[MacDV] Newbie questions about NTSC monitors and FCP

[sb]

Omar:

The easiest way to connect an NTSC monitor is to use a firewire converter,
either a camcorder that has it, or buy a converter box. MacWorld magazine
recently reviewed the major ones and they liked the DataVideo DAT100. It's
$199.

If you have an Igniter card, then you can connect an NTSC monitor to one of
the analog outputs on that. There are BNC to RCA adaptors, if your monitor
is a consumer type.

Regards,

 sb

On 6/27/2004 10:54 AM, "Puget Sound Cinema Society" <pscinema at scn.org>
wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm considering adding an external NTSC monitor or at least an NTSC TV
> to my G4/1.4GHz (still running Jaguar) so that I can correct colors and
> other quiddities to look right for transfer to broadcast quality tape.
> As long as I've been making films, I'm completely new to this side of
> things, so I need some help. The limitations are, of course, budgetary.
> I don't want to spend more than $500 on a video card and all. I'm
> cheap, and I'm therefore not averse to old technology (as long as it
> works). So...
> 
> 1) How do I do this? What sort of video card do I need that will
> connect with an S-video or composite TV or monitor? Recommendations?
> 2) If I were to use a real BNC monitor, what are my options? Are they
> all as expensive as Igniter?
> 3) Since I'll be using a second video card, how much do I have to worry
> about sync delay between an external monitor and the FCP Timeline
> playback?
> 4) Are there any extreme compatibility issues if I later add an
> analog-to-dv Canopus converter?
> 
> Sorry this isn't incredibly coherent; I'm just sick of reading all the
> unhelpful reference material I have on video cards and monitors, and
> wanted some human being guidance.
> 
> 
> Omar Willey
> 
> 
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