've never used FCE), but my first thought is "have you cleared your System drive completely out of the Scratch Disk preferences (not just unchecked it)?" Is your external drive a firewire drive? Or at least a USB 2 drive hooked up to a USB 2-speed port? My one-generation-back-from-the-latest FCP will capture and write without incident to my LaCie USB 2 drive when connected to a USB 2 port on the computer. It doesn't work (for FCP capture and writing) if it's connected to a USB 1.1 port - an older powered USB hub or one of the ports on the keyboard. CFlatow wrote: > Hi, > > I've just joined this list. I have been using FCE for a few months. > I have a 500GB external drive designated as my render disk for all, > yet whenever > I render, > FCE creates a new Render folder on my System drive (which does not > have enough > space > left). > > So, when it tells me my drive is full I quit the program, copy the > files to my > big, external > drive, delete the whole render folder from my System drive and restart > it. FCE > tells me it > can't find my render files, I show it where they are, reconnect and > move along > to make > changes and render again. > > Unfortunately, the new render files are once again in a brand new > folder on my > System > drive. > > I have checked a dozen times in the System Preferences from within FCE > where, > indeed > there are checks in the right boxes specifying the large external > drive as my > render drive, > and, clearly it can talk to that drive since, once I "reconnect" to > the files > I've moved, it > knows where to find them. > > Anyone know what's going on??? > > TIA, > > Carl > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > MacDV mailing list > MacDV@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/macdv -- Jeff Fay You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing. ----- From cflatow at optonline.net Mon May 12 17:24:00 2008 From: cflatow at optonline.net (CFlatow) Date: Mon May 12 17:24:13 2008 Subject: [MacDV] Render File Location In-Reply-To: <4828D82F.80109@uaf.edu> References: <9DC9C6A4-244C-49FC-B4A7-5C014E9F90D3@optonline.net> <4828D82F.80109@uaf.edu> Message-ID: <18916987-25C5-4D5B-9B5B-D4F2F8BA7A09@optonline.net> Jeff, To answer your two questions- 1) No, the system disk is not listed at all. So, this is not exactly a controlled experiment since there are other variables, BUT I added the system drive to the System Settings (since the other way wasn't working too well) and did NOT check any of the boxes, and I started a new sequence in an old project I had been meaning to get to and guess what??!! It rendered to the big external drive it was supposed to render to!!!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! 2) It's a Firewire drive. Carl On May 12, 2008, at 7:52 PM, Jeff Fay wrote: > Carl- > > I'm a Final Cut Pro user, so there may be differences between it and > FCE (I've never used FCE), but my first thought is "have you cleared > your System drive completely out of the Scratch Disk preferences > (not just unchecked it)?" > > Is your external drive a firewire drive? Or at least a USB 2 drive > hooked up to a USB 2-speed port? > > My one-generation-back-from-the-latest FCP will capture and write > without incident to my LaCie USB 2 drive when connected to a USB 2 > port on the computer. It doesn't work (for FCP capture and writing) > if it's connected to a USB 1.1 port - an older powered USB hub or > one of the ports on the keyboard. > > CFlatow wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I've just joined this list. I have been using FCE for a few months. >> I have a 500GB external drive designated as my render disk for all, >> yet whenever >> I render, >> FCE creates a new Render folder on my System drive (which does not >> have enough >> space >> left). >> >> So, when it tells me my drive is full I quit the program, copy the >> files to my >> big, external >> drive, delete the whole render folder from my System drive