[MacDV] Re: Recommendations for analog to digital

[sb]

You have a bunch of different choices.

One way to go is to buy the Miglia PCI card or EyeTV box (USB 2.0) It's kind
of like Tivo but using the Mac, for recording your programs. The conversion
is done in realtime. Then you can burn them to DVD, which takes the regular
amount of time (depends on your burner speed)

Another choice is to buy a converter box (my fav is the one from DataVideo
Tek) and then use iMovie or QTPro or some other capture program to convert
your movies, tapes, tv programs to digital and then use iDVD to make them
into DVD's. It takes a lot of hard drive space for this way.

Each hour of video will take up 12GB of space, plus the space to author,
encode, and burn each DV - another 10GB. And, it will take up 5-8 hours of
your computer too, since you have to encode before burning.

 hth,

 regards,

 sb


On 5/14/05 8:23 PM, "SLarsonIH at aol.com" <SLarsonIH at aol.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> I have the machine (MDD Dual), the software and am ready to get the hardware
> to convert my tapes, etc. to DVD. The local store has both the Pinnacle and
> Pyro units in stock. So, before I buy anything, I wanted to tap into the
> collective wisdom of you on this list. Here's what I'd like: I'd like an
> external 
> converter that goes both ways with most of the common ports. I'd also like to
> be 
> able to watch and record stuff off my cable system. I'm guessing that may
> require two different purchases. I'd like it to be Firewire based. Of course,
> the 
> option of being bus powered would be a nice addition. Mostly, I'd like your
> recommendations and suggestions regarding the units you've used.
> 
> A while ago, I had looked at the unit from Formac, but have heard a number of
> negative reports, so I'm hesitant. I've read reviews of the DAC, Sony,
> Canopus and one other that I can't remember, but i wanted to get your input
> before 
> buying. So, if any of you have had good or bad experiences with any of the
> converters, please speak up.
> 
> Thanks
> STeve
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