[MacDV] Hog Heaven: QuickTime Video through FireWire

[Robert Schoenburg]

Erica,

As we used to say in the '60s, "bitchen!"

Love it.

Bob
> I just discovered the most amazing QuickTime secret
> and I had to share because
> 
> (1) It's very cool; and
> (2) I'm not writing a book that can use this trick
>    right now (although I'll probably throw it in as
>    a sidebar in iMovie 3 Solutions if I can find
>    enough inches during galley reviews); and
> (3) I'm dying to see if anyone else thinks it is as
>    cool as I do.
> 
> That having been said, pop over to developer.apple.com
> and get yourself a free online membership.
> 
> Then visit
> <http://developer.apple.com/samplecode/Sample_Code/QuickTime/Capturing/SimpleV
> ideoOut.htm> 
> (or http://tinyurl.com/9jo8)
> and download the sample material. You don't need a compiler.
> Apple included a compiled version of SimpleVideoOut X.
> 
> Connect your fave firewire output device to your Mac
> (I'm using a Director's Cut, but any Sony, Canopus
> or DV camera with video pass through will do) and
> from that to your fave TV. (You can use a plain DV
> camera, but you have to record to tape and then output
> to TV. Two steps. Too hard for Extremely Lazy People(TM).)
> 
> Launch SimpleVideoOut X. Set your output component to
> FireWire and Apple FireWire NTSC (USA folk) or Apple
> FireWire PAL (most Euro/Aussie folk).
> 
> If the file open dialog doesn't automatically appear,
> choose File > Open.
> 
> Navigate to a movie that QuickTime can read. Any movie.
> An MP4 from a friend's wedding. A DIVX from the Prelinger Archives.
> The reference movie automatically created by iMovie 3
> in your project folder. Whatever. Select it and open it.
> 
> Find the little downward arrow on the bottom-right of the
> window, just to the left of the resize handle. Click it.
> 
> Choose Video Output Echo Port Off.
> 
> Your video should now appear on your TV screen.
> 
> Play your movie. Watch your movie. If you want, record
> your movie.
> 
> Whatever.
> 
> -- Erica
> p.s. If you try it, let me know how it works for you.
> 
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