and >> restart it. FCE >> tells me it >> can't find my render files, I show it where they are, reconnect and >> move along >> to make >> changes and render again. >> >> Unfortunately, the new render files are once again in a brand new >> folder on my >> System >> drive. >> >> I have checked a dozen times in the System Preferences from within >> FCE where, >> indeed >> there are checks in the right boxes specifying the large external >> drive as my >> render drive, >> and, clearly it can talk to that drive since, once I "reconnect" to >> the files >> I've moved, it >> knows where to find them. >> >> Anyone know what's going on??? >> >> TIA, >> >> Carl >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacDV mailing list >> MacDV@listserver.themacintoshguy.com >> http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/macdv > > -- > Jeff Fay > > You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because > you stop laughing. > ----- > > _______________________________________________ > MacDV mailing list > MacDV@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/macdv From videovideo at mac.com Mon May 12 18:01:19 2008 From: videovideo at mac.com (sb) Date: Mon May 12 18:26:35 2008 Subject: [MacDV] Re: Render File Location In-Reply-To: <18916987-25C5-4D5B-9B5B-D4F2F8BA7A09@optonline.net> References: <9DC9C6A4-244C-49FC-B4A7-5C014E9F90D3@optonline.net> <4828D82F.80109@uaf.edu> <18916987-25C5-4D5B-9B5B-D4F2F8BA7A09@optonline.net> Message-ID: <0FFCDA3E-E136-413C-A47A-AE36C1E6D7F4@mac.com> Carl, go to System Settings, first panel is called Scratch Disks. Here is where you designate where you want things to be stored. An excellent book for Final Cut Express users is by Tom Wolsky: www.fcpbook.com Also some tutorials. If you go to Apple.com - Support - Discussions - Final Cut - Final Cut Express, you will find a very active helpful forum. regards, sb On May 12, 2008, at 5:24 PM, CFlatow wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I've just joined this list. I have been using FCE for a few months. >>> I have a 500GB external drive designated as my render disk for >>> all, yet whenever >>> I render, >>> FCE creates a new Render folder on my System drive (which does not >>> have enough >>> space >>> left). >>> >>> So, when it tells me my drive is full I quit the program, copy the >>> files to my >>> big, external >>> drive, delete the whole render folder from my System drive and >>> restart it. FCE >>> tells me it >>> can't find my render files, I show it where they are, reconnect >>> and move along >>> to make >>> changes and render again. >>> >>> Unfortunately, the new render files are once again in a brand new >>> folder on my >>> System >>> drive. >>> >>> I have checked a dozen times in the System Preferences from within >>> FCE where, >>> indeed >>> there are checks in the right boxes specifying the large external >>> drive as my >>> render drive, >>> and, clearly it can talk to that drive since, once I "reconnect" >>> to the files >>> I've moved, it >>> knows where to find them. >>> >>> Anyone know what's going on??? >>> >>> TIA, >>> >>> Carl >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacDV mailing list >> MacDV@listserver.themacintoshguy.com >> http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/macdv > > _______________________________________________ > MacDV mailing list > MacDV@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/macdv From fhaddock at interbaun.com Tue May 13 10:53:20 2008 From: fhaddock at interbaun.com (Frank haddock) Date: Tue May 13 09:47:04 2008 Subject: [MacDV] short question . . . In-Reply-To: <0FFCDA3E-E136-413C-A47A-AE36C1E6D7F4@mac.com> References: <18916987-25C5-4D5B-9B5B-D4F2F8BA7A09@optonline.net> <9DC9C6A4-244C-49FC-B4A7-5C014E9F90D3@optonline.net> <4828D82F.80109@uaf.edu> <18916987-25C5-4D5B-9B5B-D4F2F8BA7A09@optonline.net> Message-ID: I am a neophyte with a simple question. I was provided a DVD (a recording of a tv program I did some