[MacDV] Re: From the DV Expo this week in Los Angeles

[Thubten Kunga]

Yes but what's the editing software like? iMovie 2? I doubt it. So how 
can we use it from DV edited masters?

Kunga

On Thursday, December 19, 2002, at 05:44  PM, sb wrote:

> I saw the box at the DV Expo. It was on show special for $369, but 
> sells
> online for about $399, though I haven't looked for it.
> It converts analog video in realtime directly to MPEG2, eliminating 
> the need
> to compress via other means, like Cleaner or Squeeze.
> It can also use an existing DVD as the source. (The person I talked 
> with
> said that "they trust you won't violate any copyrights" so I'm 
> assuming they
> don't support Macrovision)
> It comes with software that is extremely iDVD-like, but it's not 
> required
> that you use their software. The quality I saw was quite good.
>
> If you do enough video that's headed for DVD, then I would think it's 
> worth
> it, since you won't be tying up your machine for compression.
>
> sb
>
> On 12/19/02 5:31 PM, "Thubten Kunga" <Kunga at FutureMedia.org> wrote:
>
>> The ADS website says it's $499. I think that may be too much money for
>> a non-DV source iDVD substitute. I didn't attend the expo so I don't
>> know how the end products look. Anybody see the VCD and DVD results of
>> this analog input approach to digital editing with unknown editing and
>> DVD authoring software?
>>
>> Kunga
>>
>> On Thursday, December 19, 2002, at 10:44  AM, Rod Duncan wrote:
>>
>>> Let me get this straight...
>>>
>>> So ADS Technologies, with their new hardware/software, is using the
>>> built-in CDRW to burn the DVD?
>>> BTW, The link you posted is gone from their site.
>>>
>>> If you can get more info on this off the floor of the DV Expo please
>>> post.
>>> (I am just about to buy an external DVD burner to use with a CDRW
>>> equipped Ti Powerbook)
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>> Rod
>>>
>>>> Now, isn't THIS interesting...
>>>>
>>>> From DTV Professional:
>>>>
>>>> First up was ADS Technologies. This company has introduced a $360
>>>> hardware/software product that enables you to, get this, burn a DVD
>>>> on a
>>>> non-SuperDrive equipped Power Mac G4.
>>>>
>>>> Here's the link:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.adstech.com/products/macav1750/specifications/
>>>> macav1750specs.asp?
>>>> pid=MACAV1750