[MacDV] Re: ForMac studio ???? Work????

[Mac McMahon]

On 7/20/03 9:35 AM, "Laine Lee" <llee at txdirect.net> wrote:

> I have a Formac that I'm using quite successfully, but I'm a little confused
> about your question. Can you play the movie that you've recorded from the
> Formac in iMovie after you've finished recording and disconnected the
> Formac? Is the problem that you can't play the iMovie back to the VHS when
> outputting by way of the Formac (Formac is between the VHS and the Mac)?
> 
> One thing I found out after corresponding with Formac support right after I
> got mine is that you need the OS X software for the TV version of the Formac
> even if you don't have the model that includes the TV tuner. The web site
> didn't make that clear at that time (not sure if it does now). If you don't
> install that software, the Formac will not work right, although my problems
> with the device before installing the software were only related to audio
> capture in iMovie, not the problems you describe.
> 
> 
> On 7/14/03 8:41 PM, "Mac McMahon" <suncanyonranch at msn.com> is believed to
> have written:
> 
>> Hi I have an iMac g4 800 mhz & I've been trying to get into video , tapes to
>> DVD , digital to vhs etc . I'm using iMovie 3.02 , a jvc mini dv and lacie
>> pioneer DVD burner . Which only works with dvd-r . I'm not stupid ( I donユt
>> think ) but the learning curve haws been steeper than the literature
>> accompanying most of the hardware and software for this stuff would have led
>> me to believe . I use capty DVD for authoring  , it seems to work ok , just
>> takes forever ( about 7 hrs for an hour of play time) . I bought a Dazzle
>> Hollywood bridge to facilitate moving digital video back to vhs tape for
>> those clients who donユt have a DVD player . Well the dazzle didnユt work , I
>> tried everything but killing a chicken during a full moon  to no avail .
>> So.... I bought a ForMac Studio , It seems to work ok . The lights come on
>> (they didnユt at first when I had it connected to a fire wire hub) but when I
>> connected direct to a fire wire port everything seemed to be working fine .
>> My iMovie even tells me that a camera is connected . (a minor miracle) I've
>> checked the connections till im blue in the face and they seem to be ok .
>> But when I export my Imovie to camera (to VHS Video tape machine ) the video
>> comes out as having not recorded at all. Is there a need for more power? I
>> donユt have an auxiliary power supply hooked to the ForMac . Is there perhaps
>> enough to make the lights work , but not enough to complete the transfer? Or
>> is my old VCR just too out of date (it's about 10 - 12 years old)
>> 
>> Any and all suggestions would be most appreciated.
>> 
>> Mac McMahon
>> 
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Yes the problem is that even though iMovie recognizes the Formac as a camera
it can export to , the export just doesn’t seem to be taking place . I don’
t have a TV hooked up , but the configuration is , as you mentioned , the
formac between the computer and a vhs recorder. I've had the recorder
running in record mode  when I've attempted this . The documentation says it
should be in Aux mode , well it's 14 years old and I don’t have a aux
socket or switch
. I will however try to get the soft ware you mentioned  , thanks for your
input


Mac McMahon