<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2">Hi,<BR>
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I have been tasked to make a minor league quasi-pro documentary by March 16th. <BR>
I need to capture video and am having trouble with this simple beginning.<BR>
I have done this before...on older Mac's. Normally I just sit down and capture, edit and I'm done.<BR>
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I have the Hi8 tapes and am using a Sony Hi8 Handycan Vision...<BR>
Sony Steady Shot CCD-TRV608 NTSC Video Hi8...USB streaming.<BR>
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The computer is Mac PowerPC G4 Dual 1.25 (Mirror Drive Door)<BR>
OSX 10.3.9 and OS 9.1<BR>
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The software is either:<BR>
Final Cut Express 2.0.2<BR>
or Adobe Premiere 5.1<BR>
<BR>
I prefer to use Premiere because I've used it for 10 yrs.<BR>
Yes, this forces me to use OS 9.1 but I don't mind at all.<BR>
<BR>
Either way, neither application will find the device...the Handycam is connected with a USB cable that works.<BR>
I am thinking that they are looking for a firewire device instead of a USB device.<BR>
I did go into the Sony Handycam menu and set USB streaming to ON.<BR>
<BR>
I am unable to find anything named Capture Presets.<BR>
<BR>
Also, iCapture will not read it. Please excuse me if that name is wrong...it popped up<BR>
at some point suggesting I try it and I did and it could not find the device either.<BR>
I have never used it before...whatever it was.<BR>
<BR>
I would appreciate anyone telling me if I can make Adobe Premiere<BR>
read this USB video signal. Can Premiere find this USB device or not?<BR>
If so, how?<BR>
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ALSO...The Sony Handycam also has an S1 port, but the G4 does not have an S1 port.<BR>
Can I buy some little box that will allow the S1 to enter the G4 through the firewire port?<BR>
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AND...<BR>
do you have any suggestions for me in this dilemma?<BR>
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Thank you soooooo much.<BR>
Tiik<BR>
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