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

[Shirley Kehr]

I also noticed that it said "chapter markers" on their web site.

Shirley

sb wrote:
> 
> As I said, the software that comes with it is very iDVD-like.
> You play out your video either from a timeline thru a camcorder's analog
> outputs, or record onto tape and playback thru the camcorder's analog
> outputs. Then you use the saved MPEG2 clip in either their software or iDVD
> or DVD Studio Pro.
> 
> The box's purpose is to encode into MPEG2 in realtime, not to edit DV
> material. The software is for laying out a DVD, just like iDVD does.
> 
> There's a long thread on XLR8YourMac.com that you can read for more info.
> 
> It's under the feedback section.
> 
> sb
> 
> On 12/19/02 5:53 PM, "Thubten Kunga" <Kunga at FutureMedia.org> wrote:
> 
> > 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
> >
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