presentations on). Now I want to copy the segments into Imovie06. Can anyone tell me the sequence of events I need to follow to do this? Thank you in advance for your response. Sincerely, frank From allan at dsol.co.uk Tue May 13 10:54:24 2008 From: allan at dsol.co.uk (Allan) Date: Tue May 13 10:54:36 2008 Subject: [MacDV] short question . . . In-Reply-To: References: <18916987-25C5-4D5B-9B5B-D4F2F8BA7A09@optonline.net> <9DC9C6A4-244C-49FC-B4A7-5C014E9F90D3@optonline.net> <4828D82F.80109@uaf.edu> <18916987-25C5-4D5B-9B5B-D4F2F8BA7A09@optonline.net> Message-ID: On 13 May 2008, at 18:53, Frank haddock wrote: > I am a neophyte with a simple question. > > I was provided a DVD (a recording of a tv program I did some > presentations > on). Now I want to copy the segments into Imovie06. Can anyone > tell me > the sequence of events I need to follow to do this? > > Thank you in advance for your response. > > Sincerely, > > frank See if someone will let you use a copy of Cinematize Pro. Not cheap but it does the job. http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/30341 Allan Johns From allan at dsol.co.uk Tue May 13 11:03:56 2008 From: allan at dsol.co.uk (Allan) Date: Tue May 13 11:06:00 2008 Subject: [MacDV] short question . . . Message-ID: <02B2BD40-E188-4274-A63A-AAE4ED491716@dsol.co.uk> On 13 May 2008, at 18:53, Frank haddock wrote: > I am a neophyte with a simple question. > > I was provided a DVD (a recording of a tv program I did some > presentations > on). Now I want to copy the segments into Imovie06. Can anyone > tell me > the sequence of events I need to follow to do this? > > Thank you in advance for your response. > > Sincerely, > > frank See if someone will let you use a copy of Cinematize Pro. Not cheap but it does the job. http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/30341 Allan Johns -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/macdv/attachments/20080513/176eb88d/attachment.html From ddelmonte at mac.com Tue May 13 11:11:56 2008 From: ddelmonte at mac.com (David Delmonte) Date: Tue May 13 11:12:10 2008 Subject: [MacDV] short question . . . In-Reply-To: References: <18916987-25C5-4D5B-9B5B-D4F2F8BA7A09@optonline.net> <9DC9C6A4-244C-49FC-B4A7-5C014E9F90D3@optonline.net> <4828D82F.80109@uaf.edu> <18916987-25C5-4D5B-9B5B-D4F2F8BA7A09@optonline.net> Message-ID: <37AF4BE9-4806-4C70-A4D0-0E09D8BD6791@mac.com> Cheaper alternatives are: 1. MactheRipper. That creates two files: VideoTS and (possibly) AudioTS. You only need the VideoTS. 2. Use a number of programs, DVD2One, Handbrake or VisualHub, to get your quicktime movies. I use all of the above - including Cinematize to create NASA videos for presentations to kids. David On May 13, 2008, at 1:54 PM, Allan wrote: On 13 May 2008, at 18:53, Frank haddock wrote: > I am a neophyte with a simple question. > > I was provided a DVD (a recording of a tv program I did some > presentations > on). Now I want to copy the segments into Imovie06. Can anyone > tell me > the sequence of events I need to follow to do this? > > Thank you in advance for your response. > > Sincerely, > > frank See if someone will let you use a copy of Cinematize Pro. Not cheap but it does the job. http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/30341 Allan Johns _______________________________________________ MacDV mailing list MacDV@listserver.themacintoshguy.com http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/macdv From gordon at gordonalley.com Tue May 13 11:37:56 2008 From: gordon at gordonalley.com (Gordon Alley) Date: Tue May 13 11:38:06 2008 Subject: [MacDV] short question . . . In-Reply-To: <37AF4BE9-4806-4C70-A4D0-0E09D8BD6791@mac.com> References: <9DC9C6A4-244C-49FC-B4A7-5C014E9F90D3@optonline.net> <4828D82F.80109@uaf.edu> <18916987-25C5-4D5B-9B5B-D4F2F8BA7A09@optonline.net> <37AF4BE9-4806-4C70-A4D0-0E09D8BD6791@mac.com> Message-ID: <9694f6510805131137w6a2b13aeo9cf07ea11b9a43da@mail.gmail.com> If you happen to already have Toast 