[MacDV] MXProDV

[James Asherman]

On Thursday, June 17, 2004, at 03:38  PM, Colin McDonald wrote:

> OK I'm now using an MXProDV  Video Mixer.  At little hard work at 
> first, but easy with a bit of practice (doesn't autodetect - needs 
> routes set up).
>
> Now for the probs:
>
> 1 It doesn't seem to work with iMovie - iMovie 4 sees it as as an 
> unknown DV device and complains that it doesn't have device control 
> and won't import from it. iMovie 3 doesn't detect it at all.

No device control is what you are going to get. Normal.

>
> 2 I can't get SONY cameras (tried 3) to see the MXProDV through the DV 
> out either so I have no means of recording the output via DV at the 
> moment. Not an immediate problem because my first gig is live to 
> projector screens and that works fine on S Video or composite. I could 
> probably record to a camera that way too but the point was to keep it 
> digital. I am going to borrow a HD video recorder and give that a shot 
> but I had assumed that anything that was described as FireWire DV 
> would be compatible. Not so?
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Colin McDonald
>

Only one. Experiment with what order you turn everything on in.
J