<div dir="ltr">Or you can use a digital camcorder that can do analog->digital conversion, often called "pass-through mode". You plug the output from a VCR into its AV inputs, and connect a Firewire cable from the camcorder to the Mac.<div>
<br></div><div>I think you'll still have the problem separating the clips, though. But bypassing the DVD step will result in better-quality video.</div><div><br></div><div>-Gordon<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 8:47 AM, sb <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:videovideo@mac.com">videovideo@mac.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">MPEG Streamclip allows you to set in and out points on the DVD files.<br>
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it's a free download.<br>
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If you have a lot of these tapes, it would be worth your while to buy a $100 converter box, and convert the tapes directly from VHS to dv.<br>
Better quality, less hassle, but $100. Maybe you know someone who has one and can borrow it?<br>
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On Aug 25, 2008, at 6:27 AM, TUCKER ian wrote:<br>
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I am currently re-editing some old analogue VHS tapes of holidays. I am doing this by playing the VHS tapes in a VCR and recording them onto DVD's in our lounge room DVD player/recorder. Following this, I am playing the DVD disc in my Mac. and recording it in FCP (latest edition). Because there is no time code I am having to physically break the film up into clips either by the Blade tool, or using the in and out keys.<br>
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Is there any process I can use that will break the imported film into individual clips? I know this is a long shot, but just maybe.......?<br>
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Ian T.<br>
</blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Gordon B. Alley<br><a href="http://www.gordonalley.com">http://www.gordonalley.com</a><br>
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