8 or 9, it can extract video from most unprotected DVDs. -Gordon On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 1:11 PM, David Delmonte wrote: > Cheaper alternatives are: > > 1. MactheRipper. That creates two files: VideoTS and (possibly) AudioTS. > You only need the VideoTS. > > 2. Use a number of programs, DVD2One, Handbrake or VisualHub, to get your > quicktime movies. > > I use all of the above - including Cinematize to create NASA videos for > presentations to kids. > > David > > > On May 13, 2008, at 1:54 PM, Allan wrote: > > > On 13 May 2008, at 18:53, Frank haddock wrote: > > I am a neophyte with a simple question. > > > > I was provided a DVD (a recording of a tv program I did some > > presentations > > on). Now I want to copy the segments into Imovie06. Can anyone tell me > > the sequence of events I need to follow to do this? > > > > Thank you in advance for your response. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > frank > > > > > See if someone will let you use a copy of Cinematize Pro. Not cheap but it > does the job. > > http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/30341 > > Allan Johns > -- Gordon B. Alley http://www.gordonalley.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/macdv/attachments/20080513/d966f321/attachment.html From ksay11081 at mac.com Tue May 13 11:39:30 2008 From: ksay11081 at mac.com (KS) Date: Tue May 13 11:39:45 2008 Subject: [MacDV] Render files - Clean out Message-ID: <9253E299-5C6F-4842-8FB4-48E1D3D8BE7E@mac.com> As a newer user of FCE, I'm wondering if I can delete all the extra Render files I find scattered in different locations on my external drives. Once I complete a specific project ? if I trash the render files related to that project ? will I be able to revise/update the video at a later date? I don't see that issue addressed in Tom Wolsky's book ? although maybe I've missed something. Thanks for any help. ks From ksay11081 at mac.com Tue May 13 11:53:11 2008 From: ksay11081 at mac.com (KS) Date: Tue May 13 11:53:27 2008 Subject: [MacDV] Render files - Delete Message-ID: <2EF65ED7-7559-4064-B6C6-74BAD383FC83@mac.com> Sorry, this message came back so I'm re-sending. I'm a new FCE user with about 4 months experience and 4 long form videos. I'm wondering if I can delete all the extra Render files I find scattered in different locations on my external drives. Once I complete a specific project  if I trash the render files related to that project  will I be able to revise/update the video at a later date? How is that done? Should I export to MiniDV tape and re- import it when I want to update? Sometimes when I try to open a new project I keep getting the last thing I worked on opened up ? why can't I get a brand new project to start with? I don't see that issue addressed in Tom Wolsky's book  although maybe I've missed something. Thanks for any help. ks From patty1 at sonic.net Tue May 13 14:11:19 2008 From: patty1 at sonic.net (Patty Winter) Date: Tue May 13 14:11:36 2008 Subject: [MacDV] short question . . . Message-ID: <200805132111.m4DLBJ5E011979@bolt.sonic.net> Are you folks recommending software because that's the way one would grab video from a DVD that's playing on the Mac's own optical drive? Because I'm wondering whether a hardware solution might be easier. I've captured video from DVDs directly into iMovie by going from a DVD player to a Canopus A/D converter to my Mac. Patty From rotorwash at mac.com Tue May 13 14:18:41 2008 From: rotorwash at mac.com (Mike Rehbein) Date: Tue May 13 14:19:37 2008 Subject: [MacDV] short question . . . In-Reply-To: <200805132111.m4DLBJ5E011979@bolt.sonic.net> References: <200805132111.m4DLBJ5E011979@bolt.sonic.net> Message-ID: It is unlikely he would want to purchase the hardware for a one time conversion. You have a wonderful multi-project solution :) The software solutions are easy too. I sent him how to do it in a direct email. The list does not allow messages over 5K. Mike On May 