[MacDV] Re: Hog Heaven: QuickTime Video through FireWire

[Erica Sadun]

>Erica -
>
>Just downloaded and here are my results/opinion:
>
>1) Yes its way cool

Thanks!

>3) Will play out any .dv's or DV-NTSC .mov's clips i have.
>4) Even better, i could play out DV clips straight from laptops HD, 
>something i've never successfully done from FCP without at least a 
>little bit of stutter.
>5)I need to compare the tape version to other tape exports i've 
>done, but it *might* have been a little less quality in luminance 
>values than going straight out of FCP.  I only noticed because the 
>clips i played out were pretty murky already and the contrast ratio 
>seemed a bit off from the previews I was looking at last night.

For .dv, you can set Video Output Echo Port On.
Maybe this will improve the output?

I'm dying to know if this hack bypasses all the iMovie
audio stutter problems.

-- Erica