[MacDV] Re: Capturing DV Right To mac

[Robert Rothgery]

It is worth the time to record on tape and batch capture what you need. 
  Other solutions are expensive.  My previous recommendation involved a 
controlled environment.
rr


On Wednesday, May 26, 2004, at 10:20 AM, James Asherman wrote:

>
> On Wednesday, May 26, 2004, at 01:10  PM, Robert Rothgery wrote:
>
>> Do it all the time.  Our interview shows are recorded as separate 
>> streams onto to 3 macs with external drives.  Each records through a 
>> deck or media converter.  Regretfully, analog input is Y/C but our 
>> community media facility can work with it.  Each camera is linked to 
>> a hard drive and the combined streams are posted in Final Cut Pro.  
>> There is only one audio recording.  The combined streams are edited 
>> like a banana.  Peeling away the top layers reveals the interviewer 
>> or another camera position.  When the edit is complete a self 
>> contained QuickTime® movie is made and the original media deleted.
>>
>> Sounds like you just need to record one stream. Just plug your DV 
>> camera into a VCR output.  Use S if you can.  If you are using FCP 
>> then choose the "Non Controllable Device" setting in the log and 
>> capture window.
>>
>> Expect to consume 25GB.
>>
>> Robert Rothgery
>>
>
> If you read the post again you will see the implication of this being 
> a straight in the crowd street shoot. To most of us this dictates a 
> simple DV camera w/ tape and maybe an external or boom mic.
> However, if I can assume a reliable laptop (Power BIG issue) and 
> assistant, then a firewire connection is preferable, and as to control 
> I would want to test. Non-controllable with assistant pressing capture 
> now is good but what if it DOES respond to the red camera button?
> Then you're good to go.
> If I were investing then one of those belt-clip DV firewire Harddrives 
> would be just the thing and eliminate the assistant.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
>
>>
>>
>> On Wednesday, May 26, 2004, at 05:42 AM, Scott Wm Eastman wrote:
>>
>>> Hey Everyone!
>>>
>>> Is it possible to capture video LIVE right to a Mac?
>>>
>>> I wrote earlier about having to video tape a Run/Walk finish and then
>>> convert that video into bite size (5 minute) segments.  I would 
>>> think it
>>> would take one whole step out of the process if I could capture 
>>> right to the
>>> Mac.
>>>
>>> Is that possible?  How much disk space would I need for 2 hours of 
>>> footage?
>>> Is there something I'm not thinking of?
>>>
>>>
>>> :o)
>>> Scott
>>>
>>>
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