13, 2008, at 4:11 PM, Patty Winter wrote: > Are you folks recommending software because that's the > way one would grab video from a DVD that's playing on > the Mac's own optical drive? Because I'm wondering > whether a hardware solution might be easier. I've > captured video from DVDs directly into iMovie by > going from a DVD player to a Canopus A/D converter > to my Mac. > > > Patty From ddelmonte at mac.com Tue May 13 14:59:09 2008 From: ddelmonte at mac.com (David Delmonte) Date: Tue May 13 14:59:33 2008 Subject: [MacDV] short question . . . In-Reply-To: <200805132111.m4DLBJ5E011979@bolt.sonic.net> References: <200805132111.m4DLBJ5E011979@bolt.sonic.net> Message-ID: <31997123-3ED4-458C-A4FE-CA1CAA42BA16@mac.com> Yep. But out of interest, how much is the Canopus unit? David On May 13, 2008, at 5:11 PM, Patty Winter wrote: > Are you folks recommending software because that's the > way one would grab video from a DVD that's playing on > the Mac's own optical drive? Because I'm wondering > whether a hardware solution might be easier. I've > captured video from DVDs directly into iMovie by > going from a DVD player to a Canopus A/D converter > to my Mac. > > > Patty > > _______________________________________________ > MacDV mailing list > MacDV@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/macdv From rotorwash at mac.com Tue May 13 15:08:44 2008 From: rotorwash at mac.com (Mike Rehbein) Date: Tue May 13 15:08:56 2008 Subject: [MacDV] short question . . . In-Reply-To: <31997123-3ED4-458C-A4FE-CA1CAA42BA16@mac.com> References: <200805132111.m4DLBJ5E011979@bolt.sonic.net> <31997123-3ED4-458C-A4FE-CA1CAA42BA16@mac.com> Message-ID: <0F36E79A-8AE0-4AB5-A36B-EED38B0582F5@mac.com> Looks like a range of pricing... http://www.canopus.com/products/productsmain.php Mike On May 13, 2008, at 4:59 PM, David Delmonte wrote: > Yep. But out of interest, how much is the Canopus unit? > > David > > On May 13, 2008, at 5:11 PM, Patty Winter wrote: > >> Are you folks recommending software because that's the >> way one would grab video from a DVD that's playing on >> the Mac's own optical drive? Because I'm wondering >> whether a hardware solution might be easier. I've >> captured video from DVDs directly into iMovie by >> going from a DVD player to a Canopus A/D converter >> to my Mac. >> >> >> Patty >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacDV mailing list >> MacDV@listserver.themacintoshguy.com >> http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/macdv > > _______________________________________________ > MacDV mailing list > MacDV@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/macdv From rotorwash at mac.com Tue May 13 15:14:19 2008 From: rotorwash at mac.com (Mike Rehbein) Date: Tue May 13 15:14:39 2008 Subject: [MacDV] short question . . . In-Reply-To: <0F36E79A-8AE0-4AB5-A36B-EED38B0582F5@mac.com> References: <200805132111.m4DLBJ5E011979@bolt.sonic.net> <31997123-3ED4-458C-A4FE-CA1CAA42BA16@mac.com> <0F36E79A-8AE0-4AB5-A36B-EED38B0582F5@mac.com> Message-ID: On May 13, 2008, at 5:08 PM, Mike Rehbein wrote: > Looks like a range of pricing... > > http://www.canopus.com/products/productsmain.php > http://yhst-58626189988044.stores.yahoo.net/analog-digital-converters.html > > Mike > > > > On May 13, 2008, at 4:59 PM, David Delmonte wrote: > >> Yep. But out of interest, how much is the Canopus unit? >> >> David >> >> On May 13, 2008, at 5:11 PM, Patty Winter wrote: >> >>> Are you folks recommending software because that's the >>> way one would grab video from a DVD that's playing on >>> the Mac's own optical drive? Because I'm wondering >>> whether a hardware solution might be easier. I've >>> captured video from DVDs directly into iMovie by >>> going from a DVD player to a Canopus A/D converter >>> to my Mac. >>> >>> >>> Patty >>> >>> From gordon at gordonalley.com Tue May 13 16:18:14 2008 From: gordon at gordonalley.com (Gordon Alley) Date: Tue May 13 16:18:28 2008 Subject: [MacDV] short