[MacDV] firewire video analog converter

[Fabian Ius]

>A salesperson told me that a Canopus ADVC-100 firewire converter will 
>allow me to copy video from a G$ onto digital betacam with good 
>quality.  Does that sound right or is it more of a prosumer converter?

Someone that I do business with does that on a regular basis.  He records to his Sony BetaCam via the Canopus ADVC-100, either from a G4 or another camcorder.  Of course, it depends on the quality of the original footage... i.e., was it recorded on
miniDV, D8, Hi8, VHS, SVHS, etc.