question . . . In-Reply-To: <200805132111.m4DLBJ5E011979@bolt.sonic.net> References: <200805132111.m4DLBJ5E011979@bolt.sonic.net> Message-ID: <9694f6510805131618j44b76881y47c7185cb12b3b8c@mail.gmail.com> If you don't mind the additional D/A (in the DVD player) and A/D (in the Canopus) conversions, that would be fine, but I think you'd lose at least some video quality. -Gordon On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 4:11 PM, Patty Winter wrote: > Are you folks recommending software because that's the > way one would grab video from a DVD that's playing on > the Mac's own optical drive? Because I'm wondering > whether a hardware solution might be easier. I've > captured video from DVDs directly into iMovie by > going from a DVD player to a Canopus A/D converter > to my Mac. > > > Patty > > _______________________________________________ > MacDV mailing list > MacDV@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/macdv > -- Gordon B. Alley http://www.gordonalley.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/macdv/attachments/20080513/fc1f25cf/attachment.html From nickscalise at cox.net Tue May 13 17:39:11 2008 From: nickscalise at cox.net (Nick Scalise) Date: Tue May 13 17:39:29 2008 Subject: [MacDV] short question . . . In-Reply-To: References: <18916987-25C5-4D5B-9B5B-D4F2F8BA7A09@optonline.net> <9DC9C6A4-244C-49FC-B4A7-5C014E9F90D3@optonline.net> <4828D82F.80109@uaf.edu> <18916987-25C5-4D5B-9B5B-D4F2F8BA7A09@optonline.net> Message-ID: <07DFCDE1-CCD8-442D-8C14-E189F1DF6EE6@cox.net> On May 13, 2008, at 12:53 PM, Frank haddock wrote: > I am a neophyte with a simple question. > > I was provided a DVD (a recording of a tv program I did some > presentations > on). Now I want to copy the segments into Imovie06. Can anyone > tell me > the sequence of events I need to follow to do this? Free (almost) Solution: MacTheRipper (Free) to copy the DVD to your harddrive. MPEG StreamClip (Free) to convert the VOB files to DV. Apple MPEG2 QuickTime Component for MPEG StreamClip to access the MPEG2 VOB files ($20). -- Nick Scalise nickscalise@cox.net From brian4 at sbcglobal.net Tue May 13 17:56:30 2008 From: brian4 at sbcglobal.net (Brian Olesky) Date: Tue May 13 17:56:39 2008 Subject: [MacDV] short question . . . In-Reply-To: <07DFCDE1-CCD8-442D-8C14-E189F1DF6EE6@cox.net> Message-ID: >> I was provided a DVD (a recording of a tv program I did some presentations >> on). Now I want to copy the segments into Imovie06. Can anyone tell me the >> sequence of events I need to follow to do this? >> > Free (almost) Solution: > > MacTheRipper (Free) to copy the DVD to your harddrive. > > MPEG StreamClip (Free) to convert the VOB files to DV. > > Apple MPEG2 QuickTime Component for MPEG StreamClip to access the MPEG2 VOB > files ($20). > > -- Nick Scalise nickscalise@cox.net > If all he wants to do is move the files into iMovie, why does he need the third ($20) step? Can't .DV files be moved directly into iMovie and then strung together to create new DVDs? (Just curious.) Brian From nickscalise at cox.net Tue May 13 18:04:41 2008 From: nickscalise at cox.net (Nick Scalise) Date: Tue May 13 18:04:50 2008 Subject: [MacDV] short question . . . In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <18D8C118-C951-45D1-9116-D692FA535A64@cox.net> On May 13, 2008, at 7:56 PM, Brian Olesky wrote: >>> I was provided a DVD (a recording of a tv program I did some >>> presentations >>> on). Now I want to copy the segments into Imovie06. Can anyone >>> tell me the >>> sequence of events I need to follow to do this? >>> >> Free (almost) Solution: >> >> MacTheRipper (Free) to copy the DVD to your harddrive. >> >> MPEG StreamClip (Free) to convert the VOB files to DV. >> >> Apple MPEG2 QuickTime Component for MPEG StreamClip to access the >> MPEG2 VOB >> files ($20). >> > If all he wants to do is move the files into iMovie, why does he > need the > third ($20) step? Can't .DV files be moved directly into iMovie and > then > strung together to create new DVDs? (Just curious.) Because MacTheRipper does not create DV files, MPEG StreamClip does. The filies that come directly off of the DVD are VOB files and they are MPEG2. For MPEGStreamClip to read those MPEG2 files, it needs the MPEG2 QuickTIme component. -- Nick Scalise nickscalise@cox.net From brian4 at sbcglobal.net Tue May 13 18:15:19 2008 From: brian4 at sbcglobal.net (Brian Olesky) Date: Tue May 13 18:15:34 2008 Subject: [MacDV] short question . . . In-Reply-To: <18D8C118-C951-45D1-9116-D692FA535A64@cox.net> Message-ID: >>>> I was provided a DVD (a recording of a tv program I did some >>>> presentations on). Now I want to copy the segments into Imovie06. Can >>>> anyone tell me the sequence of events I need to follow to do this? >>>> >>> Free (almost) Solution: >>> >>> MacTheRipper (Free) to copy the DVD to your harddrive. >>> >>> MPEG StreamClip (Free) to convert the VOB files to DV. >>> >>> Apple MPEG2 QuickTime Component for MPEG StreamClip to access the MPEG2 >>> VOB files ($20). >>> >> If all he wants to do is move the files into iMovie, why does he need the >> third ($20) step? Can't .DV files be moved directly into iMovie and then >> strung together to create new DVDs? (Just curious.) >> > > Because MacTheRipper does not create DV files, MPEG StreamClip does. > > The filies that come directly off of the DVD are VOB files and they are > MPEG2. For MPEGStreamClip to read those MPEG2 files, it needs the MPEG2 > QuickTIme component. > > -- Nick Scalise nickscalise@cox.net > Ah, now I understand==step 3 above was actually step 2? From ross at dmrmail.com Wed May 14 05:20:32 2008 From: ross at dmrmail.com (Dominion Market Research) Date: Wed May 14 05:20:49 2008 Subject: [MacDV] Render files - Clean out In-Reply-To: <9253E299-5C6F-4842-8FB4-48E1D3D8BE7E@mac.com> References: <9253E299-5C6F-4842-8FB4-48E1D3D8BE7E@mac.com> Message-ID: KS, It's in Tom's book...somewhere. You can delete the render files. If you ever need to work on the project again FCE will regenerate the needed render files. Ross Hunter Orange, VA >As a newer user of FCE, I'm wondering if I can delete all the extra >Render files I find scattered in different locations >on my external drives. Once I complete a specific project - if I >trash the render files related to that project - will I be able to >revise/update the video at a later date? > >I don't see that issue addressed in Tom Wolsky's book - although >maybe I've missed something. > >Thanks for any help. > >ks_______________________________________________ >MacDV mailing list >MacDV@listserver.themacintoshguy.com >http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/macdv -- Dominion Market Research-mailing services for Central Virginia 309 Madison Road PO Box 791 Orange VA 22960-0464 USA 1-540-672-2327 1-800-328-2588 fax: 1-540-672-0296 http://www.dmrmail.com _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Go Green ! Print only as needed. From gerhardk at mac.com Fri May 16 05:04:35 2008 From: gerhardk at mac.com (Gerhard Kuhn) Date: Fri May 16 05:05:21 2008 Subject: [MacDV] short question . . . In-Reply-To: <200805132111.m4DLBJ5E011979@bolt.sonic.net> References: <200805132111.m4DLBJ5E011979@bolt.sonic.net> Message-ID: <2261C869-99AA-4A0E-905A-143F20D09B42@mac.com> I have done the same using my Sony Camcorder to convert the DVD player signal to a DV stream. I don't remember if I had to purchase some wires or if they came with camera. Gerhard On May 13, 2008, at 5:11 PM, Patty Winter wrote: > Are you folks recommending software because that's the > way one would grab video from a DVD that's playing on > the Mac's own optical drive? Because I'm wondering > whether a hardware solution might be easier. I've > captured video from DVDs directly into iMovie by > going from a DVD player to a Canopus A/D converter > to my Mac. > > > Patty > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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